Picking A Property Solicitor

By Jack Wogan


In an age when solid business is done online, the vicious circle around quality property-related services is quite puzzling. Statistics show a constant number of clients that are not satisfied with the conveyancing services they received, on the one hand, and a constant habit of entrusting property-related legal problems to the "family" solicitor, or to a "local" solicitor, on the other. The two situations are certainly related.

You don't need to meet your property solicitor, who does administration work most of the time. E-mails, phone calls and online forms replace your presence successfully. Besides, it is the proactive and practical approach of your conveyance solicitor that will lessen the uncertainty of a property transaction, and not your presence. Nowadays, quality services can be delivered in absence of any contact.

You will want to favour London-based Property Solicitors over rural or provincial ones if you are concerned with a leasehold arrangement in London. Here, such arrangements can be complicate and require specific expertise. Similarly, make sure you prefer a solicitor who is willing to travel, if you have a complicated case that requires repeated visits to the estate site.

Wanting to save too much on fees can be a bad idea. You will wind up either with an inexperienced solicitor, or with an overworked one. Outstanding low fees mean the expert has to balance his budget some other way, and accepting too many clients is the obvious method. Complicated administrative work needs proper experience and scheduling, for quality results.

You had better avoid being charged on an hourly basis, which is the usual variant of charging high fees. When seeking the best online solicitor, look for companies that offer "no completion, no fee" contracts, with a "fixed fee guarantee basis". This way, much of the uncertainty around the deal is eliminated and your budget calculations will be accurate.

Finding top Property Solicitors by word of mouth is another good idea that you can use. Consider referrals coming from friends and acquaintances, as well as from lawyers who specialize in another legal area. You don't want to ask your real estate agents' opinions on conveyance solicitors, because these people are paid commissions for referring certain solicitor. Therefore, their answer is irrelevant. Your later dissatisfaction as a client may start with taking this advice. Insurers are far from eager to compensate you, because their businesses interests collide with yours. You may feel inclined to accept the settlement proposed by the defendant's insurers, as you seek compensation that is fast and without hassle. But, if insurers offer you as little as 10% of what your case can win in court, accepting the offer would have you lose most of the money you deserved. In fact, you need fast but fair compensation. If you hire a solicitor, who notifies the defendant of your claims in your name, chances are you receive a more reasonable offer.




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