Solicitor and conyaencer

[lisport]

Hi Guys,

Just a quick question.Can you have both a solicitor and convayencer? or must you choose?(In Victoria)

Cheers

 

[rugrat]

Bit confused by the question. If you go with a solicitor they do the conveyencing. Traditionally conveyencing was purely in the realms of the lawyers - it still is in some states. Personally I wouldn't ever bother going to anyone who isn't a solicitor (but then I might be showing some professional bias here )

 

[The Y-man]

Conveyancers can deal wih "standard" conveyancing plus a little bit more if required.

Lawyers are better if things (are likely to) get out of hand

We have always used solicitors.

Cheers,

The Y-man

 

[lisport]

but can you have both? for arguments sake? would it be illegal?

 

[Propertunity]

but can you have both? for arguments sake? would it be illegal?

lisport,

You can have both AND pay both for doing the same thing
While you are at it, why not hire a consultant to act as a go between and update you on their progress?

 

[rugrat]

but can you have both? for arguments sake? would it be illegal?

It wouldn't be illegal. But why ould you want to pay two people to do he same job?

 

[The Y-man]

but can you have both? for arguments sake? would it be illegal?

Lisport, the only time this may become necessary (as each of them would cost $600 to $1,000 for the basic stuff), is if you have a conveyancer, but things get hairy (tenants won't vacate, damage, failure to settle/complete etc) and you need to take further legal action. In such cases, the you might bring a solicitor in at hourly rates to assist.

Cheers,

The Y-man

 

[rugrat]

Lisport, the only time this may become necessary (as each of them would cost $600 to $1,000 for the basic stuff), is if you have a conveyancer, but things get hairy (tenants won't vacate, damage, failure to settle/complete etc) and you need to take further legal action. In such cases, the you might bring a solicitor in at hourly rates to assist.

Cheers,

The Y-man

Which is why I beleive you should just go with the solicitor in the first place.

 

[lisport]

dont want to go to much into it, but basicly I have a conyencer and a solisitor. I basicly wanna cover my *** as there have been issues with the contract, and the convayencer is the only one at thi point who has had the contract. The solisitor didnt let me know he hadn't received it.