HK Conveyancing/Conveyancing

[JT2006]

Has anybody dealt with them? I'm selling quite a low value home and want to keep conveyancing costs to minimum without it being a false economy?
Any ideas or recommended companied?
Many thanks

[buildersmate]

Since the 'opening up' of the rules as to who can provide a homebuyer/seller with conveyancing services, this organisation has regulated the organisations licensed to do this work.
http://www.conveyancer.org.uk/about.asp
I believe you cannot go far wrong from using a member. Read the para "About the CLC" - and the LAST bullet point - very important that point.
I did a search on HK, but couldn't find it as a member.

[JT2006]

Thank you so much-that's really kind of you. Am I right in thinking a conveyancer is a specialist solicitor, so if I have a conveyancer I don't need a solicitor?
Thanks again.

[buildersmate]

A conveyancer is a legally trained person who understands property law. Solicitors are suitably qualified in aspects of law to be members of the Law Society - the governing body for solicitors. So a conveyancer is not a solicitor - I think this is explained at the link I gave you.
Nevertheless a conveyancer is trained to do this work, has been accredited by the CLC to do the work, and members of the CLC have indemnity insurnce in the event that something happens to be go wrong through negligence.
Many high-street solicitor's practices do not deliver conveyancing services using a 'solicitor' anyway - they employ a conveyancer or a trainee under the supervision of one of the solicitors.

[buildersmate]

Your last sentence - yes, a conveyancer does all the legal work that would be done by a solicitor. You don't employ both! Ask for verbal quotations from a couple of both and you will find quite a difference in prices. Funny how this doesn't get promoted very much.

[gina32]

with last few properties that ive sold and bought ive used a conveyancer, they do exactly the same job at a fraction of the cost of a solicitor, i wouldnt use a solicitor again.

[JT2006]

Thank you very much, this has been such a help. I do appreciate it!

[JT2006]

Hi Gina32 or anyone?!
Don't suppose you cou;d give me the name of any of the conveyancers you have dealt with?
Thank you once again.

[gina32]

just google conveyancers and loads come up

[castledene]

Yes, I dealt with HK Conveyancving last month. They are in fact a firm of Solicitors, not a factory shop of cobnveyancing clerks. They did an excellent job for me. Sarah in particular was very professional. Probably too late for this string (sorry guys, picked it up too late). but maybe next time...

[sarahwayman]

Hi, i'm Sarah previously from HK conveyancing, i was a solicitor and now i have converted to a licensed conveyancer and set up my own business 'The Legal House'. There are some great online firms for conveyancing, but there are some horrors too, so you need to be careful.