Pulling out

Thommo365

Hi people

So first time buyers, and we've tried to put n offer in on a house. Although our solicitor has put through the offer for the wrong price.
Once we noticed this, tried to contact them to change the offer price - no answer as she was on holiday. So the next day we asked who was taking over her work, left two voicemails with this gentleman who the receptionist advised was in the office. Waited all day for a call back to no avail.

What do we do? Can we change solicitors as I feel this is poor service, and will we be charged for the offer they put through? Nothing has been signed etc paperwork wise.

da_rule

Did you make an offer via an estate agent? Is it just a case of the solicitor putting the wrong number in a letter to seller etc?

Alter_ego

You don't usually use a solicitor to make an offer.

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Alter_ego wrote: »

You don't usually use a solicitor to make an offer.

Unless you're in Scotland of course

Thommo365

We're in Scotland (apologies) so use solicitors. Yes it's the case they've submitted the wrong offer price. And couldnt get a hold of them yesterday to change this, bit worried as it's going to a closing date on Wednesday.

da_rule

Have you signed any paperwork or anything saying you'll use this firm?

If not, I'd send them an email saying that due to their inability to correctly follow your instruction you are no longer instructing them. Then approach another solicitors and instruct them.

Thommo365

Nothing has been sighed, only over the phone stating I would like to use there services to put the offer in.

da_rule

I think you'd be well within your rights in instruct another firm. Your current firm has not followed your instruction (regarding the offer price) and you have given them an opportunity to correct this but they haven't done so. Failure to return calls would also not bode well for other matters that may arise during the process.

Just make sure you tell the existing firm so that they don't spend anymore time on it.

davidmcn

Thommo365 wrote: »

it's going to a closing date on Wednesday.

In which case you should be putting in an offer (for the correct price) on Wednesday, not several days in advance.

Mistakes with the price don't always go badly - I know of a case where the erroneously low price was accepted!

martindow

Presumably the offer with the incorrect price also needs to be formally withdrawn prior to Wednesday.

davidmcn

martindow wrote: »

Presumably the offer with the incorrect price also needs to be formally withdrawn prior to Wednesday.

It ought to have been withdrawn immediately, though generally they have a very short time limit for acceptance. They also tend to be conditional on e.g. an acceptable mortgage offer being obtained, so a seller wouldn't give a straight acceptance as that would leave them in a very one-sided contract.