Q:Hey, i am in the process of buying and selling a property. My local solicitors are qouting me over 500 pounds plus VAT. and for any reason if the sales fall through they would charge me for the work they may have done.
Last year when i was about to buy a property i signed a solicitor in Manchester and found it very hard to communicate with them. However my sale did not go through.
this year i have just assigned lambert and pugh. by chance as i was browsing i just read reviews about this company. there are some good reviews and some with a bad experience. i have already personally talked to mr pugh 2 times and on both occasion he has rang me himself.
so far there service seems alright. I have not yet instructed them, know i am really confused whether to go with this company or appoint another online solicitor or just go for the local conveycing.
please if anyone out there have a good reasonable reliable convecing, this would be really helpful.
anyone used lamberth and pugh and have good review, please inform me.
That is often the case, but there are ways of getting round this. There are on-line verification systems and some firms such as mine offer a facility where you can take your ID documents to the post office who for ￡5 will check them and complete a form that they send back to your solicitor confirming that has been done.
thanks for the the kind advice. Richard what firm do you work for. perhaps i would consider appointing your firm if the qoute is reasonable???
Well when i was buying my property I went to Conveacning Warehouse. Now i have read on this forum some horror stories relation to CW but I must admit they were pretty good with me. If you ring up every week for a progree report they ususally keep on top of things. They are prettry quick with e mails too. i used Catharine Corssley with Zoe Fryer as her assistant and I must admit t hey were pretty good. So i would recommend going with them. In terms of money laudering regulations i got an accountant at work to certify my passport which got around the whole thing of having to go and visit the solicitors. In the information pack that they send they also say you can post your passport to them.
Hope this helps if you want any further infor then PM me.
Kind Regads
Yasmin
Why do you make that blanket statement. What logical reason is there for conveyancers being any more available than solicitors? Surely it will depend from firm to firm, and there will be some easily accessible solicitors and some easily accessible conveyancers.
Am I correct in thinking that due to new money laundering prevention regulations in the past few years, one now has to make at least one personal visit to the solicitor or conveyancer before completing a buy or sale?
That is often the case, but there are ways of getting round this. There are on-line verification systems and some firms such as mine offer a facility where you can take your ID documents to the post office who for ￡5 will check them and complete a form that they send back to your solicitor confirming that has been done.
I ended up with a local conveyancer when i bought my house – superb choice, he was available and gave me lots of extra advice that i know i would have not got if i was dealing with a solicitors firm – was also ￡200 quid cheaper.
One other point you should consider guy is when using an online company you are just a statistic. For me i need to be able to walk into my conveyancers office and speak to him about problems if they occur. You find you get fobbed off less when they know you can walk through their door at any minute!!
I know it's a lot of money to spend, but when buying a house i think you need the last part to go smoothly, so I would recommend spending a bit more and getting a service you are happy with – try haggling with local conveyancers, you may be lucky.
Good luck!