There are several agencies offering discount solicitors services for conveyance work. What you need to concern yourself with is less about the agency procuring the service for you than the solicitor who ends up doing the work for you. Most reputable solicitors firms in this country normally charge more than €950 + VAT + outlays, and for most of these, business is booming as a by-product of the property boom. These firms generally would not be interested in taking on discount work because they can command higher fees from their own customer base.
If you are availing of a discount offer, you will need to satisfy yourself that there are genuine reasons why the firm you allocated is taking on discount work. Some firms may be doing so because they are start-ups or because they want to maximise turnover or utilise spare capacity. On the other hand, some firms may be doing so because they may have bad reputations for customer service, competence or attention to detail. As such, they may be unable to generate normal-price turnover on the basis of reputation. Others may be taking on discount work because they are getting backhanders or business referrals from auctioneers or mortgage brokers - in which case they may have more loyalty to the interests of the auctioneer/broker than they have to you, as their client.
