Different solicitors for sale and purchase

sparkly_sun

So true, G_M!

No TOB returned, I haven't put my signature to anything regarding the purchase.

With regards to the sale of my place, the last thing I know is that they had obtained the leasehold pack from the housing association who own the block of flats where I live.

eddddy

kingstreet wrote: »

As the referral fee is normally about £250, an EA solicitor would have to be able to charge £250 less than the going rate for you to actually save money or perhaps break-even.

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That sounds like a bargain!

I have the paperwork form a 'big chain' London EA who's looking for a £450 referral fee from a solicitor quoting a 'headline' legal fee of £650.

i.e. The solicitor gets just £200

I didn't bother to get a detailed quote on that basis, but I suspect there would have been many 'extras' - and the solicitor's service would have been appalling.