Conveyancing fees

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Hi All,

I have accepted an offer on my property and I have also had an offer accepted on a property I would like to purchase. We are now at the stage of instructing solicitors.

I contacted the last solicitor I instructed for the purchase of my current property and I was quoted roughly £1500 for the sale and £1830 for the purchase (just the legal fees).

I wanted to see what else I can get out there so I came across a comparison website on Google. After entering my details I found a couple of law firms that quoted me between £1200 (company 1) and £1300 (company 2) for BOTH the sale and the purchase!

Are these too good to be true or am I missing something?

I looked up both firms and they both have good reviews on Google and Trust Pilot.

It's been a while so wanted to check before I commit!

 

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Can you list the names of the firms on here so we can have a look?

I work in mortgages and whilst I cannot gaurantee they will be good, I can at least have a look at them/law society and tell you if I have ever heard of them and or would meet our requirements as a lender.

Thank you all for your responses. Thought I would check first before proceeding with any firm. I still have the option to use the solicitor that I used last time as they have offices local to me.

The 2 firms are Home Legal Direct (homelegaldirect.com) and NBM Solicitors (Nigel Broadhead Mynard Solicitors (www.nbmlaw.co.uk))

Here is what's included in the Home Legal Direct quote:

Your Purchase Conveyancing Fees
Fees	£360.00
Mortgage Fee	£85.00
VAT	£89.00
Total	£534.00
Your Purchase Conveyancing disbursements payable to us on instruction
Legal file set up and completion statement preparation	Included
Anti Money laundering data link posting £26 per person	£52.00
Office Copies	£6.00
Legal Biometric Identification data link posting £14 per person	£28.00
Searches - costs payable to us, depending on which searches are required
Local Authority Search (further searches may be required)	£79.00
Your Purchase Conveyancing disbursements payable to your conveyancer/solicitor
Telegraphic Transfer (£35 Plus VAT per TT)	£42.00
Land Registry Search	£3.00
Bankruptcy Search	£5.00
Stamp Duty Land Tax (Single Property)	£11,250.00
Land Registry Fee	£150.00
The bottom line
Fees and all disbursements together	£12,149.00
Fees and disbursements without Stamp Duty Land Tax	£899.00

Your Sale Conveyancing Fees
Fees	£350.00
VAT	£70.00
Total	£420.00
Your Sale Conveyancing disbursements payable to us on instruction
Legal file set up and completion statement preparation	Included
Your Sale Conveyancing disbursements payable to your conveyancer/solicitor
Office Copies	£6.00
Telegraphic Transfer (£35 Plus VAT per TT)	£42.00
The bottom line
Fees and all disbursements together	£468.00