Solicitor Fees When Purchasing a Property

[Tigris]

Hiya,

me and my wife have had an offer accepted on a property.

The estate agents have there own solicitors which have quoted £1700 inc VAT to do the legal side of things including search pack etc.

Would you say this is about average?

 

[MikeJ]

Get other quotes. I think we got at least two.

 

[Mark T Jones]

Seems quite reasonable - from memory it's often banded by the price of the property.

Personally, if it's a straight-forward freehold purchase I'd probably use a conveyancer - not just price, but they tend to be more attentive to the individual customer

 

[Gyumri]

Try Peter Brown - Sophie Gent for example will give you an excellent and professional service.

THE PETER BROWN TEAM – Peter Brown & Co, Solicitors LLP

peterbrown-solicitors.com

 

[fisicx]

We used a local conveyancer and I’m sure we paid a lot less than that. Well under £1k. Most of the searches you can do yourself. They just don’t want you to as it’s easy money for them.

 

[tony84]

The firms we use are charging around £1,300-1,400 inclusive at the moment.
If leasehold it would probably be getting close to the £1700.