Made Homeless during house move due to negligence during solicitor payment

pinkteapot

mackolicious12 said:

Thanks for your responses. The solicitor's claim was that the wrong were provided by the seller's solicitor. And no it was not a simultaneous exchange and completion. 

Good - so it's definitely either your seller's solicitor's fault, or your solicitor's fault if they're being economic with the truth. 

Make sure you get receipts for any hotel/storage bills you incur as you'll be able to claim from the party at fault once it's all sorted. As others have said, solicitors will have professional insurance for exactly this sort of thing so you'll definitely get back any financial losses - may just take a little while. (Can be more of a problem if it's another party in the chain at fault rather than a solicitor, as you're limited in what you can claim back by how much they actually have!)

Hannimal

Mickey666 said:

4. Being "stressed out of his mind" will achieve precisely nothing

Thanks, that solves mental health globally.

mackolicious12

Hi all,
The latest update is that the money is in a transition back to my solicitor's bank account however they are still unable to locate the money specifically. They are not replying to emails and these discussions are over the phone so I'm having to annotate our conversation to them over email so that I have a record. I'm not sure what other options I have so I have used my home insurance to claim for legal support and have started looking for a more permanent place to live. I still have all my receipts and invoices of all the costs I've incurred so far including storage, clothes, and food.

Mickey666

Hannimal said:

Mickey666 said:

4. Being "stressed out of his mind" will achieve precisely nothing

Thanks, that solves mental health globally.

I was just summarising the facts of the situation.  Of course the OP will be stressed but they should also understand that because their solicitor or the sellers solicitor has made the mistake they are fully protected from any financial loss.  Imagine if the OP had tried to save a bit of money by not using a solicitor for the conveyance!

I would be on the phone every hour to the solicitor for updates.  In fact, I'd probably be sitting in their office as a reminder for them to get their mistake sorted out asap.

I'm still betting the OP will be in their new home by the end of the week.

Mickey666

Sistergold said:

mackolicious12 said:

Hi All,
I desperately need some help/advice on my options based on the following:
I was in the process of moving with my family out of our sold property into our new property when I was told that we would not be given the keys. It was explained to me by my solicitor that the money had been paid into the wrong account. Me and my family are currently homeless and need help getting the resolved.
Any help would be appreciated.

I am really sorry to hear this OP. What a nightmare? Never imagined this could happen for such a large transaction! Hope it gets sorted out soon! 

I know someone who had to move out of their new home after 18 months - yes 18 MONTHS! - because there was a problem with the title that their solicitor missed, which meant they could not become the legal owners.  Imagine having to sort out that mess!

Things can go wrong, which is why solicitors, with their professional indemnity insurance, are worth every penny unlike EA fees which offer zero security about anything really.

Mickey666

mackolicious12 said:

Hi all,
The latest update is that the money is in a transition back to my solicitor's bank account however they are still unable to locate the money specifically. They are not replying to emails and these discussions are over the phone so I'm having to annotate our conversation to them over email so that I have a record. I'm not sure what other options I have so I have used my home insurance to claim for legal support and have started looking for a more permanent place to live. I still have all my receipts and invoices of all the costs I've incurred so far including storage, clothes, and food.

That sounds very encouraging, but why the need for a more permanent place to live?  Presumably the house you were purchasing is still sitting empty and is only waiting for the money to be transferred before you can take ownership?

babyblade41

This sounds like a monumental !!!!!! up.. I would be not looking for anything more permanent and would be on the phone twice a day informing them that the bills are racking up and  the longer they take the higher the bills they will have to cover 

HampshireH

Mickey666 said:

mackolicious12 said:

Hi all,
The latest update is that the money is in a transition back to my solicitor's bank account however they are still unable to locate the money specifically. They are not replying to emails and these discussions are over the phone so I'm having to annotate our conversation to them over email so that I have a record. I'm not sure what other options I have so I have used my home insurance to claim for legal support and have started looking for a more permanent place to live. I still have all my receipts and invoices of all the costs I've incurred so far including storage, clothes, and food.

That sounds very encouraging, but why the need for a more permanent place to live?  Presumably the house you were purchasing is still sitting empty and is only waiting for the money to be transferred before you can take ownership?

Was going to query the same thing.

mackolicious12

Hi all,
I have now been given the keys to my new property! I spoke to my solicitor and they informed me that the money had been found and had been successfully transferred to the seller's account - so I'm really relieved and happy (and thankful to you all for your support!). I've already begun a claim to get some legal support but I wanted to whether I should start the process of negligence with my solicitor (e.g. asking for evidence as to where fault lies) or should I wait until we've fully moved in and completed 100%?

HampshireH

mackolicious12 said:

Hi all,
I have now been given the keys to my new property! I spoke to my solicitor and they informed me that the money had been found and had been successfully transferred to the seller's account - so I'm really relieved and happy (and thankful to you all for your support!). I've already begun a claim to get some legal support but I wanted to whether I should start the process of negligence with my solicitor (e.g. asking for evidence as to where fault lies) or should I wait until we've fully moved in and completed 100%?

Surely if you now have the keys you have completed 100%?

I would move in, sort yourselves out and give your self time to think.

It removes the emotion,  you will have a space to work from and will present a far more factual claim