Shared equity Mortgage paying Off equity loan

jonestom

Time has come to pay off my shared equity.

I have borrowed the money to pay it off, but the third party are saying I have to go through a solicitor to pay it.

I have contacted a solicitor and been told they can do this for me at a cost of £250 plus vat, but also told me it wasn't necessary to use a solicitor
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I am dealing with a company who acting on behalf of the shared equity company thus I'm having to pay their fees as a final redemption fee and am paying interest as long as the process drags on. Paying another £300 to a solicitor unnecessarily would obviously be my preferred option.

Any advice would be welcome. Can I insist on paying without solicitor involvement or is there something legally obliging to go through a solicitor? 

jonestom

Please disregard this post, I misinterpreted the solicitors advice and it IS a legal requirement to pay the shared equity loan through a solicitor.