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Does my conveyancing solicitor sound any good?

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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    lizzyshep wrote: »
    Thanks but I'm not quite sure what you mean by your first sentence, please can you clarify?

    Solicitors will communicate directly. Albeit at their own speed it may seem.
  • kingstreet
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    lizzyshep wrote: »
    Thanks for the quick reply :-) I am selling a leasehold property. Is the memorandum of sale the document from my estate agent which said I have agreed to sell to the buyer, with the price, my and her details and solicitors details on it? If so, I think I got this about a week after I accepted the offer so 2 weeks ago, I assume the buyer got it the same time but I'm not certain.
    The sales memo goes to both solicitors too. It's the thing which tells your solicitor that a draft contract is needed by the purchaser's solicitor.

    The position is complicated by the leasehold situation and I don't think taking two weeks to issue a draft contract for a leasehold property is anything to worry about. Solicitors have additional responsibilities where leaseholds are concerned.

    Give your solicitor chance to to their job. Everything will be fine. If you have an upward chain (ie your vendors are buying, as are their vendors etc) you need to give time for everyone to catch up.
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
  • lizzyshep
    lizzyshep Posts: 255 Forumite
    Thank you both. I haven't heard from the buyer's solicitor directly so unless my EA is being untruthful then they are communicating through them, but either way it all seems to be proceeding ok. I spoke to both EA yesterday and they seem happy and understand being a leasehold property it will take longer, so I feel better now. The property I am buying is freehold and apparently the draft contract papers have already gone to my solicitor. We deliberately chose to buy somewhere with no upward chain and the seller is happy to move at our pace, so that's all good. I will try to relax!
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  • Yorkie1
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    The solicitor for the other side is not supposed to communicate directly with you if you have a solicitor.
  • lizzyshep
    lizzyshep Posts: 255 Forumite
    Yorkie1 wrote: »
    The solicitor for the other side is not supposed to communicate directly with you if you have a solicitor.
    Yes, that's what I thought.
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  • The only critisism I have is that your solicitor should have been more proactive on your sale. rather than wait for you to find a buyer for your flat she should have had you complete the information forms in advance and this would have helped her assist you in ironing out any problems which could cause a delay at a later stage.
    Don't be afraid to speak to your solicitor at any time as this is what you are paying for but don't expect her to call or write to you if she has nothing to report - this just wastes everyone's time.
    Also do not take any notice of agents when they ask you about dates for exchange and completion. Your solicitor will be liaising with the solicitors on the other side to satisfy all requirements.
    It is not in your solicitor's interest to delay the completion of your sale and purchase. Until she does so she will not get paid.
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