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Online conveyancer advice
tonyade
Posts: 23 Forumite
Hello again.
Just wondering if anyone has ever used the online conveyancer legalmove.com?
Thanks!
(PS: I'm a FTB)
Just wondering if anyone has ever used the online conveyancer legalmove.com?
Thanks!
(PS: I'm a FTB)
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Read ALL the small print and make sure your work out the true cost with all the extras added in. They probably will tell you it is £149 + vat for a freehold sale or purchase.
That's cheap you think. Now look at "View the detailed quote" at the bottom of the page.
They add in:
"Professional charges for the administration and interpretation of Local, Drainage and Environmental Searches" £100 + VAT (This is part of the conveyancing work so why is it an extra?)
"Production of Stamp Duty Land Tax Documentation" £75 + VAT.
So it is already £324 + VAT.
Then you look at "Supplemental fees" at the bottom of the page and find that if you are getting a mortgage (most people do!) there is an extra charge of £115 + vat for that so they actually mean £439 + VAT.
The final figure in itself is not unreasonable, but why don't they say £439 + VAT with a mortgage, £324 + VAT without?RICHARD WEBSTER
As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.0
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