Conveyancy costs

GerPen2015

Hi all ,

First time buyer looking to know what kind of costs people might be paying in regards to solicitors fees for conveyancy costs , some of them that i have approached are in excess of 4000 to 5000. does this seem right ?

Solictor I used to sell a house earlier this year was 900 plus VAT. We used my bfs solicitor for buying a house and they were 1900 plus vat but she is a partner in her firm and a very senior solictor hence the price difference. I would have thought your quotes were excessive.

BBMcQ

Crazy money.. if it's a straight forward sale, Pay no more than 1500. I paid 950 and the guy couldn't have been better.

My friend got a place earlier in the year and paid around 1600.. his advice "go with the cheapest cuz they are all crap"... I went with a cheap guy who turned out to be excellent.

Samuel T. Cogley

GerPen2015 wrote: »

Hi all ,

First time buyer looking to know what kind of costs people might be paying in regards to solicitors fees for conveyancy costs , some of them that i have approached are in excess of 4000 to 5000. does this seem right ?

It really depends what you mean; the whole shebang including VAT and outlays or the professional fee. The professional fee should be nowhere near 4-5K. That said don't go with the cheapest either as they will tend to be flooded with work and not have time to properly deal with you.

GerPen2015

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Hi thanks for the replies guys , I should of been clear which is my own fault , the price I mentioned in my original message was including the stamp duty so without the stamp duty been included the cheapest fees I can find are coming in @ 2200 which seems to be the best I can find

ohlordy

First time buyer, using solicitor recommended by word of mouth, paying 2500

68 lost souls

Stamp Duty + register seearch + Registery fees for new buld all included in the initial quote given.

The €900 + VAT would not include them