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Conveyancing recommendations

lottiemay
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Could anyone recommend a conveyancing company please. I am a first time cash buyer with no chain and really need to complete as quickly as possible
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We used GD Property Solicitors in October/November time and was quick and painless.
Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time1 -
It is irrelevant that you need to complete asap1
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I'd totally avoid any "call centre" type big firms that are used by co-op etc.
Pick a nice local firm of solicitors where you can drop in quickly to sign things or deliver things.
They won't ignore you for weeks or pass your case around between inexperienced call center staff who can't give you advice or even worse give you incorrect advice.
You can't magically reduce the timescale but you can eliminate wasted time, Postal delays and also reduce your stress levels too!
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mark_cycling00 said:I'd totally avoid any "call centre" type big firms that are used by co-op etc.
Pick a nice local firm of solicitors where you can drop in quickly to sign things or deliver things.
They won't ignore you for weeks or pass your case around between inexperienced call center staff who can't give you advice or even worse give you incorrect advice.
You can't magically reduce the timescale but you can eliminate wasted time, Postal delays and also reduce your stress levels too!1 -
The estate agent did suggest the conveyancer that they use in house and that the seller is using, but not sure if this is a good idea?
It is not a good idea, as you need someone on your side in case of problems, not someone with a conflict of interest.
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walk down your high street and drop in on 2 or 3 solicitors firms and ask for quotes. If getting a mortgage, make sure they are on your lender's panel.I use (3 times) a small 2-man firm (plus secretaies etc) and get fast personal service, as opposed to a cal cenre with 30 admin staff doing the grunt work for peanuts 'overseen' by an overworked conveyancer.2
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propertyrental said:walk down your high street and drop in on 2 or 3 solicitors firms and ask for quotes. If getting a mortgage, make sure they are on your lender's panel.I use (3 times) a small 2-man firm (plus secretaies etc) and get fast personal service, as opposed to a cal cenre with 30 admin staff doing the grunt work for peanuts 'overseen' by an overworked conveyancer.1
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lottiemay said:mark_cycling00 said:I'd totally avoid any "call centre" type big firms that are used by co-op etc.
Pick a nice local firm of solicitors where you can drop in quickly to sign things or deliver things.
They won't ignore you for weeks or pass your case around between inexperienced call center staff who can't give you advice or even worse give you incorrect advice.
You can't magically reduce the timescale but you can eliminate wasted time, Postal delays and also reduce your stress levels too!1 -
+1 for a local company. If something goes wrong you can go there in person to resolve if necessary.
I won’t bore you with the horror story, but our Buyer went with a “Pile them high, sell it cheap” Manchester (4 hours away) based company and it was hard work.1
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