| Agents and clients are unable to speak
directly to the acting solicitor. |
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Hidden charges in the initial quote, resulting
in customer dissatisfaction. |
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Lack of updates on the progression of conveyancing
matters. |
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Agents are often worried about the service from
‘panel solicitors’ based on bad past
experiences of conveyancing ‘sweatshops’. |
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Solicitors are traditionally slow and do not
appreciate the value of estate agents’ ability
to refer volume business. |
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The name and status of the person
dealing with the matter will always be shown on
all letters to the client. If this is not a partner
in the firm, the client will also be given the name
of the person with overall departmental responsibility. |
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A telephone caller will be given the name of the
appropriate person to speak to if the first person
is not available. |
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Key point updates by letter, email, phone, fax
or text message. |
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All costs are presented up front. |
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No small print - what you see
is what you pay. |
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If the sale of a property falls through, the deposit
taken to open the file will be carried over to a
future property transaction so you don't pay it
twice. |
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If the sale of a property falls through, no charge
is made for Local Authority searches. |
