Comments on: What to look for when getting a conveyancing quote. http://www.conveyancingexplained.co.uk/buying-a-house-advice/what-to-look-for-when-getting-a-conveyancing-quote/ Understand conveyancing when buying and selling your house Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:28:44 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John http://www.conveyancingexplained.co.uk/buying-a-house-advice/what-to-look-for-when-getting-a-conveyancing-quote/comment-page-1/#comment-428 John Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:24:59 +0000 http://www.conveyancingexplained.co.uk/?p=119#comment-428 Oh, and something else - make sure that if you do get a fixed fee quote it includes "disbursements" (what solicitors say when they mean expenses!). Most of these are known in advance on a conveyancing transaction so there's no reason why they can't be included. Knowing what they are is important, because they can add up to a significant part of the overall costs. Oh, and something else – make sure that if you do get a fixed fee quote it includes “disbursements” (what solicitors say when they mean expenses!). Most of these are known in advance on a conveyancing transaction so there’s no reason why they can’t be included.

Knowing what they are is important, because they can add up to a significant part of the overall costs.

]]> By: John http://www.conveyancingexplained.co.uk/buying-a-house-advice/what-to-look-for-when-getting-a-conveyancing-quote/comment-page-1/#comment-427 John Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:21:32 +0000 http://www.conveyancingexplained.co.uk/?p=119#comment-427 Something else to consider is getting a fixed fee quote. Without one costs have the potential to rise significantly. It's a bit like having an insurance policy - you hope that the transaction will be nice and straightforward, but you never know. And you need to have your insurance in place before things go wrong! If your solicitors don't offer fixed fee quotes just ask for one! In today's climate - with a lot fewer transactions taking place - solicitors need to offer a better level of service to compete. If you don't ask you don't get! Something else to consider is getting a fixed fee quote. Without one costs have the potential to rise significantly. It’s a bit like having an insurance policy – you hope that the transaction will be nice and straightforward, but you never know. And you need to have your insurance in place before things go wrong!

If your solicitors don’t offer fixed fee quotes just ask for one! In today’s climate – with a lot fewer transactions taking place – solicitors need to offer a better level of service to compete. If you don’t ask you don’t get!

]]> By: Ben Sillas http://www.conveyancingexplained.co.uk/buying-a-house-advice/what-to-look-for-when-getting-a-conveyancing-quote/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Ben Sillas Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:13:57 +0000 http://www.conveyancingexplained.co.uk/?p=119#comment-416 Excellent information and advice. I came across this blog through a search on Gogole as I am searching cheap conveyancing fees. I noticed that most conveyancing fees on the Google advertising do not refer to VAT. How can it be that these conveyancing fees are not quoting VAT? I would have thought that this is a breach of the law. After further investigation it looks as though they are in breach. Can you please confirm whether the information at http://www.fridaysmove.com/property-law-blog/simon-seaton/26/11/2009/google-adverts-hips-may-be-breaking-asa-rules is correct. If so, is this something you can alert your readers to ? Excellent information and advice. I came across this blog through a search on Gogole as I am searching cheap conveyancing fees. I noticed that most conveyancing fees on the Google advertising do not refer to VAT. How can it be that these conveyancing fees are not quoting VAT? I would have thought that this is a breach of the law. After further investigation it looks as though they are in breach. Can you please confirm whether the information at http://www.fridaysmove.com/property-law-blog/simon-seaton/26/11/2009/google-adverts-hips-may-be-breaking-asa-rules is correct. If so, is this something you can alert your readers to ?

]]> By: John http://www.conveyancingexplained.co.uk/buying-a-house-advice/what-to-look-for-when-getting-a-conveyancing-quote/comment-page-1/#comment-412 John Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:03:03 +0000 http://www.conveyancingexplained.co.uk/?p=119#comment-412 Make a considered choice with more information than just the cost! Yes, I agree with that very much! Thanks for the sharing. Make a considered choice with more information than just the cost!

Yes, I agree with that very much!

Thanks for the sharing.

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