27 Jul 2008 10:16 AM:

Sorry its taken so long to get back to you & thanks for taking time out to reply...I know the solicitor has nothing to do with the builders but he was recommended by our agent. Do you think this is going to be a problem. Our solicitor is also asking for 25% of the bill before he does anything. Is this standard practice? Our agent has informed us that it is!

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24 Jul 2008 8:21 PM:

Thanks for getting back to me. We were only getting a little worried because our spanish bank manager said we could get the same service much cheaper. However when we first enquired in Oct 07 we were informed by most people that it would be approx 1% of the price of the property. Your reply has put our minds at rest. Thanks

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24 Jul 2008 12:00 AM:

We are due to sign up for a new property and have had the solicitors fees, which we thought were a bit OTT. Can anyone advice us on approx how much we should be paying. Weve been quoted 1,600 euros. We already have our NIE numbers and a friend who translates.

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