Conveyancing costs

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Can anyone share conveyancing costs, even a ballpark figure?

We’ve had to move/buy/sell several times in the last ten years as we moved in with each other, sold flats bought houses, moved to different part of U.K.

We’re now in NI and buying ‘forever home’ (or at least next decade ). Straightforward purchase... really good solicitor from regular but obviously good practice charging us 10 GRAND in fees????
(That’s def not inc stamp duty)

Even our previous London prime property purchase with a posh west end law firm cost 3k all in a few years ago. The average of what we’ve paid over six properties is 1.5k.

Am I missing something? It’s a big house in a prime area (by NI standards, cheapest region in U.K. i think) but 10k has to be a typo right???

Yes 10k just for buying.

What is worse is we REALLY politely queried the fees yesterday morning (ie just said that 10k seemed high in comparison to what we’ve paid recently, could he break it down for us) and zero reply! I mean for 10k you would at least expect an attentive service. Absolute tumbleweeds.

Just queried it with the estate agent who recommended him (ive known the agent for years) and he is shocked too.

They're required to give you a detailed breakdown. I'd look elsewhere tbh, there is absolutely no need to pay even remotely close to 10k! They all do exactly the same job! Just look for a long established local firm, doesn't even have to be in the town you are buying in.

Do you have the firms details please?