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Has anyone ever had a good experience with a Solcitior? (feddit.uk)
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Currently trying to buy a house and it's a nightmare, solicitors putting in minimal effort and getting things wrong, then taking forever to fix things. Any time I mention this to someone it seems they have a similar story.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

A lot of firms seem to treat conveyancing like hoovering the living room before your mum comes to visit: It should be a quick job, so it's done at the last minute.

This all goes sideways if there is an unexpected complication, when they finally get to it 5 months and 14 days after the mortgage offer comes through.

Apparently there were price wars for the business in the 90s, so lots of companies treat it like fill-in work for when more lucrative tasks don't need to be done.