Licensed Conveyencer or Conveyencing Solicitor ?

hellows

I looking for a proffesional to purchase a property. Who would you recommend ?

Licensed Conveyencer or Conveyencing Solicitor ?

Pros and Cons would be grate for each of the above,

Thanks

StaceyAKelly

Licensed Conveyancer has to work supervised by a Solicitor anyway dont they?

hellows

No that is not right. Licensed conveyencer is a property lawyer specialising only in this area of law. They can run their own practice.
Their profession is regulated by the CLC - Council of Licensed Conveyencers.

StaceyAKelly

ahhh apologies for that then.

Personally I would go for a Solicitor and I would go for one in a really cheap area, for example north wales as opposed to London. Unless you want a more personal service then go for a local high street firm. I dont think there would be much of a price difference between the two would there?

palmeras69

Please don't forget the old advice that you get what you pay for. I know this is a money saving site but we all know (or should know) that cheapest is not always the best. A conveyancer will act on your behalf when making potentially the biggest investment you will make. If you choose that person purely on the lowest price then you shouldn't be too surprised when it doesn't go exactly as planned.

If you want someone who you can always get hold of and who will explain things properly then be prepared to pay for it.

StaceyAKelly

palmeras69 wrote: »

Please don't forget the old advice that you get what you pay for. I know this is a money saving site but we all know (or should know) that cheapest is not always the best. A conveyancer will act on your behalf when making potentially the biggest investment you will make. If you choose that person purely on the lowest price then you shouldn't be too surprised when it doesn't go exactly as planned.

If you want someone who you can always get hold of and who will explain things properly then be prepared to pay for it.

Yes I agree with this!!

Richard_Webster

I am a conveyancing solicitor and I have to say that there are good and bad licensed conveyancers and good and bad solicitors. The licensed conveyancers that I deal with in my area are all pretty competent and it would be unfair to rubbish them purely because they aren't solicitors.

A licensed conveyancer will not necessarily be cheaper than a solicitor. You need to talk to some local conveyancers and solicitors and see how they impress you with their knowledge, how they explain their fees, whether there are some hidden extras you only find out about in small print at the end of a written estimate etc.