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So it is actually going to cost more now instead of saving money!:eek:

I have done free conveyancing for a few clients of my mortgage broking business - client just paid for the searches. It would be hard to beat that!

Thats cheap. I have been told there is a solicitor in Chinatown Sydney doing it for $600s including searches :eek:

Dave, don't forget insurance. For solicitor it is around 10% of turn over that is paid - another 80% in this case, memberships of law society, annual practicing certificate about $800 and then you have rent.

Volume discounts? Do you buy in lots of 5?

probably 8 to 10 hours work.

Thanks for all the replies above. Some good information there. Conveyancing is one of the more risky areas for lawyers. In terms of claims on insurance it is the area with the highest claims which perhaps means there is greater potential for things to go wrong. e.g if doing criminal law and...

No structure or tax advice. Some clients were other lawyers but some had average jobs - earning $100k sort of thing. I think i was charged out at $250 per hour so just to attend settlement cost $250.

I should add that in my first job as a solicitor the firm I worked for charged by the hour. I did a few conveyancing matters with the cheapest being around $3500 one around $5000 and one around $7,500 all standard residential, including disbursements.

For some reason VIC is very low in conveyancing fees - not sure why.

Hey, my poll worked! Sort of

I would like to ask for some feedback on what you currently pay for conveyancing. I tried to get a poll up and running but I am not sure how to do that. Could you please let me know: Price paid excluding disbursements excluding GST Solicitor or Conveyancer State Strata/Torrens...