EPC & Conveyancing package
As we all know HIPs have now gone, been done away with, scrapped & ceased to exist.
However as part of the European legislation whilst HIPs have departed, in order to put a property on the market, you'll still need to commission an EPC. ie. a Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) will need to visit your property to carry out the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).
The benefit of working through ourselves is that;
We provide a nationwide price.
We instruct the DEA & recommend an approved solicitor.
We take a debit or credit card payment.
One call to us & we'll take care of your EPC obligations and get you a top notch solicitor to work on the conveyancing.
You then just sit back knowing that when the property sells the legal side is taken care off... at the figures you've seen. No hidden surprises.
The EPC only price is £60 + VAT. The EPC and Conveyancing cost is £127.65 + VAT (£149.99)
In light of the above if you're happy to proceed, whether just for the EPC or the "EPC and conveyancing" please click the Instruct Us button, answer the questions, & we'll start working on your behalf.
Alternatively to discuss your EPC and / or Conveyancing requirements further, please either email Matt Hague via admin@conveyancingbrokers.co.uk or call our team on 0845 603 0708.
Our average turnaround time, at present, is approximately 3 - 5 working days for the provision of EPC.
Notes;
Getting the solicitor to prepare the paperwork, prior to gaining a buyer, is a way of speeding up the process when you subsequently "sell". There are no additional costs involved in being prepared.
Generally all solicitors will ask for an "on account" payment to carry out your conveyancing. The figures tend to vary between £100 to £250.00. Hence within our package you're buying the EPC at a competitive price, getting a very competitive price for the conveyancing and only have to make one initial payment. We deal with the Assessor & forward it to you and your agent.
It's also easier for us to act as a conduit between yourself , the Agent and Solicitor (forwarding the EPC, answering any queries etc) when the property sells. There's more continuity, less headaches to overcome & it makes the process smoother.
Alternatively if you find your own ndividual DEA you'll "then" need to search for a solicitor when you find a buyer. You'll then need to spend extra monies to the pay the solicitors "on account" fees... It's usually a more expensive process & involves more hassle doing things this way.
As an aside to this if you accept your Estate Agents "preferred solicitor" and subsequently work with them your conveyancing fees will generally include a hefty commission to the Agent. Their cut can be anything from £75 to £200 + VAT. Ultimately you're paying for their referral fee in the final legal fee you pay the solicitor.
I don't mean to sound too cynical but in situations like these it can be a headache trying to confirm the lawyers fees and make sense of their quote.
In the end you'll pay the estate agents fees and by accepting their solicitor you're also increase the monies they make from yourselves.
The "trade off"with us is that by using our lawyers they maybe hundreds of miles away from you. The whole process get's done electronically, by phone & by post, and you won't meet the solicitor. You don't have too.
We've been working with lawyers for 4 plus years now & we're here to put things straight if anyone needs a gentle prod to speed things up.
Alternatively to use the agents solicitor they should, hopefully, be on your doorstep. Hence you can go to see them if you want to.
You might want to refer to our testimonials page to review a few of the kind words that have been said about us over the years.
To summarise;
You'll only be asked to pay for the EPC plus an "on account" payment for the Conveyancing of £67.65 + VAT.
Hence the upfront cost, on instruction, to carry out the EPC and get the Conveyancing underway is £149.99.
The rest of the conveyancing fees are only payable when the property Completes. The solicitor sorts this out from the Completion monies (when the buyer pays) so you don't have to pay out any additional monies.
The Conveyancing is carried out on a "no completion - no fee basis". If the sale falls through your monies will be held on account until another buyer is found.
If you eventually decide not to sell your property the initial £67.65 + VAT will, unfortunately, be retained by the firm.
Please note that unlike at least one of our Conveyancing competitors (email me on the admin email address & I'll tell you who) "paying off the mortgage" is included within the figures.
We don't play silly games hiding figures or arranging them in ways meant to confuse.
