📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Solicitor charge for arranging own insurance

Options
2»

Comments

  • kingstreet
    kingstreet Posts: 39,268 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Many solicitors include such items in their headline fee, such as insurance, SDLT return and acting for mortgage lender.

    However, others quote a lower headline fee, then add extra charges down the page for all these items to make the client think they are similar to the disbursements.

    It's essential to compare like with like and as eddddy said, a chunk of what you pay is going in the EA referrer's back pocket, so finding your own solicitor will normally be a lot cheaper and you'll usually get a much better service.
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.2K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.7K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 599.2K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177K Life & Family
  • 257.6K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.