Conveyancing - go with Money Super Market quote?

Mr Badger

Mr Badger

Mr Badger

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I'm selling a property to a private buyer, so there is no estate agent involvement in this transaction.

Obviously the buyer needs to sort out searches and surveys and has appointed a solicitor. From my end it seems I need to appoint someone to handle the conveyancing/draw up the contract. Tried Money Super Market for a quote and it came back with a fixed price of £1090 Inc VAT for a firm on their panel with apparently good reviews, which is less than other conveyancing options seem to be charging. For example Lawhive is over £1600.

Any reason not to go with this fixed price deal? As far as I'm aware there shouldn't be a need to meet up with them face to face. Is there anything obvious that will be lacking from such a service?

MSM will want to maintain their reputation, so I suppose I'm assuming they wouldn't recommend someone rubbish...
 
I wouldn't make that assumption.

From threads here, I believe some online conveyancers can be a problem. You're making a choice between low cost internet services, where customer service may not be great, or could be terrible, and finding someone local that you can see face to face and therefore hold accountable more easily. Whatever you go for, it's worth researching quite carefully.
 
radderfire said:
I wouldn't make that assumption.

From threads here, I believe some online conveyancers can be a problem. You're making a choice between low cost internet services, where customer service may not be great, or could be terrible, and finding someone local that you can see face to face and therefore hold accountable more easily. Whatever you go for, it's worth researching quite carefully.
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Am I wrong in thinking it's the buyer's solicitor that needs to do more work and that the selling process is comparatively straight forward?
 
koolpc said:
Go local.....always the best choice
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Not for me, both estate agents said to avoid using the local ones here. And they are rubbish tbh, slow, ask stupid questions they have the answers to, or can freely access, hold up proceedings. As long as you can provide the information required from you and there's no complications you are aware of then online should be as good as any local.

Previously I use an old school/family friends firm, they are not local but good.
 
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I'd rather use someone who's been recommended by someone (not on commission, like a mate of the estate agent), since there's some skin in the game.

The ones just producing the cheapest quotes online have virtually no incentive to provide any quality of service above trash.
 
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While using local solicitors is usually a good idea be aware that unless they are quite a large firm they will probably only have one conveyancer so no one will be able to move your sale/purchase forward if they are on holiday.

With the large national/online conveyancers' you will lose the personal touch but will gain in having someone there who can handle things when your solicitor is away.

It's all swings and roundabouts, I've used both types several times with varying experiences.
 
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