Urgent Conveyancing Recommendation - quick look at my shortlist and honest opinions!

7sefton

Hi all

I got an offer accepted yesterday on a lovely flat, on the condition I move to complete as quickly as possible because the vendor wants to get his money as quickly as possible.

I've shortlisted the following solicitors for the legal side of thing - obviously I'm keen not to pay over the odds (:money:) but also recognise I may have to pay for speed. Honest opinions/experiences on these are MUCH APPRECIATED, or an alternative:

- Anthony Gold circa £5K (local firm to be in London, but expensive and don't offer a 'no completion' guarantee)

- London & Country's recommended partner, £4200, with guarantee

- Smart Legal, £4460

- 1st Property Lawyers, £4169 with semi-guarantee

- OnlineConveyancing.co.uk, £3930

- Lambert Pugh, £4335 with guarantee

Thanks a million!:beer:

amnblog

The one thing you have missed is that a prospective solicitor has to be on the lender's panel.

7sefton

Good shout - I've checked and they are :-)

Thrugelmir

Money doesn't buy you speed. Housing transactions have minds of their own. Vendors always want to move quickly until it doesn't suit them.

csgohan4

5 k is a bit steep, your house must be worth quite a bit.

I would avoid recommended partners from anyone you have encountered esp EA and including L+C

Use a rated one, one that had been reviewed extensively already.

I've had good experiances with Martin Tolhurst solicitors.

sprout2

The buyer of my house is using these,
--he can't get through.
--my solicitors can't get a call back
--my estate have left loads of messages no return call.
--lost paperwork in the post
--exchange day been missed 3 times.
Been dealing with Francesca Davis and spoke to her assistant who said she was on training and then amazingly became available.
I asked to make a compliant, no phone call back. The communication with this company is awful.
10 weeks on and they lost a document in the post, the buyer is a first time buyer so should be easy for them.

Thrugelmir

sprout2 wrote: »

10 weeks on and they lost a document in the post, the buyer is a first time buyer so should be easy for them.

Renting at the moment?

kirtsypoos

I would double check the no completion guarantee - we opted for it then after we had signed up was told it didn't include any search fees etc so there was still a bulk to pay out.