Introduction
Legalbrokers.co.uk is a referral website enabling
our users to find domestic Conveyancing services from
Solicitors in England & Wales. Additionally we
offer further Legal Services and other property related
services. Please note that, due to the differences
in the legal system applicable, we do not deal with
Conveyancing in Scotland .
Terms of use
By using this website there are certain terms and
conditions that apply. If you are not in agreement
with these terms and conditions, or if you are under
18 years of age, please do not use our website. These
conditions do not affect your statutory rights.
1. If you elect to use this website for your conveyancing,
these are our obligations to you:
1.1 We will allocate a solicitors' firm to carry out
your Conveyancing. The solicitor's or conveyancing
firms we allocate will be your conveyancers and you
will be their client and the relationship will be
subject to the protection afforded by the rules and
procedures of the Law Society of England and Wales
or the Council of Licenced Conveyancers. The firms
we allocate to carry out your Conveyancing:
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a.
will be registered with the Law Society of England
& Wales as being entitled to practise law
within the jurisdiction of England & Wales
or will be registered with the Council of Licenced
Conveyancers.
b. will have at least £1 million pounds
of Professional Liability Insurance in case something
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2. Exceptions
to fixed legal fees
The legal fees quoted on this website apply only to
standard conveyancing work. They not apply to legal
work which may be required beyond the usual conveyancing
services. For example, dealing with defective title
or tenants in the property will not be covered under
the standard quote.
3. Fees payable to other parties
We do not control payments to third parties (disbursements)
such as Value Added Tax, Stamp Duty, Land Registry
fees, fees for searches and so on. Consequently we
cannot guarantee that such payments will not rise
or fall in accordance with government policy.
4. Buyers or sellers situated outside England &
Wales
The legal fees quoted include standard postage and
telephone costs within England & Wales . If you
are situated outside England & Wales postage and
telephone costs will be added to your bill.
5. Cancellation
Subject to paragraphs 5.1 and 5.1 you have the right
to cancel the conveyancing service, for any reason,
at any time up to Exchange.
5.1 At the discretion of the Practice the maximum
amount you can be charged upto Exchange is £50.00
+ VAT. You will also have to pay any money which has
been spent on your behalf such as search fees.
6. Search
& SDLT Fee
If the Solicitor is able to source your Search at
a lower rate than the £150.00 listed, at the
solicitors discretion, they can use the surplus funds
in order to complete the SDLT (Stamp Duty Land Tax)
forms on your behalf.
Law and
Jurisdiction
Your use of this site and its contents will be governed
by the laws of England and Wales and you submit to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England
in respect of any legal disputes relating to this
Agreement.
Entire Agreement
This Agreement, together with our Privacy Policy,
forms the entire agreement between you and Legal Brokers
Ltd in relation to your use of this website and the
services available through it and supersedes any prior
representations, inducements or agreements relating
to its subject matter.
Solicitors Referal
Code
Legal Brokers Ltd complies with the Solicitors' Introduction
and Referral Code published by the Law Society. The
solicitors on our panel are independent professionals
from whom you will receive impartial and confidential
advice. You are free to choose another solicitor.
As amended
by the Solicitors Introduction & Referral Code
Amendment (1992) The Law Society allows solicitors
to make agreements with their introducing sources
for referral cases. Such agreements must comply with
a code known as the Solicitors Introduction &
Referral Code. The Code contains strict rules which
are designed to safeguard your interests as the customer.
Legal Brokers Ltd, and the solicitors on our panel,
have a formal agreement under the Solicitors Introduction
and Referral Code. The company charges each solicitor
upto £2.75 per enquiry.
Data Protection
We respect the privacy of our users and will treat
all personal information relating to you in accordance
with our Privacy Policy. We will ensure that your
personal information is stored securely and we will
not provide your personal information to any third
parties, except to one or more Referral Solicitors
in order to provide the services under this Agreement.
By agreeing to this Agreement, you are consenting
to the following:
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a.
We or parties acting on our behalf must store,
host, transfer and otherwise process your information
in order to refer your request for Conveyancing
Services to a Referral Solicitor. You explicitly
consent to us handling your personal information,
which you have provided for delivery to one or
more Referral Solicitors. We shall do our best
to ensure that the Referral Solicitors also take
adequate security measures in relation to your
information. You also consent to us handling the
information contained within the PROGRESS REPORT
for the purpose of providing you with real time
access to that information. If you want to see
an example of a PROGRESS REPORT
you can click here.
b. Some of the personal information that you supply
might include sensitive information. You explicitly
consent to the processing and/or handling by us
and/or any Referral Solicitors for the purposes
of this Agreement of all sensitive information
supplied by you. You accept that we can monitor
the progress of your conveyancing via the Online
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Contacting
Us
If you have any queries or complaints relating to
this website you may contact
Legal Brokers Ltd via our Registered Office at:
1 Ashworth Terrace
Bolton
Gtr Manchester
BL2 3JP.
If you would like to review the
terms & conditions implicit within the other services
offered via this website please contact us seperately.
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