Seriously disappointed by the solicitors - Can't they talk with each other?

Roselondon_2

harvey115, sorry, when you say "doing everything after the mortgage offer would be looking for a disaster", do you mean anything specific?

Anything else I could do more than chasing from now on?

Thrugelmir

harvey115 wrote: »

That is not correct, although from vendor point of view it makes sense. However searches can take more than 2 or three weeks as well sometimes and doing everything after the mortgage offer would be looking for a disaster.

You are assuming that the vendor is happy to proceed. The buyer obtaining a mortgage offer is pivotal to the whole transaction. Searches take relatively little time to obtain.

Richard_Webster

You are assuming that the vendor is happy to proceed.

Usually if the seller wants to sell the house he will be pushing his solicitor to send out draft contract papers. If he hasn't found anything to buy yet he may be in no rush and either hasn't instructed his solicitors or told them to go slow. So sometimes even if your solicitors were constantly pushing, it doesn't necessarily mean that the seller's solicitors would have provided the papers.

shinydiscoballs

Same thing happened to me, but it was delay in the solicitors that I was buying from. I was a first time buyer, buying from someone who was moving to rented accommodation so a small chain. I thought it wouldn't take long - wrong!

From me putting in an offer to completing it took just over 4 months. My recommendation is that you talk weekly with the person you are buying from so you can find out what is happening as solicitors tend to tell porkies and blame the other solicitor to get rid of you!

Roselondon_2

In our story, apparently the vendor "does have to sell" but perhaps not in a rush. I was told that she's going to rent a place. We initially thought no chain is good. But...

However, we don't have the direct contact with the vendor or her solicitor. Everything is through the agent, while like all agents, they could also tell porkies. I am so lost.

The wisest thing is ask for progress and push everyone fairly frequently. But does it work through an agent?

Roselondon_2

shinydiscoballs wrote: »

From me putting in an offer to completing it took just over 4 months. My recommendation is that you talk weekly with the person you are buying from so you can find out what is happening as solicitors tend to tell porkies and blame the other solicitor to get rid of you!

Shinydiscoballs, how could your deal have become a 4-months process? Any particular part to pay attention or manage?

Gonzo33

Sometimes these things drag on through no fault of anyone. Especially when relying on outside resources, such as surveyors or any other specialist report companies. Sometimes the searches take longer than expected, or there are other issues that have to be sorted once the searched come back. Unfortunately selling and buying is not an exact science.


**wonders off muttering that it should be much easier to buy and sell in England and wales**

Roselondon_2

Gonzo33 wrote: »

Unfortunately selling and buying is not an exact science

Yes, I know it...