Solicitors - Contract review after the searches

hounsehunterftb

Hello guys!

We are FTB buying a no-chain property.

Basically I have this very unsettling feeling with respect to the solicitors we have appointed and
since the day 1. There have been two strikes already where in they have committed something and failed to do so presenting us with some excuse.

Vendors contract has been with them since 10 days and they didn't bother to contact me until I contacted them upon learning about it from the estate agent. They told me the searches have been ordered now which would take about 3 weeks until which they wont be reviewing the contract.

Basically people I deal with are the support staff and I have not even spoken to my solicitor as yet. They are informing me that once the searches are satisfactory only then the contract would be reviewed!

Is that normal? Wouldn't it delay the process!? It looks like I am gotten myself into this by choosing them!! Reviews were alright and they weren't cheap either!

How would you deal with such solicitors. Its a non chain process!! But looking at how clumsy they all are, I wonder its going to go for long!

Any advice would help me deal with them!

Thank you all!

Regards,
househunterftb

kingstreet

The contract is just a standard draft with a few bits written on a printed pro-forma based on the latest version of the Standard Conditions of Sale. The draft contract pack is needed by your solicitor as a plan of the property is needed before a local search can be requested.

There's nothing in it for you or them to be concerned about.

I would wait for everything to be done and they will send it all to you for checking. Things aren't done piecemeal and sent to you for approval at every stage.

hounsehunterftb

thanks for your reply kingstreet. do you mean there is no need for them to review the draft at all? IS it like a standard format always?

In which case I would agree with you that they can't do much until the search results are out.

PS: SOrry I posted it in the wrong forum. I meant to put it in the House buying, renting & buying section
:P