Let The Seller Beware - Not Just The Buyer

Some Estate Agents will strongly suggest to a Seller that he or she use a particular firm of Solicitors or Legal Representatives – sometimes in another part of the country. Most likely this is as a result of a referral agreement between the Estate Agents and the Solicitors or Legal Representatives. Sometimes the Solicitors suggested by the Estate Agents are what may be called a factory firm with non-solicitors handling the day to day running of a sale. The fees may seem to be a little cheaper, but in the end it could cost the Seller a lot more. Check the small print for additional fees. In any event please be wary of using such firms.

At Scotts Holt & Sellars your sale and/or purchase will be handled on a daily basis by an experienced Solicitor. Often we come across a ‘chain’ which might collapse because an unqualified or inexperienced case handler in a ‘factory firm’ is running a sale or purchase somewhere in the chain.

We strongly advise all Sellers to instruct a firm of Solicitors which has an experienced and capable Solicitor – we would of course prefer you to instruct us, but it is your choice.