Landlord dragging his heels

titch85

Hi

I'm currently in a bit of a panic. I'm currently renting a flat (at a very high monthly rate) and gave my 2 month notice back in late June as I'm in the process of buying my first flat.

I got news early last week that the freeholder has not answered the standard lease questions and it's the second time these questions have had to be sent to him. The excuses for not answering them were that he had been abroad but he's been back for nearly 2 weeks and my solicitor has still not had the answers.

The selling agent have tried to get in contact with him, either to give him a gentle push or to help with answering the questions which has been unsuccessful. He runs a shop in the downstairs unit, the first floor flat he rents out and the top floor flat is a leasehold.

Everything from my end is ready to go. I have my deposit, all the paperwork is signed (including my contract) and my mortgage offer is all good to go too.

Basically, my question is how do we move forward? I need to vacate my current flat by the end of the month (there's a new tenant ready to move in).

My solicitor doesn't seem too fussed, not that he's deigned to bother informing me personally of anything. Seems I've had to do most of the chasing.

Is there a chance I can still complete on time or should I seriously consider storing my things for a bit?

Any advice would be appreciated!

squeeks

If you haven't exchanged contracts I wouldn't have given notice.

By the sounds of it you might need to rent somewhere in the interim, move back in with the olds or couch surfing for a while....

Thrugelmir

Is the property empty?

gave my 2 month notice back in late June

Not a wise idea. You've potentially created your own problems that you'll need to solve.

titch85

Money is tight and I can't afford to pay for another two months at this flat if I'm potentially only going to stay here for another couple of weeks.

My question was if there was anything my solicitor can do to speed the process up, not whether giving my notice in was a bad idea. Obviously I know that already, hence the panic.

Thrugelmir

titch85 wrote: »

My question was if there was anything my solicitor can do to speed the process up,

You need to apply the pressure. Your solicitor has no direct influence.

libf

Go into his shop and politely ask him to do what needs doing.