Solicitor etiquette

andy.m_2

Tell the agent to wind his neck in and if he persists in these false threats he won't need to pull the plug because you will already belong gone.

Trust your solicitor, you pay them to represent you, let them do that.
By all means enquire as to what the information is that is holding things up but let them represent you.

why is your conveyencer not local to you or the area? Are they online? tied to the agent?

Keira_B

Our solicitor was provided as part of our Mortgage package.

The enquiries we're still waiting on fall into two categories:

Leasehold Enquiries - the vendor's solicitor has said they've done these but our solicitor says they haven't received a copy.

General Enquiries - including possession of documents of title, difficulty in rights of access, details of structural alterations, Charges Register, copies of certification, landlord details not matching on different forms, ground rent receipt, Buildings insurance receipt, communal areas - details of any charges, confirmation from Freehold managers about current fees and whether we'd be able to extend the Leasehold.

Their solicitor has said she's 'put a tape out for dispatch', which was Thursday last week but our solicitor hasn't received it yet. I'm guessing this is a tape which will be dictated by a clerical member of staff and sent in a hard copy?

We're now at the stage where we're starting to doubt the sale will ever happen as the vendor has again said she's made an appointment to exchange this Thursday, even though we've stated every day for the past three weeks that the enquiries still haven't been completed.