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Do you pay the conveyancer's fees upfront?
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Tiglet2 said:RHemmings said:I got permission from my solicitors to list them as my conveyancing solicitors before I had signed a contract with my solicitors, and before I had paid them any money.
However, I had expensive (twice what others on here have paid) reputable local solicitors, and everything went super-smooth and they were helpful, pro- and re-active at all times. So, my experience may not be typical.
I bet you don't regret paying double either!!
It might seem to be a good idea to save a few hundred on conveyancing fees but it's not.1 -
badger09 said:Two pieces of advice regarding selection of conveyancer:
1 Don’t use the EA’s recommendation. There is invariably an incentive paid, & most, if not all of it will be paid by you.
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RHemmings said:I got permission from my solicitors to list them as my conveyancing solicitors before I had signed a contract with my solicitors, and before I had paid them any money.
However, I had expensive (twice what others on here have paid) reputable local solicitors, and everything went super-smooth and they were helpful, pro- and re-active at all times. So, my experience may not be typical.2006 LBM £28,000+ in debt.
2021 mortgage and debt free, working part time and living the dream3 -
Maahes said:badger09 said:Two pieces of advice regarding selection of conveyancer:
1 Don’t use the EA’s recommendation. There is invariably an incentive paid, & most, if not all of it will be paid by you.2 -
user1977 said:Maahes said:badger09 said:Two pieces of advice regarding selection of conveyancer:
1 Don’t use the EA’s recommendation. There is invariably an incentive paid, & most, if not all of it will be paid by you.
and this is doubly true when buying a New Build and using the developer's recommended solicitor.
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