Help needed if sale falls through...

kingstreet

Solicitors don't become solicitors because they like engaging with people. I know a few and they like the order of dealing with things in writing and ensuring detail is correct. Some can handle the customer relations side, but others do seem to be rather poor at it!

You appear to have transferred your anger and disappointment at losing your sale to your new potential purchaser and to your solicitor. This may harm you in the long run and if I might make a somewhat "northern" suggestion;-

wind your neck in.

Propertyfan

you want an example of moronic, it is your idea that you will force a new buyer to use the old searches.

Frankly, you would do better to take your property off the market right now before you find a new buyer. Because the next buyer will walk away - but you will have to pay your Estate Agent for introducing an able and willing buyer.

I still don't agree with your comments. I see where you're coming from - honest, I do - but as the vendor of the property I wish to buy also wants a quick sale I can't see how the (potential) buyer of my property helps anyone's cause by wasting six or more weeks getting identical searches done. This is my opinion and I'm not budging from it! I suppose if I really do want to move and the deal is on I would be foolish to say "no, cos we have the searches done." I suppose I will accept the new searches albeit with a scowl on my face and a heavy heart. Oh woe is life!

Propertyfan

You appear to have transferred your anger and disappointment at losing your sale to your new potential purchaser and to your solicitor. This may harm you in the long run and if I might make a somewhat "northern" suggestion;-

wind your neck in

Solicitors and estate agents are just sharks with clothes on. Perhaps I will send my solicitor a DVD of the film Jaws and with an attached note:

"I believe this film features one of your relatives."

G_M

Propertyfan wrote: »

I can understand your points - the non-emotional side of my brain appreciates what you say but the more emotional side of my brain - the one that wants the sale to go ahead relatively quickly and not be bogged down in tedious repetition - can't accept this line of 'reasoning'.

There is nothing anyone here can do or say that will help your emotional (and irrational) side accept the reality.

Perhaps councelling would help? Or medication?

Attempting to single-handed change the conveyancing process, which has been established over decades indeed centuries (I joke not), and has been followed by millions of buyers/sellers, is, quite seriously, akin to banging your head, nose and every other part of your anatomy against a glass-imbedded brick wall.

kingstreet

You've been reading that Dale Carnegie book on Winning Friends & Influencing People, haven't you...?

Good luck with your sale. Hope it works out for you.

Ivana_Tinkle

I understand how awful it is to have a buyer pull out at exchange, but searches only take two weeks, so shouldn't make a blind bit of difference to your timescale. If you try to tell your buyer they're not allowed to do their own searches they will either a) pull out or b) ignore you and do them anyway. Either way, it's !!!!!! all to do with your solicitor.

Riggster

Propertyfan wrote: »

Solicitors and estate agents are just sharks with clothes on. Perhaps I will send my solicitor a DVD of the film Jaws and with an attached note:

"I believe this film features one of your relatives."

Estate Agents should never be trusted, but a good conveyancing solicitor is your angel, they (should) only act in your best interests.

My solicitor had little social skills and EAs hate him. He is good!

martinsurrey

Propertyfan wrote: »

... then my solicitor is going to have a rude awakening.

Propertyfan wrote: »

...suppose I will accept the new searches albeit with a scowl on my face ...

Propertyfan wrote: »

Solicitors and estate agents are just sharks with clothes on. Perhaps I will send my solicitor a DVD of the film Jaws and with an attached note:

"I believe this film features one of your relatives."

From the sound of it its not the EA/Solicitor that is a pain, it’s the client!

They have a job to do, and that job is not to molly coddle someone or take abuse, not that I'm suggesting you say these things to their face, but you do seem to have an attitude!

Maybe your solicitor wouldn’t mind too much if you went away, and so is deliberately screening your calls?

notanewuser

A lot can happen in 4 weeks - a planning application could go in to build a huge factory/block of flats/strip club at the end of your front path, or anything really. A buyer is spending tens/hundreds of thousands of ££££s to buy your house - they're entitled to do it properly and to have their own searches done.

DRP

notanewuser wrote: »

A lot can happen in 4 weeks - a planning application could go in to build a huge factory/block of flats/strip club at the end of your front path, or anything really. A buyer is spending tens/hundreds of thousands of ££££s to buy your house - they're entitled to do it properly and to have their own searches done.

Exactly. I don't quite understand the OP's problem here.