Solicitor for house purchase in UK.

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Cligereen

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Hi folks,

Just need a bit of info. I am buying a house in England and yesterday I rang our solicitor here in Ireland to ask him to act on our behalf with conveyancing etc. When I called in to him today, he told me that after he'd checked it out he wasn't qualified to act for us and that we'd need a solicitor in the UK to do it. This surprised me to say the least as I've never heard that before. Are there no solicitors in Ireland qualified to do this or is it just certain solicitors?

In other words, is it worth me ringing around or will I get in touch with a solicitor in UK immediately?

I'd be grateful for any info.

Clig.
 
Thanks very much for that, I'll look them up. Is it true then that I have to use a UK solicitor?

Clig.
 
There are plenty of online conveyancing firms in the UK - I used one called Eversheds a few years ago to sell a house and they were fine.
They charge a flat rate.
 
irishlinks said:
There are plenty of online conveyancing firms in the UK - I used one called Eversheds a few years ago to sell a house and they were fine.
They charge a flat rate.
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Eversheds are a very reputable firm of solicitors
 
irishlinks said:
There are plenty of online conveyancing firms in the UK - I used one called Eversheds a few years ago to sell a house and they were fine.
They charge a flat rate.
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Sorry - my memory must be going! After checking back - I was mistaken. Eversheds did the legal work on the house sale - but I don't think they take work onlne from individual customers. It was an extra service the estate agent offered at a flat rate price to organise the conveyancing - and Eversheds did the work. I was in Ireland at the time so it suited me to let them get on with it. You might want access to a fax to speed things up .
 
irishlinks said:
Sorry - my memory must be going! After checking back - I was mistaken. Eversheds did the legal work on the house sale - but I don't think they take work onlne from individual customers. It was an extra service the estate agent offered at a flat rate price to organise the conveyancing - and Eversheds did the work. I was in Ireland at the time so it suited me to let them get on with it. You might want access to a fax to speed things up .
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That sounds about right. Eversheds are a premium operator - wouldnt have thought they would be involved in onlive conveyancing
 
Yes, I googled Eversheds and they don't seem to offer conveyancing (online anyway). Most of the online conveyancers I did look at only seem to take on work from UK residents. I suppose I'll have to ring a solicitor in the UK. How do people normally buy property in the UK when they live here?

Clig.
 
You do need a uk solicitor to purchase a uk property. I believe the process is somewhat similar to here in which case you may only need to meet with them once and will probably be able to do the rest by post. I'm sure just like here any solicitor in the UK will have no difficulty in dealing with an overseas client.
 
A law firm in Dublin have a specialised UK qualified solicitor acting specifically for Irish investors in the UK. They are called Gandon Law (01 298 2994)

Very efficient.
 
Cligereen,
i am interested in the UK property market,where/what did you buy ? what research did you do? any advice/tips or good websites to visit ?
 
lurcher said:
Cligereen,
i am interested in the UK property market,where/what did you buy ? what research did you do? any advice/tips or good websites to visit ?
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some friends of mine use a firm in Liverpool that do a flat fee and are supposed to be very good - I'll try and find out their name
 
Lurcher, sorry for the delay in replying, was away for a few days. We bought a small 2 bed terrace cottage in the Derbyshire Peak District. We chose this location because it is a scenic area, in the National Park, with plenty of activities around. I am originally from London, but wouldn't want to buy there or anywhere in the South East - prices for decent property is too high there. Derbyshire is about a 3 hour drive from Holyhead, so its easily manageable. The house is impeccably well maintained with nothing to do when we move in and because its in a terrace security will be good when we're not there. It cost £145000 which from today, will cost us about €3000 less than yesterday thanks to the fall in the value of sterling (hope it lasts another few weeks).

Found the house on fish4homes website. We did a trawl, listed 6 to view and then went over for a long weekend and viewed the lot. We are already familiar with the area having spent many costly weekends in hotels over the years, so it was just a matter of getting the right low maintenance house.

We did have to get a solicitor in the UK, which we have now organised.

If you need any further info, let me know.

Thanks to everybody else for all the replies.

Clig.
 
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