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Pros and cons of UK Conveyancing Solicitors
Until
1987 solicitors had a monopoly on conveyancing. The law was
changed to allow
licenced
conveyancers in on the act. Most people still use solicitors
- though this is probably due to ignorance of an alternative.
Solicitors claim they can help with other legal
work and have to have indemnity insurance of £1
million per transaction.
They're
regulated by the Law Society - which should make them
behave themselves - though there are severe criticisms of
how the regulation works in practice. (See
below)
Many
solicitors see conveyancing as boring, low profit/high turnover
work.
Perhaps
because of this they can be very slow - which
can ruin your deal.
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Solicitor Conveyancing UK Costs
Solicitors
will probably charge you £350 plus VAT
for the conveyancing itself.
Added
to this are the associated costs eg Search
fees, Land Registry fees, electronic transfer fees.
You'd
normally pay these through the solicitor and you're
easily looking at least £600 plus VAT - all
in.
(And
- on the subject of costs - don't forget Stamp
duty - if you're paying more than £120,000
for your property).
If
you're buying in a major city you could save
money by using a country based solicitor.
However if you're buying in the country we would
suggest you use someone in the same region, as they
are more likely to understand local influences and
conditions.
Solicitors traditionally charge for their time by
the hour. However they should be able to give you
a set quote for doing the conveyancing.
Ideally you should get a quote from at least
three solicitors unless you've found a highly
recommended one.
Fees
seem to depend on their firm's overheads, so think
twice about using a firm with a smart, expensive
address. It's no guarantee of quality.
When
getting a quote, ask whether it's an "all in"
price ie exactly what work it covers. It should
include:
Phone
calls,
Letters and postage,
Search fees,
VAT,
Bank transfer fees
Land Registry fee
If
your deal falls through you may have to pay the
solicitor anyway so check this beforehand.
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How to find a solicitor
(See
also How
to find your conveyancer)
The
best bet is word of mouth recommendations
from friend/contacts who've had a good experience
buying a house.
But
be careful: A good divorce solicitor may do
conveyancing but probably not as well as they
do divorces... in other words make sure the
recommendation is for direct experience of
conveyancing.
Think carefully about using contacts like
your partner's second cousin who happens to
be a solicitor. Buying a house can be very
fraught and if they aren't very good there
may be fallout - which could be slightly
embarrassing at the next family wedding.
Only go to the phone book as a last
resort.
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