Igcuimhne81
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Not sure the correct forum to put this but as Im buying a property I thought I would post it here.
As I need a solicitor to complete the purchase of a house I took Mary Harneys advice and decided to 'shop around'. The only problem is that after calling 5 solicitors they all came back with a 1% of purchase price plus VAT plus Outlay.
1. How is it, that in times of economic hardship, in a 'free market' economy could it possibly be that every solicitor office I called all charged the same price? Where is the competition in this sector?
2. Also, without even asking for the purchase price of the house they all quoted me a 1% figure. So if Im buying a €200,000 or a €300,000 there will be an extra cost of €1,000 if I buy the €300,000 house. Not becasue the solicitor has any extra work to do but simply because it is the price I negotiated.
3. One solicitor quoted me that on top of the fee a charge of €120 for post and phonecalls would be incurred. This is before any phone calls are made or anything has been posted.
With everything going on in this country, how is this rip-off allowed to continue without question.
As I need a solicitor to complete the purchase of a house I took Mary Harneys advice and decided to 'shop around'. The only problem is that after calling 5 solicitors they all came back with a 1% of purchase price plus VAT plus Outlay.
1. How is it, that in times of economic hardship, in a 'free market' economy could it possibly be that every solicitor office I called all charged the same price? Where is the competition in this sector?
2. Also, without even asking for the purchase price of the house they all quoted me a 1% figure. So if Im buying a €200,000 or a €300,000 there will be an extra cost of €1,000 if I buy the €300,000 house. Not becasue the solicitor has any extra work to do but simply because it is the price I negotiated.
3. One solicitor quoted me that on top of the fee a charge of €120 for post and phonecalls would be incurred. This is before any phone calls are made or anything has been posted.
With everything going on in this country, how is this rip-off allowed to continue without question.