House purchase solicitor fees

mcsean2163

We're being quoted around €4,500 to buy a house including land registry fee etc.

I have to admit I was more thinking around 3k. Is 4.5k normal?

LunaLoo

That seems a bit steep our quote was €3,300 Inc land registry

black & white

If it's any good, we just sold a house for approx 150k and solicitors fees were just under 2.5k including "Legal Fee, VAT & Outlay" Based in Clare and have been using our local firm, broke down as flat 1,750 plus vAT for legal stuff and then a few other bits and pieces thrown in. Fairly happy with that.

ILikeBoats

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058241389/house-purchase-solicitor-fees

Does that include stamp duty?

maestroamado

I know a woman who sold a house in Co Galway 2 years ago fees 1k approx...

youd have to know what all was included exactly to make a useful comparison tbh

limitedIQ

This was all the estimated costs from our solicitor:

Purchase price €342,000

Conveyancing Fee €1,675

Other Costs

Outlays €75 

Searches (est) €75 

Property Registration Authority Costs

Register your ownership €700 

Register your mortgage €175 

Obtain new folio and file plan €40 

Subdivision €75 

VAT€403  

Stamp duty  €3,013 

Total Cost €6,231 

Payable to Solicitor €1,675 

Others €150 

Tax and Government€4,406  

Total: €6,231 

macvin

Conveyancing fee of €1500-€2,000 is the norm for most domestic home transactions. Then add in the various outlays which are usually listed and mostly are fixed. then vat is added

If its a house in a new estate it should be at the lower end as the sellers solicitors will have all the relevant information to hand.

And it does not matter a jot where your solicitor is once they are in Ireland. I bought an investment property in the southwest, the solicitor was in Newbridge Kildare, I live outside Portadown. He was recommended to me and was superb. McCormack Solicitors if its allowed to mention a name.

Smouse156

That is extremely expensive unless it includes stamp duty as well. We paid 1k plus vat on a new build for conveyancing. Brilliant solicitor, no issues.

Xidu

I bought @400k and total cost is €6740 including stamp duty. It’s a new house so stamp duty is priced at @360k 1% b4 VAT.

Dolbhad

Outlay for buying is always a lot more than selling but nothing you can do about that. I think standard now is €1500-2000 so it doesn’t seem expensive but will depend on area. A solicitor in Dublin will be more than Cork or Limerick.