1. you need a solicitor who is honest - this would exclude SAM Conveyancing - see above 2. the solicitor should be in an office with a phone fax computer and internet. I used Grindleys - in the north somewhere. ?1200 to conveyance a ?900000 E Dulwich house. Half of Blazing Delmars price. I couldn't trust someone called xerxes anyway . I bet he has a green suit and a bow tie!