Purchasing freehold

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I bought a Leashold house in July and am now in a position to buy the freehold.

I've contacted the property company who manage it and they have offered me a price and a form to fill in. It seems pretty straightforward to me.

However being risk adverse I've contacted the solicitors who arranged my purchase for advice and they have said they can do it for £762. But I just don't know where they're getting their quote/price from and it seems really expensive.

They have sent me an email that bore no relevance to my situation and was the EXACT same letter they sent out when I bought my house. It even said they were awaiting the memorandum of sale from the estate agents! 🤷‍♀️

I have to fill out the same forms I had for my purchase asking me about stamp duty and searches. They want proof of identity. All of this was given to them 5 months ago.

I refuse to pay for things again.

Am I stupid to just fill the form in and pay the £10k to the management company.

Not impressed with the solicitor at all.

Other solicitors are available.

I did think about that but thought it would be easier as they know me and sorted my sale and purchase.

Sounds like a reasonable quote to me

Sounds reasonable price - will you be able to do the registration at the Land Registry? The titles will need to be merged.

Yes apparently it costs £45

I would use the solicitors. Freehold offers can have funny multiplier clauses that can be easy to miss if you are not used to them...

@onmywayinamin thanks, this is what I wanted to hear. I have read about covenants, clauses etc