Buyer's solicitor holding up Exchange and no response - anything we can do?

Insomniac101

Thrugelmir said:

Insomniac101 said:

beevee77 said:

Thanks to all for responses. Apologies I have tried to quote reply to people individually but it blocked this for some reason so I'll just try to address a couple of points here:

- We know what a DoV entails as we have got one before on my partners previous property. We will go through this again if needed but the buyer's solicitor have not said either way if one is required. Their last communication on Monday was that they didn't know if it was necessary or not - then silence. 

- We know who the lender are and their requirements state that an indemnity would cover this issue. Again, however if a DoV is required in this case for some reason then so be it, but we just need to know so we can get our solicitor on this as soon as possible.

- Nobody else knew this was an issue until Monday. When the buyer's solicitors spoke with our buyer's, EA and solicitor on Friday they pretty much said they were resolving an issue with the lender but didn't indicate that this might not be resolved or cause any delays. It was very much conveyed to all parties that all was in hand and they would be ready to go. I assume they hoped they could resolve this quickly but that wasn't the case. 

The main frustration is that the buyer's solicitor are just not responding to anyone. Not even our buyer who has tried to chase them all week, as the delay has put them in a difficult position too. So nobody in the chain knows what's going on or how / when this might get resolved. We do appreciate there's probably nothing that can be done about that besides wait until they do respond and explain what they want to do. 

Our buyers Solicitor took a week off without letting anyone know, no out of office or anything .... I’ve lost the will to keep chasing 

Even solicitors have their personal own lives as well to deal with. No different to any of us.  A few days in the greater scheme of things is neither here nor there.  I'd say that a solicitor is far less likely to skive off work that many people do on in this country. 

Not saying the solicitor is skiving, but probably may be the reason the OP buyers solicitor may not be answering. 

teachfast

Standard solicitor practice, unfortunately. They delight in treating their own clients with utter contempt, let alone others' clients. 

Kyresa

teachfast said:

Standard solicitor practice, unfortunately. They delight in treating their own clients with utter contempt, let alone others' clients. 

They literally sit all day doing nothing.. absolutely nothing!   They relish the fact that people constantly call them to "chase" which means they get no actual work done because they love being complained to so much.  It's a dream life I tell you!
  
 

Tiglet2

Kyresa said:

teachfast said:

Standard solicitor practice, unfortunately. They delight in treating their own clients with utter contempt, let alone others' clients. 

They literally sit all day doing nothing.. absolutely nothing!   They relish the fact that people constantly call them to "chase" which means they get no actual work done because they love being complained to so much.  It's a dream life I tell you!
  
 

Teachfast has an ongoing dispute with a conveyancing solicitor so apparently that means all conveyancing solicitors must be the same.  Nearly every post they've made is a rant against the profession.

Kyresa

Tiglet2 said:

Teachfast has an ongoing dispute with a conveyancing solicitor so apparently that means all conveyancing solicitors must be the same.  Nearly every post they've made is a rant against the profession.

ahh.. I see... Thanks for the update !  

teachfast

Tiglet2 said:

Kyresa said:

teachfast said:

Standard solicitor practice, unfortunately. They delight in treating their own clients with utter contempt, let alone others' clients. 

They literally sit all day doing nothing.. absolutely nothing!   They relish the fact that people constantly call them to "chase" which means they get no actual work done because they love being complained to so much.  It's a dream life I tell you!
  
 

Teachfast has an ongoing dispute with a conveyancing solicitor so apparently that means all conveyancing solicitors must be the same.  Nearly every post they've made is a rant against the profession.

Not just me. You don't have to watch these forums for very long to know my experience is nothing like unique. 

Tiglet2

teachfast said:

Tiglet2 said:

Kyresa said:

teachfast said:

Standard solicitor practice, unfortunately. They delight in treating their own clients with utter contempt, let alone others' clients. 

They literally sit all day doing nothing.. absolutely nothing!   They relish the fact that people constantly call them to "chase" which means they get no actual work done because they love being complained to so much.  It's a dream life I tell you!
  
 

Teachfast has an ongoing dispute with a conveyancing solicitor so apparently that means all conveyancing solicitors must be the same.  Nearly every post they've made is a rant against the profession.

Not just me. You don't have to watch these forums for very long to know my experience is nothing like unique. 

And again, I will repeat that people who are happy with their conveyancing experiences tend not to post about it.  Read all of Kyresa's posts above, particularly the bit about spending too much time on updates and admin, preventing them from actually doing the work they are being paid to do.  Clients expect too much, are too demanding and want it all cheaply.  You should step into the shoes of a conveyancer.  You have no idea.

Thrugelmir

teachfast said:

Tiglet2 said:

Kyresa said:

teachfast said:

Standard solicitor practice, unfortunately. They delight in treating their own clients with utter contempt, let alone others' clients. 

They literally sit all day doing nothing.. absolutely nothing!   They relish the fact that people constantly call them to "chase" which means they get no actual work done because they love being complained to so much.  It's a dream life I tell you!
  
 

Teachfast has an ongoing dispute with a conveyancing solicitor so apparently that means all conveyancing solicitors must be the same.  Nearly every post they've made is a rant against the profession.

Not just me. You don't have to watch these forums for very long to know my experience is nothing like unique. 

The majority of the rants relate to a lack of understanding of the process. Coupled with the stress that buying/selling property induces. Helps no one by playing the same old record over and over. Not least yourself, certainly not a healthy sign that you have such a fixation constantly in your head. 

teachfast

I simply flag each time yet another person has a poor experience with thei conveyancer. The fact you're seeing it so often makes my point for me.  No need for snidey hints at mental health; the facts speak for themselves. 

Kyresa

Tiglet2 said:
And again, I will repeat that people who are happy with their conveyancing experiences tend not to post about it.  Read all of Kyresa's posts above, particularly the bit about spending too much time on updates and admin, preventing them from actually doing the work they are being paid to do.  Clients expect too much, are too demanding and want it all cheaply.  You should step into the shoes of a conveyancer.  You have no idea.

Thank you for your support.  It really does mean a lot.  The last few months have been absolute hell... never helped by estate agents egging clients on all the time that things aren't being done "quick enough".   (i.e. they have financial  targets to meet!).   Oddly enough, you also find those in a "rush" are those who then discover things afterwards that they wish they'd investigated a bit better first!