Conveyancing

In the past, when someone required conveyancing services they would seek a recommendation from friends, associates or family. Since the advent of the internet, this has presented a new range of options. Online conveynacing companies now provide a competitive range of conveyancing services with the added convenience of being able to transact and do business online. The days of making appointments and locating a car park are diminishing as people discover the convenience of doing business online.

Online conveyancing is defined as the legal process by which a property is transferred from one owner to another; online i.e., via the Internet. The entire on line conveyancing is done by a conveyancing specialist hired by the firm. While surfing the net for a specialist conveyancing firm, you will come across three different types of conveyancing providers. All of them are mentioned below with the advantages and disadvantages they have.

Volume Online Conveyancing Company (Factories): These operations have slick marketing strategies and are sometimes owned by real estate agencies. If you are recommended an online conveyancing firm by an agent, you should check out the nature of the relationship, if any. The advantages of this service is that they offer fixed fees, a 'no move no fees guarantee' and provide complete online tracking. They offer extended operating hours, can provide instant online quotes and the fees are often cheaper than there counterparts.

The disadvantages of these services is that they can be located offshore or routed through call centers, can be inconsistent in service offering and you can be hand balled between different personnel. The work style is often inflexible.

Specialist Online Conveyancing Firms: These are online conveyancing firms that are often recommended amongst associates. They are not quite as cheap as factories and can have similar benefits such as 'no move no fees', fixed fee service guarantees, instant online quotes, online transaction tracking and cheap prices. The service offering can be slightly better because you are often assigned a case solicitor to handle your case.

The downside of these firms is that the service levels can be inconsistent, the quotes can be misleading and they are not as cheap as the factory counterparts.

Online Conveyancing Marketing Companies: These companies have several different conveyancing solicitors and match your case to the most suited personnel. These companies supervise and maintain the performance of the solicitors they employ. The advantage to the client is that you are in direct contact with your assigned solicitor and they provide you with extra support in case you face any problem with your solicitor. The fees are generally less than what you pay using a bricks and mortar style operation.

This is a summary of the most common types of online conveyancing firms, the advantages and the disadvantages.

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