Conveyancing direct ltd

Ianh82

hi

looking to instruck a new solicitor for my conveyancing and this firm are £500 cheaper than the friday move one when i sold last year on my new purchase.

i can't find reviews and the man joshua has been prompt emailing me replies. has anyone used them, they are based in east sussex?

G_M

Have you received a written quote?
Have you seen their full terms of business?
Does their quote include everything you need (eg acting for lender? lease?)
Are there hidden 'extras' in the TOB?

Read:

http://www.theadvisory.co.uk/conveyancing-quote.php

Prompt emailing during the sales process does not mean prompt (or professional) emailing during the conveyancing.

Yorkie1

Having found their website, they are a firm regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers and operate in the 'volume market'.

In practice, this often means that you don't have a dedicated fee earner dealing with your file from start to finish.

It often also means that, as G_M says, they have low initial quotes because they subsequently add on lots of extras e.g. for completing within 14 days of exchange.

I'd always want to use a local solicitor personally.

G_M

Yorkie1 wrote: »

It often also means that, as G_M says, they have low initial quotes because they subsequently add on lots of extras e.g. for completing within 14 days of exchange.

or

* completing SDLT returns
* acting for lender
* undertaking 'additional' searches
* professional indemnity insurance
* postage, admin, fax.... :rotfl:

txljay

We completed on a house in March using them. I think it depends who you get working on your case. We had a change of fee earner 2 weeks into the process but Hugh (the second fee earner) was fantastic. Answered every question promptly and chased hard for responses for us.

I would say that you need to read the paperwork very carefully as there are lots of potential extras that they charge heavily for, but there are tick boxes to be able to refuse those services.