What Are Online Conveyancing Marketing Companies?
As well as being able to choose from high street solicitors, conveyancing factories, and specialist conveyancing firms there are also conveyancing marketing companies that operate online. As with virtually any financial product or service, these companies act as an intermediary between the buyer and potential service providers usually taking a commission from the company on the successful awarding of a conveyancing contract.
The best of the conveyancing market companies add increased benefits to those that are provided by the conveyancing firm themselves. For example, some marketing companies will truly act as an intermediary relaying details of your conveyancing through an online account management portal; a very handy feature indeed when you want to be kept abreast of the current situation without constantly having to ring your conveyancer to find out.
Check the marketing company’s website as fully as you would that of a conveyancer, if not more so. Bear in mind that the marketing company is only as good as the companies they represent, although the best will very carefully hand pick the most suitable of conveyancers to promote. In these cases you can get the best prices available without sacrificing any level of quality in service.
Ensure that the online conveyancing marketing firm does take a cut from the conveyancer and doesn’t instead attempt to add hidden charges to your quote. You will typically make payment through the marketing company so it is conceivable that they could do this; in practice, however, you should receive a completely transparent quote with a breakdown of costs.