We've moved three times in the last 10 years. I don't know where in the country you are, but we had our EPC done by a chap from St Neots who trades as "The EPC Man", it was £45 then and his website says it's "from £65" now. He came round, asked about the insulation in the loft and the walls, looked at the windows and boiler and went away again. Certificate arrived by email within a couple of hours. If he's not convenient for you there are plenty of self-employed folk offering the same service all over the country.
If (big if) we were going to move again, I wouldn't necessarily go with the cheapest estate agent; the more expensive ones in my experience more than cover the extra commission with the higher sale prices they achieve. You need to strike up a good rapport with the estate agents' office team; you'll be speaking to them a lot for a few months. They will know which local tradespeople to recommend; they want the sale to proceed as seamlessly as you do.
For solicitors we used Simply Conveyancing for both our sale and our purchase; the entire thing was done by email and phone/WhatsApp with no unreasonable delays at all. I'd highly recommend them. Many general solicitors' conveyancing departments still run on post and fax machines, which can needlessly introduce frustrating delays. A dedicated conveyancing solicitor will have a better handle on the likely pitfalls before they crop up.
Last edited by: Dave_ on Wed 12 Jan 22 at 21:02
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