Solicitor late paying me proceeds of house sale

kimmymac

Hi, I moved house on the 12th of may and had no mortgage to pay on my previous property, my solicitor still hasn't sent me the balance of the proceeds from my sale around £45k after all fees paid . It's now the 2nd of June should i be concerned, I'm told he's unwell at present but he's not the only solicitor at the practice, could no one else deal with it?

Thrugelmir

Have you asked? 

tacpot12

Often the actual payment is handled by someone in the accounts department. It may have been overlooked, so give them a call and see what they say. 

Irishpearce26

I would chase this immediately. My remaining funds were in my account on the day of completion.

pbartlett

Yes the funds should be with you on the day of (or latest day after) completion.
Call them, and if you don't get immediate payment ask to follow their complaints procedure.

user1977

Yes, somebody else can and should deal with it. Just ask them, if you haven't already.

princeofpounds

kimmymac said:

Hi, I moved house on the 12th of may and had no mortgage to pay on my previous property, my solicitor still hasn't sent me the balance of the proceeds from my sale around £45k after all fees paid . It's now the 2nd of June should i be concerned, I'm told he's unwell at present but he's not the only solicitor at the practice, could no one else deal with it?

This should have been dealt with within a day or two at most. Whether the solicitor is unwell or not does not matter, though it may be a contributing factor to the delay in practice. Phone them, be persistent and ask to speak to a Partner. Tell whichever minion that picks up the phone that you will be making a formal complaint and may escalate to the legal ombudsman if they don't communicate properly with you on this right away and solve the problem.

doingitanyway

My funds were in my account on the day of completion too. This sounds urgent.

kimmymac

Thanks everyone, I spoke with the legal sec who will speak with my solicitor tomorrow, they are a small but normally good firm. I know they have paid the estate agents already. I have made it clear I want my cash and that it's well overdue.