solicitor complaint

kinger101

melstar11 wrote: »

Give your solicitor a standing instruction to exchange so they inability to get hold of you next week doesn't affect exchange. Completion date for after you return. Unfortunately the kind of hiccups you have stated are not uncommon.

Both mine and my vendors solicitors refused to do this. Authorization had to be give on the day. Quite annoying that they can't just do as the f-ing well told sometimes!

G_M

kinger101 wrote: »

Both mine and my vendors solicitors refused to do this. Authorization had to be give on the day. Quite annoying that they can't just do as the f-ing well told sometimes!

You'd have to give them a POA to make the final decision in your absence.

sam2015_2

kinger101 wrote: »

Both mine and my vendors solicitors refused to do this. Authorization had to be give on the day. Quite annoying that they can't just do as the f-ing well told sometimes!

Mine said I don't have to be in the country but I should be reachable over the phone on the day. Not sure whether they have to get my authorisation on the day or for just in case things didn't go to plan reasons.

kinger101

G_M wrote: »

You'd have to give them a POA to make the final decision in your absence.

I wouldn't regard it as a decision. If I ask them to exchange contracts and that instruction stands until further notice, I' don't just see why they can't do it. Particularly when it's in writing.

The annoying thing was my vendor's conveyancer hadn't even told the vendor about this requirement, and I had to knock on their door telling them to contact their conveyancer every morning and repeat the instruction.

It didn't help that neither solicitor or conveyancer answered the phone.

pvt

Just don't understand the problem here. I have a mobile phone that seems to work just about everywhere I go.

I cannot conceive of not being able to contact, or be contacted by, someone who I need to communicate with over something as important as this. Even when documents have to be signed they can be sent anywhere in the world in less than 24 hours.

You can also give a friend or relative POA to act for you in this matter if your solicitor won't do that.

sam2015_2

sam2015 wrote: »

Thank you for all your replies. All paper work completed, moved out, things are in storage and ready to go on holiday tomorrow.

Completion tomorrow but find out from lender today that they are not aware of the new completion date or receive the COT from my solicitor to release the funds. Spoke to my solicitor's director who said they sent it last week...well their system says so. Don't they suppose to check with the lender after they request the funds? He sent it again this morning. Not sure what is going to happen tomorrow.

Finally completed today at 3pm. What a relief.
Was meant to be yesterday buy my solicitor didn't request the money in time so it arrived mid day today - day late. EA and rest of my chain is so unhappy with my solicitor and probably make a complaint.

camptownraces

Why blame it all on your solicitor? there are many other people in this transaction, other solicitors, other mortgage lenders and so on. how do you know why your mortgage lender couldn't dance to order?

The estate agent is the least instrumental in getting this all to complete, likely spending a lot of his time on vexatious calls and emails to solicitors. He can complain as much as he likes: nobody will take much notice, as he isn't a party to the transaction.

sam2015_2

camptownraces wrote: »

Why blame it all on your solicitor? there are many other people in this transaction, other solicitors, other mortgage lenders and so on. how do you know why your mortgage lender couldn't dance to order?

Everybody in the chain had their funds ready the day before the completion. My solicitor and EA said that day before.

Luckily I rang my lender couple of days before completion to check direct debit detail, etc and found out my solicitor hasn't request the money. Report to solicitor and they send another request straightaway. It looks like the lender didn't get the fax solicitor sent both times. Broken fax machine to blame? Solicitor knew it happened before only a week ago they should have checked with with the lender seond time.