Is it worth taking the additional fraud prevention service?

user1977 · 7 June 2022 at 4:16PM

danlightbulb said:

alelly said:

I would not only say no to this but I would change solicitors. Very scammy approach to shake you down for more money.

They wouldn't have been my first choice of solicitors, but going with these "made it easier for the estate agent to recommend me to their vendor" on the house Im buying. I.e in not so many words, if I didn't use their in-house solicitor and mortgage broker they'd have been recommending the vendor go with someone who was.

Would probably have been better to have called their bluff rather than go with a "tame" solicitor who is likely not to have your interests at the top of their agenda. But you are where you are.

danlightbulb · 7 June 2022 at 4:37PM

user1977 said:

danlightbulb said:

alelly said:

I would not only say no to this but I would change solicitors. Very scammy approach to shake you down for more money.

They wouldn't have been my first choice of solicitors, but going with these "made it easier for the estate agent to recommend me to their vendor" on the house Im buying. I.e in not so many words, if I didn't use their in-house solicitor and mortgage broker they'd have been recommending the vendor go with someone who was.

Would probably have been better to have called their bluff rather than go with a "tame" solicitor who is likely not to have your interests at the top of their agenda. But you are where you are.

I couldn't risk it. We viewed loads of houses as soon as they were coming onto the market and they were sold (over asking) almost immediately. I got outbid on two before this one came along, and I bought this before it even went up on rightmove.

Its good Ive found a house but this market is terrible right now.