Countrywide Property Lawyers - eeek! Can I cancel?

betmunch

PocketVenus wrote: »

I think its all a bit of a lottery tbh.

Very very true

Smallfries

my heart has sank cos i am using them, was assured it would be completed in 6 weeks, i have baby on way so need to be in asap

DVardysShadow

garbaldisham wrote: »

I won't bore you with the full story, but I was constantly told CPL were awaiting:

Mortgage details (none involved)

Good grounds to have sacked them.

wyldeflower

I sold my house in early june and they are stalling for all its worth i sold mine for cash the people i am buying from are moving to a empty house the mortgage is their in place and yet they are still stalling i feel like unpacking my stuff and staying where i am every day they come up with some shoddy excuse it was supposed to be completed by 30 july what a laugh they havnt even exchanged contracts yet they are useless ..We have lodged a complaint today but i am not sure that will do any good .i feel stressed out my brains last time i bought a house it went through easy this time its a nightmare..and every day they say we will have something positive to say tommorow..i am actually staying at my daughters which is nearer where i am moving to but i have now slept for 3 weeks on a short sofa while husband is finishing off at the house and i now want to go home and not move..after reading some of these posts i shall have nightmares tonight..

garbaldisham

DVardysShadow wrote: »

Good grounds to have sacked them.

Of course you're absolutely right - I just thought it was the "waiting for a bus " principle, ie as soon as you start walking it shows up and sails past you, and I honestly couldn't believe that a simple transaction could possibly take so long. I was convinced it would just have to complete when they promised it would (six dates that fell through, by the way.)

They really don't listen. I lost count of the number of times I was told they were "just" waiting on survey and mortgage info, of which there was none because there didn't need to be!!

I'd never use them again. And the named "solicitor" (I use the term loosely), whom we'd been told had left, perkily rang me when it finally went through, said she hoped we'd use them again in the future, and hoped the feedback form would reflect our satisfaction.

It reflected something, put it that way.:cool:

Bananamana

garbaldisham wrote: »

Of course you're absolutely right - I just thought it was the "waiting for a bus " principle, ie as soon as you start walking it shows up and sails past you, and I honestly couldn't believe that a simple transaction could possibly take so long. I was convinced it would just have to complete when they promised it would (six dates that fell through, by the way.)

They really don't listen. I lost count of the number of times I was told they were "just" waiting on survey and mortgage info, of which there was none because there didn't need to be!!

I'd never use them again. And the named "solicitor" (I use the term loosely), whom we'd been told had left, perkily rang me when it finally went through, said she hoped we'd use them again in the future, and hoped the feedback form would reflect our satisfaction.

It reflected something, put it that way.:cool:

I dont think they are solicitors

Smallfries

i have received my schedule of costs for £1280 from CPL and i got a like for like quote from a local sols and it was £654. not even close. cancelling Countrywide right now

wyldeflower

Mine has been delayed another 3 weeks now my cash buyer wanted to complete by 30th July as he was going on holiday for 3 weeks so i now have to wait for him to come back.if they had got their fingers out i would be in my house by now ..Instead i am still living out of a case.They are just to slow and just to vague when you phone .

garbaldisham

Bananamana wrote: »

I dont think they are solicitors

They certainly described themselves as such 18 months ago, when I was going through the prolonged hassle of dealing with them. Perhaps the Advertising Standards people have leant on them (although obviously not hard enough...)

Bananamana

garbaldisham wrote: »

They certainly described themselves as such 18 months ago, when I was going through the prolonged hassle of dealing with them. Perhaps the Advertising Standards people have leant on them (although obviously not hard enough...)

well theyt arent registered at the law society. Unless its a trading name.

Criminal offence if they are passing themselves off as a solicitor and they ain't :P