As a consequence of the recession, many lawyers are willing to do conveyancing for fixed/flat fees and not apply the standard scale fee of 1% + VAT.
It would be good to hear what level of fees people are negotiating and if we are really seeing value for money!
Also anyone buying/selling should shop around but you need to be careful and clarify what is/not included - no point having a cheap headline rate and being fleeced on extras such as POAs, NIE applications or reclaiming capital gains tax retentions etc.
Also I would love to hear a spanish lawyer explain the following:
House price - EUR250,000 => Fee = EUR2,500 + VAT
House price - EUR500,000 => Fee = EUR5,000 + VAT
Question - what extra work do you do for the higher fee or how do you justify it other than to say it's because the colegio publish scale fees and we have to charge you what they say!!!!!
I would welcome lawyers/conveyancers to respond and to say what fees they charge and what service is included for that fee etc - ok it's advertising but if competitive then that's what's important.
Legal fees seems to vary widely ................................................