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Conveyancing Costs & Recommendation's
Scruffy_Meee
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We are looking at selling a 1 bed flat (Leasehold) to a local council so no estate agents involved. We have been quoted anything from £400 to £2000 for the Conveyancing side of things from either local solicitors or online services. What sort of cost seems realistic, I think £400 seems far to low? Has anyone used a reasonably priced online Conveyancer they could recommend or does anyone have any recommendations for a local one in Devon?
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£400 does seem incredibly cheap. What does it include? Are the quotes like for like? The cheaper quote is likely to be a basic service and anything additional to the basic service is an extra fee.
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They should be like for like, but I suspect there will be hidden cots with the £400 quote. Do you know what would be an average cost for this?Tiglet2 said:£400 does seem incredibly cheap. What does it include? Are the quotes like for like? The cheaper quote is likely to be a basic service and anything additional to the basic service is an extra fee.0 -
Is the freeholder the council, or another party? It's going to be significantly more straightforward if they're the freeholder.0
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I am currently selling a leasehold flat and my conveyancing costs have been quoted at £1,200.0
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yes it is the council, it is an ex council flat that they are buying back.user1977 said:Is the freeholder the council, or another party? It's going to be significantly more straightforward if they're the freeholder.0 -
Are you using someone online or local?MEM62 said:I am currently selling a leasehold flat and my conveyancing costs have been quoted at £1,200.0 -
I would expect a fee towards the lower end then, as obviously nobody should need to spend time on the usual due diligence about freeholder / management matters and the council will be familiar with what the lease says.Scruffy_Meee said:
yes it is the council, it is an ex council flat that they are buying back.user1977 said:Is the freeholder the council, or another party? It's going to be significantly more straightforward if they're the freeholder.0 -
I am using a law firm based in Reading - although location doesn't really matter.Scruffy_Meee said:
Are you using someone online or local?MEM62 said:I am currently selling a leasehold flat and my conveyancing costs have been quoted at £1,200.0 -
400 is incredibly cheap.Ours is costing £250/hour, she’s quoted us around 1800+ VAT but this sounds about the norm.0
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I wouldn't say charging per hour is the norm. From my experience it's generally a set charge per disbursement item and then an over-arching "legal fees"Parties03 said:400 is incredibly cheap.Ours is costing £250/hour, she’s quoted us around 1800+ VAT but this sounds about the norm.0
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