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    New to property.
    Can someone tell me what are the negs and positives of using a solicitor or a conveyancer for a simple property transaction?? I’ve been quoted $6500 for fees plus searches etc for a solitictor on a $360,000 property deal! Is this normal, good, bad????

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    Is that $6500 or $650?!? Either one sounds absurd to me. My last IP cost $420,000 (not that the property value should have any bearing on conveyancing cost) and I paid my conveyancer about $300 from memory. I’ve never used a solicitor for buying or selling property. Never had a problem. My agent has put together my section 32s and my conveyancer has done the rest.

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    Sometimes problems occur with settlements, and in this sort of situation, it may be better if you have a solicitor on board. However, some conveyancers are more knowledgeable about property transactions than solicitors.

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