What it costs
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How much does a solicitor cost to buy a house in Ireland?
At Jacob Law LLP the total fixed cost of buying a home is €3,000 for a property up to €400,000 and €3,100 up to €1,000,000.
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How much does a solicitor cost to sell a house in Ireland?
At Jacob Law LLP the total fixed cost of selling a home is €2,500 for a property up to €1,000,000 and €4,000 above that, including the professional fee, VAT and outlays.
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How much is stamp duty on a house in Ireland?
Stamp duty on a home in Ireland is 1% of the price up to €1,000,000, 2% on the part between €1,000,000 and €1,500,000 and 6% on anything above €1,500,000.
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How much does it cost to switch your mortgage, and is it worth it?
The legal cost of a straightforward switch with Jacob Law LLP is a fixed €1,650 in total: a professional fee of €895 plus VAT and €549.15 of outlays including the registration of the new mortgage.
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Work out your own fee and stamp duty
Pick your transaction, enter the value, and both figures come from the published fee table.
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Buying a home
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What does "sale agreed" mean, and am I committed?
Sale agreed means the seller has accepted your offer and the property is taken off the market, but it is not legally binding.
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What does a solicitor actually do when you buy a house?
Your solicitor checks that you can safely buy the property from a legal point of view and then makes the purchase happen: verifying your identity and funds, reviewing your loan offer, investigating the seller's title, raising queries on planning, boundaries and rights of way, getting you to sign only when the contract is in order, drawing down the mortgage, carrying out final searches, transferring the funds, and after completion stamping the deed and registering you as owner.
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What is the difference between a new-build and a second-hand purchase?
A second-hand purchase is one contract for a finished house, with a survey to protect you and stamp duty on the full price.
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How long does conveyancing take in Ireland?
There is no single answer, because timing depends on the seller, the title and the mortgage.
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Do I pay a solicitor if the sale falls through?
At Jacob Law LLP, no professional fee is charged if your purchase, sale or mortgage switch does not go ahead, whatever stage the work had reached.
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Government schemes
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What is the Help to Buy scheme and how much can I get?
Help to Buy is a tax refund for first-time buyers of new or self-build homes.
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What is the First Home Scheme?
The First Home Scheme is a Government-backed shared-equity scheme that bridges the gap between your deposit plus mortgage and the price of a new home.
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What is the Incremental Tenant Purchase Scheme?
It lets long-term tenants of a local authority house buy their home at a discount.
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What does HomeBond cover?
Major structural defects for ten years after a new home is built, and builder insolvency, but not cosmetic faults.
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What is the Croí Cónaithe scheme?
It supports building new homes in towns and cities where demand is high but the numbers do not stack up.
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Working with an online solicitor
- Your case, around the clock The client portal shows your documents and every step as it happens, at any hour.
- Video calls, not waiting rooms Most client discussions happen on a recorded video call, fitted around your day.
- Signed electronically Eligible documents are signed online with a full audit trail. Paper only where it must be.
- Anywhere in Ireland Nothing depends on where the office is, so the firm acts for clients nationwide.
- Regulated like any solicitor By the Law Society of Ireland and the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.
- Fixed fee, quoted first Agreed in writing before you commit, and no professional fee if you do not proceed.
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