Re: home buy home sell
Combining two threads here:
Solerina wrote :
What do people think of the 499 Euro offer on this site for legal fees-looks unbeatable-any catches? Thanks
BiffoCal1 wrote :
I got them to handle the sale of a house in Limerick and found them excellent.
Vanilla wrote :
The 'catch' is you have to get your mortgage through the mortgage broker listed on their website- so possibly theres a bit of commission splitting involved between the solicitors and the broker. That might not be a catch to every one though. I have no idea if the brokers are independant or tied agents.
Also when you contact home buy you will be allocated a solicitor near you- so a recommendation from someone else may relate to a different firm.
MisterSound wrote :
I rang them this morning. They have 2 products. One is a "does exactly what it says on the tin" fixed price conveyancing for 999+VAT+Outlay (stamp duty etc.). The 499 offer is the same for them (ie they still get 999) but the balance is paid by Primafinance independent mortgage brokers
www.primafinance.ie if you source your mortgage through them. You can nominate exactly which mortgage you want or have them shop around for a mortgage. They get paid a commission by the bank which does not effect your mortgage, cuts taken here and there I assume but they don't affect you.
This is basically capitalising on the fact that it is a buyers market and forcing the banks to pay for half of your conveyance.
Vanilla is right, they have a panel of nationwide solicitors so a recommendation may not be for the solicitor may not be the one you use. Still though this is a relatively basic service and there would be efficiencies in the fact that they are ocnstantly dealing with conveyances and are focused in this area of law.
The service on the phone was friendly and helpful. There is an odd string attached: the offer is exclusive to Credit Union members. If you are not you can join and use them then.
Hope this helps