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should I just stump up and get on with it?
Depends if it was in the T&Cs of the agreement you signed to get them on case.
If this is the first you've learned of their abortive fee, then you could probably challenge it and try to bargain to reduce it. They should be paid for their work, obvs, so an itemised invoice would help so you can figure out if they have done most of the work required to get this over the line.
If the 95% fee has been in plain sight all along, then yeah just pony up.
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Our sols offered insurance to cover this. Think it was about £80 or so from memory.
Might be worth it for next time?
Howard
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Has anyone any experience regarding abortive bills from conveyancing lawyers? Our house purchase has fallen through yet again, just before exchange and the lawyers are charging us an abortive bill of 95% of the cost of the completed conveyancing. It feels expensive, but should I just stump up and get on with it?
We are now buying another place and have asked them to quote, which has come in at more than the first place despite it being a cheaper flat. Getting a bit sensitive about legal bills, this is our third place to fall through in a year and we will have paid out nearly £4k in fees....first time buying has gone badly.