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Ghost like Solicitor.

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  • Surrey_EA
    Surrey_EA Posts: 2,051 Forumite
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    metaldud wrote: »
    I have had in the back of my mind that there is potentially something the estate agent and buyer know that hasn't been passed around the chain.

    Time for a frank chat with the EA. They don't get paid unless the sale goes through, get them to work a bit for their fee!
  • Margot123
    Margot123 Posts: 1,116 Forumite
    Surrey_EA wrote: »
    Time for a frank chat with the EA. They don't get paid unless the sale goes through, get them to work a bit for their fee!
    Yes, hassle the estate agent, they are the ones earning a goodly amount for very little work and must be desperate for their commission.
    Asking your solicitor to do the same legwork may cost you.
  • Surrey_EA
    Surrey_EA Posts: 2,051 Forumite
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    Margot123 wrote: »
    Yes, hassle the estate agent, they are the ones earning a goodly amount for very little work and must be desperate for their commission.
    A trifle harsh!

    Presumably you don't know what the EA is potentially being paid, or how much work they have, or haven't done?
  • metaldud
    metaldud Posts: 38 Forumite
    Surrey_EA wrote: »
    A trifle harsh!

    Presumably you don't know what the EA is potentially being paid, or how much work they have, or haven't done?



    To be honest quite a bit at least in my eyes and haven't seemed to get much from them throughout the process. I would have expected more urgency seeing as there are 4 houses of this chain sold through there agency, and the family below the top have already stated they are now viewing other properties due to the lack of information over the last month from EA/Solicitor.
  • Margot123
    Margot123 Posts: 1,116 Forumite
    Surrey_EA wrote: »
    A trifle harsh!

    Presumably you don't know what the EA is potentially being paid, or how much work they have, or haven't done?

    BUT I do know that mine is doing very little for the almost £5k they are being paid.
    However I thank you for your professional insight (and assumption) Surrey E(state) A(gent).
  • Surrey_EA
    Surrey_EA Posts: 2,051 Forumite
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    metaldud wrote: »
    To be honest quite a bit at least in my eyes and haven't seemed to get much from them throughout the process. I would have expected more urgency seeing as there are 4 houses of this chain sold through there agency, and the family below the top have already stated they are now viewing other properties due to the lack of information over the last month from EA/Solicitor.

    Fair enough!

    The vast majority tend to make the rest of us look bad ;)
  • metaldud
    metaldud Posts: 38 Forumite
    Surrey_EA wrote: »
    Fair enough!

    The vast majority tend to make the rest of us look bad ;)



    Yes I agree, it may not have been the best choice of EA in the end just happened the EA we wanted to use sent a grumpy member of staff to value the house and sell the agency and it put us off using them.
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