New build. Can builders in house solicitor ever be unbiased?
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Hi all.
I'm buying a new build and as part of the promotions I'm eligible for, they offer £750 towards my legal fees, but I have to use their solicitor.
The quotes I've got for their solicitors (they've got a few companies) and ones if found are all around the £700 to £800 mark. So basically, it'd be free. However, if I use a solicitor that I source myself, I know they aren't biased, they don't have any reasons to worry about not getting repeat business and aren't getting any backhanders from the house builder to ignore stuff I need to know.
The sales guy tells me that they like buyers to use their chosen solicitors as they have a relationship with them and can do arse kicking if they're dragging their feet. Well I'm in no rush to move in, it's already all happening 4 months sooner than I'd budgeted for. However, free is free, and I like the idea of not paying.
Your opinions would be greatly appreciated with regards to this dillema.
Thanks muchly, Nick.
I'm buying a new build and as part of the promotions I'm eligible for, they offer £750 towards my legal fees, but I have to use their solicitor.
The quotes I've got for their solicitors (they've got a few companies) and ones if found are all around the £700 to £800 mark. So basically, it'd be free. However, if I use a solicitor that I source myself, I know they aren't biased, they don't have any reasons to worry about not getting repeat business and aren't getting any backhanders from the house builder to ignore stuff I need to know.
The sales guy tells me that they like buyers to use their chosen solicitors as they have a relationship with them and can do arse kicking if they're dragging their feet. Well I'm in no rush to move in, it's already all happening 4 months sooner than I'd budgeted for. However, free is free, and I like the idea of not paying.
Your opinions would be greatly appreciated with regards to this dillema.
Thanks muchly, Nick.
Good point, though as a first time buyer, and having had the long standing opinion that everyone is out to f
k you, I'm always a little cautious. Thanks though, I suppose a large developer would have done all the proper checks on the land well before building started. Though I'm not actually sure what the whole role of the solicitor is, I do know me being a no chain, first time buyer, not using help to buy etc, I must be a fairly easy customer for them.
k you, I'm always a little cautious. Thanks though, I suppose a large developer would have done all the proper checks on the land well before building started. Though I'm not actually sure what the whole role of the solicitor is, I do know me being a no chain, first time buyer, not using help to buy etc, I must be a fairly easy customer for them.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff