Close to exchange...just one issue!

DVardysShadow

honey9 wrote: »

Thanks - it didn't happen though. Our solicitor called today to update us but there's not much to update - she and the other solicitors in the chain are going frantic trying to make the exchange happen but for some reason the solicitor for the people at the top of the chain (chain of 4) isn't doing anything. The contracts have been released for exchange for 3 days now and still nothing. Our sol was a bit suspicious that the top of the chain didn't post their contract till the snow had snarled everything up (they'd had it for a couple of weeks before that!) and didn't drop it off in person although they could have done - maybe she's being a bit cynical though! But she did say, and I agree, it is odd that no reason has been given for the delay. If it was due to illness or something I could understand but it seems like there's no communication.

Our seller's solicitor and their seller's solicitor have now given the sols for the top of the chain a deadline to complete today or we change the completion date.
I really hope they don't pull out.

Solicitors are not good at this sort of thing. You need to involve your seller's agent and tell him that if this is not sorted out, you will not exchange until January.

McKneff

My daughters solicitor was dragging his heels a few years ago.
She got fed up after waiting weeks so telephoned the office only to find that all his work had been passed to other solicitors in the practice because he had been murdered. :eek:

goldbyron

McKneff wrote: »

My daughters solicitor was dragging his heels a few years ago.
She got fed up after waiting weeks so telephoned the office only to find that all his work had been passed to other solicitors in the practice because he had been murdered. :eek:

OMG how awful...unless he was murdered by someone in a chain who couldn't exchange because of him. LOL. Can the OP not get the contact details for the top of the chain solicitor, take a very deep breath, and contact them. I know its not 'allowed' but I have done this very thing on a couple of occasions and it worked despite it being embarassing....

honey9

EA has just told me the top of the chain has now agreed to exchange, but it will probably be tomorrow. We'll see.

McKneff - that's awful!! Luckily that's a very rare reason for holding up a legal process. I hope.

honey9

Well, we finally exchanged!!!!! :beer: I thought it was never going to happen. We complete next Friday.

Thanks for the advice here!