Reply to: Solicitor recommendations for conveyancing?

[Peter Loew]

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Thanks, that's useful.

[Peter Loew]

Thanks

Thanks, that's useful.

[FiveTimes]

We were going to move but it all feel through. These were who we were using Glaisyers Solicitors Manchester | Your kind of law firm

[computerguru]

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Thanks

[d000hg]

Which one you used?

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[Graham]

Congratulations on finding a house!

I'm just getting started on this myself, I put in an offer on Saturday which was accepted, so now rushing to appoint a solicitor
No chain on vendors side and I'm a first time buyer so no chain my side either, should hopefully go pretty smoothly and quickly.
I've decided on going with a local solicitor (Kirk and Partners) as I haven't really been able to find more than about a £40 difference in the quotes provided by various solicitors.

[computerguru]

We used an online one, all went smoothly.

Which one you used?

[Peter Loew]

Nope, I went with a Norwich firm called MJP Conveyancing:
Home Page

I'm generally happy with them although they are a bit anal about certain things - asking for things like FENSA certificates that are 13 years old etc. probably not a terrible thing though.

Their online portal for communication is decent and they are very quick to respond to my queries.

We've still not completed our house purchase; we've been practically ready to exchange for ages but our vendor's purchase feel through back in November and we're still waiting for them to find somewhere to buy (they've got two open offers on places, fingers crossed we complete the chain soon).

Thanks for the response. Ah, I hope you exchange soon, good luck!

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Hi there - did you end up going with Homeward Legal - if so what were they like? I've got a quote form them, too. Any feedback on them would be welcomed.

P

Nope, I went with a Norwich firm called MJP Conveyancing:
Home Page

I'm generally happy with them although they are a bit anal about certain things - asking for things like FENSA certificates that are 13 years old etc. probably not a terrible thing though.

Their online portal for communication is decent and they are very quick to respond to my queries.

We've still not completed our house purchase; we've been practically ready to exchange for ages but our vendor's purchase feel through back in November and we're still waiting for them to find somewhere to buy (they've got two open offers on places, fingers crossed we complete the chain soon).

[Peter Loew]

Result?

Was going to post this in Accounting/Legal but wasn't sure it was relevant as its not really about contracting but anyway...we may have *finally* found a property that we like and feel we have a good chance of getting although I'm still hoping to get it down from its asking price (£297,500, next door identical just sold for £290k so that's the aim).

I want to try and get all our ducks in a row as I want to get to exchange ASAP - we need to be exchanged by 10 Jan so we don't miss the cut off for applying for schools for our daughter. This obviously depends a lot on the onward chain as the vendors are looking to buy somewhere but I want to make sure things move as quickly as possible at our end.

I've had one conveyancing quote from my mortgage broker's recommended firm that came in quite high - well over £1000. I've got some online quotes in the range of £750-1000, including a quote from these guys Homeward Legal for £541.20 conveyancing fees (all inclusive) + £400 in disbursements (not including stamp duty obviously).

I'm trying to weigh up whether to go with an online conveyancer (I'm more than happy to deal with everything by email) or go with someone a bit more local. Any views on which is better and any particular online conveyancers you'd happily recommend? Thanks.

Hi there - did you end up going with Homeward Legal - if so what were they like? I've got a quote form them, too. Any feedback on them would be welcomed.

P

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

You must be very fussy!

Funny, the wife says exactly the same thing.

[Bacchus]

Well, after 6 months of searching, 56 viewings and approx. 1500 miles covered

Congratulations on your new ball and chain , fingers crossed for a smooth transaction!


You must be very fussy! I looked at about 6 before buying my current home (it's a bit specialised so not a huge market) and about ten before buying the BTL (which turned out to be a cracking deal)

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Well, after 6 months of searching, 56 viewings and approx. 1500 miles covered in journeys we've just found out our offer on a property has been accepted, at last! Was on for £310k and we got it for £301k. Our budget 6 months ago started at £250k believe it or not. Thank you to my awesome broker (Ben @ Power Mortgages) for finding a great mortgage deal from a lender willing to lend us well in excess of the £250k mortgage we're going to need. Now we begin the stressful move towards exchange (need to exchange by Jan for school applications!).

Thanks for all the input on solicitors. I've got 3 decent quotes from online solicitors, one of which I'm leaning towards, but also got a few coming from an EA and going to arrange a few local quotes tomorrow.

[kevpuk]

Having moved in June, I looked into a few Solicitor firms - both online and local.
In the end, figured I was happier with a local firm that we could deal in person with, when the need arose. Pricewise, online conveyancing was cheaper looking, but from our limited experience of house buying and selling the face-to-face factor is worth a few ££s. Ended up paying a little over £1,500 for the purchase side of things, excluding Stamp Duty, natch.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

But for peace of mind and responsiveness I'd lash out £1000 or thereabouts for a good small family solicitor.

Where are you based? I can highly recommend a couple of family solicitors in Sussex or Devon.

No major complications that I can foresee but I'm a FTB so new to all of this.

Property is relatively new - built in 2007. Mortgage is being arranged through my broker (Ben @ Power Mortgages who posts on here).

We are currently in East London but the house we are interested in is in Colchester, Essex.