Choosing Conveyancing Solicitors

The UK conveyancing industry is notorious for providing a slow and expensive service.

As such, finding a conveyancing solicitor that offers a reliable, efficient and personal service (all at a reasonable cost) is quite a challenge when buying or selling a property.

It’s worth taking the time to choose carefully because a good conveyancing solicitor will:

1. Speed up your transaction.

2. Reduce the chance of the deal falling through.

3. Make sure the process is as stress-free as possible.

Myth – You Need a Local Conveyancing Solicitor

Traditionally, buyers and sellers automatically give their conveyancing work to their “Family” solicitor, or more commonly, a “Local” solicitor recommended by their estate agent.

Because of this, too many property movers are paying too much money for a second rate service.

First of all, if an estate agent recommends a solicitor it’s probable that the agent is making a substantial commission from the referral.

The possibility is always there for an estate agent to recommend a solicitor based on the size of their referral payment, not on the level of service of value for money that they provide.

Secondly, there are very few “value for money” specialist conveyancing firms around and the odds are not in favour of your family or high street solicitor being one of them.

Until recently, local solicitors have been able to maintain a stranglehold on the conveyancing industry purely because prospective clients are so quick to believe that local knowledge is an essential part of doing the job properly.

This is simply not true, conveyancing is mostly an administrative task and a phone, the post and a computer is all that’s need.

There is no reason to ever meet with your solicitor during a typical sale or purchase. Because of this there is no need to limit yourself to your pool of local solicitors.

You’re free to shop around and find a specialist that will provide you with the best service at a competitive price.

If however your transaction is not typical and involves such matters as altering existing boundaries, creating new rights of way or dividing a property, then it may be prudent to instruct a solicitor that is able to easily visit the property.

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