*Nearly sorted* Problems before exchanging contracts

ethank

FENSA is only for replacement windows not for installation.

leix2012

ethank wrote: »

FENSA is only for replacement windows not for installation.

Thank you for saying that too. We have replied with this a few times but all we get is same reply in return if you can't provide this building regs completion certificate they want FENSA instead

AdrianC

leix2012 wrote: »

What I mean is, when we sent the building control document from the council to our solicitor we asked if this was right thing they were after, but only got a reply of that its been past on.

How is your solicitor meant to know what the other solicitor thinks their client wants? He can only pass on the request to you, then pass back what you provide.

It's Chinese Whispers.

Buyer <-> Buyer's Solicitor <-> Your Solicitor <-> You

The problems may be arising from the buyer thinking he needs every single piece of paper in the world to dot every i and cross every t, or they may be arising from an over-cautious solicitor presuming that his buyer needs that. But your solicitor starting to presume won't help anybody.

leix2012

AdrianC wrote: »

How is your solicitor meant to know what the other solicitor thinks their client wants? He can only pass on the request to you, then pass back what you provide.

It's Chinese Whispers.

Buyer <-> Buyer's Solicitor <-> Your Solicitor <-> You

The problems may be arising from the buyer thinking he needs every single piece of paper in the world to dot every i and cross every t, or they may be arising from an over-cautious solicitor presuming that his buyer needs that. But your solicitor starting to presume won't help anybody.

Okay thank you

Doozergirl

It sounds like your buyer's solicitor doesn't know what they are doing.

You only need the one completion certificate for the entire new build in 2011. You shouldn't need anything else unless you have changed windows, or boiler or built an extension etc.

It is one page. That's it. You're already jumping through plenty more hoops than you should.

But your solicitor should also understand this and bat back the unreasonable requests in no uncertain terms!

leix2012

Doozergirl wrote: »

It sounds like your buyer's solicitor doesn't know what they are doing.

You only need the one completion certificate for the entire new build in 2011. You shouldn't need anything else unless you have changed windows, or boiler or built an extension etc.

It is one page. That's it. You're already jumping through plenty more hoops than you should.

But your solicitor should also understand this and bat back the unreasonable requests in no uncertain terms!

Thank for taking the time to reply to my post.

Slinky

Try talking to your agent and get them to get a feel from the purchaser as to who is asking for all this stuff. The purchaser could be as frustrated about their solicitor and the questions as you are.


This is part of what you are paying an agent, presuming you are using one, for.

leix2012

Slinky wrote: »

Try talking to your agent and get them to get a feel from the purchaser as to who is asking for all this stuff. The purchaser could be as frustrated about their solicitor and the questions as you are.


This is part of what you are paying an agent, presuming you are using one, for.

Thank you, that is a good point you have made.

My husband has said an email to the EA today(Still waiting on a reply), they were copied into emails in July when solicitor was asking about other out standing things but I don't think they have been part of back and forth emails this month.

Mutton_Geoff

As a buyer, it’s important to take a view and just instruct your solicitor to proceed anyway as over the years they have just become more and more cautious.

I’m sure these indemnity policies will be the new PPI since the “let sleeping dogs lie” nature of them gives the insurers the perfect get out as soon as you speak to the planners/building control about anything connected with your house in the future.

Slinky

Mutton_Geoff wrote: »

I’m sure these indemnity policies will be the new PPI since the “let sleeping dogs lie” nature of them gives the insurers the perfect get out as soon as you speak to the planners/building control about anything connected with your house in the future.

I agree with you totally on this point, I've said it before myself.