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When do you pay solicitors fees?

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  • user1977
    user1977 Posts: 17,821 Forumite
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    edited 5 May 2022 at 10:37AM
    Rambosmum said:
    I've always paid on completion, after exchange. Different conveyancers have different processes I guess. 
    I'd be very surprised if this was the case. Most likely some of the funds came via the mortgage/released equity. 
    Solicitors trusting you to pay after completion would be unusual, but I don't see anything notable about paying between exchange and completion. "Pay this or you can't complete" is a fairly good incentive to get the cash in!
  • steampowered
    steampowered Posts: 6,176 Forumite
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    If you are selling, they will just deduct their fees from the purchase price.

    If you are buying or in a chain, you will probably need to pay their fees the same time as you pay them the deposit. 
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