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d0nkeyk0ng wrote: »
Is it possible or worthwhile finding out the solicitors the vendor is using and going with them? Would it speed things up?
Wouldn't that be a conflict of interest to a certain extent? Personally I wouldn't do that.'I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my father. Not screaming and terrified like his passengers.' (Bob Monkhouse).
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Note: win, draw or lose (not 'loose' - opposite of tight!)0 -
OP you can ask for the property to be taken off the market now an offer has been accepted, but as a vendor I wouldn't have a property marked as SSTC on RM until a survey had been done and solicitors appointed. EA may agree to mark as 'under offer'.
Both can be sorted out pretty quickly.
If it does look like the EA/Vendor are dragging their feet though after you have got the survey and solicitor sorted get a friend to ring up and enquire about the property. I did this when we were buying and found that the vendors had changed their minds about accepting the offer, but the EA hadn't bothered to tell us.
Get recommendations for a local solicitor - very handy if you need to pop in in person if things go down to the wire. Also they have a local reputation to maintain. Would exercise caution about accepting advice of vendors EA re solicitor. I wouldn't advise letting the EA know exactly how much you can get a mortgage for - you can simply ask your mortgage provider or solicitor to confirm in writing that you have sufficient funds to meet the offer.
Good luck. Usually buying a house is a marathon not a sprint so pace yourself, make lots of lists and keep on top of surveyors, solicitors, EA......It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought.
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This is a list of lists from this brilliant forum. Bookmark it. Lists that you need for moving house.
And I agree with the above poster. Don't worry about the EA trying to get more money out of you for the house. It is the vendor who has accepted your offer, not the EA.Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
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And this is a fab thread once you need to start packing. Good bedtime reading and have a big notepad beside you so you can note down all the helpful tips that you think you can use. I can read through pages and pages and can't remember most of them by next day.Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
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Spidernick wrote: »Wouldn't that be a conflict of interest to a certain extent? Personally I wouldn't do that.
Most solicitors will say that the same company can act for both buyer and seller, but different individual solicitors within the firm must act for each side.0 -
Spoke to one solicitor who've been very helpful and tell me local searches are going to take up to 6 weeks due to backlog with the council.0
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d0nkeyk0ng wrote: »Spoke to one solicitor who've been very helpful and tell me local searches are going to take up to 6 weeks due to backlog with the council.
Really? Ask another solicitor what they think, or ring the council and ask. Have heard of them being slow, but not to that extent in this day and age. Most can be done online or are back within 1-3 weeks from my experience.
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I agree with hazyjo. Definitely ask other solicitors and get some to email you a quote with a full break down of costs. We did go with one firm ( through the EA but you live and learn) hundreds of miles away but everything was done by post, email or phone anyway and they were very good. Now that we are again selling and hopefully buying we will be using that same conveyancer.Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
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From what I gather, it's down to a huge rush this season. Certainly, properties are being sold within a week of coming on the market. I was told things should speed up now that we're coming to the end of the year. Still disconcerting.
What's interesting is that I've had quotes from five companies so far and the variation in disimbursements and fees.
So one quoted £750 for solicitors fees but totalled £1100 not incl SDLT and another wanted £450 for fees but totalled £1500.0 -
Get all the quotes laid out side by side and go through them. The disbursements should be the same near enough, across them all. And look at all the charges for other than disbursements. They can vary quite considerably.Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
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