HouseSale: Am I allowed to contact the buyers solicitor

confused_landlord

Just found out that my house sale has been delayed significantly as one of the solicitors (mine or theirs) dropped the ball. I would really like to be more involved in the sale process and make sure things are moving along as they should. 
I am the seller, I have the email address and phone number of the buyers solicitor. Is it ok for me to contact him, and to find out what he he still waiting on from my solicitor so I can chase things up from my end?

Waunakee

I doubt they would speak to you as you are not their client.

comeandgo

Solicitors time costs a lot of money, who will he charge his time to?  You are not his client, he has no need to talk to you.

kingstreet

What is your agent doing? Aren't they providing you with progress reports?

Slithery

There's nothing to stop you asking but chances are they'll refuse to talk to you as you aren't their client.

p00hsticks

kingstreet said:

What is your agent doing? Aren't they providing you with progress reports?

Agreed - that's what you are paying the estate agent to do.

I'd be asking (telling ?) them to follow up with the buyer and/or the buyers solicitor to ask where they believe they are in the process and what the next stage is / what they are waiting for.That should reveal where any logjam is.

user1977

comeandgo said:

Solicitors time costs a lot of money, who will he charge his time to?  You are not his client, he has no need to talk to you.

More to the point, they're not allowed to talk directly to another solicitor's client, even if they were being paid to.

TBagpuss

You can contact them but they can't talk to you, as you have your own lawyer, so at most you will get them sending a letter to your solicitor asking them to explain to you why they can't speak to you. 
If you think they or thier client are delaying, then ask your solicitor to chse, and/or contaxct the agents. 
If you thin they are waiting for anytong from your solicitor then ask your solicitor about that. 

confused_landlord

Thank you for all the comments. Would they be allowed to CC me into any emails they send out to my solicitor regarding the sale/

biscan25

user1977 said:

comeandgo said:

Solicitors time costs a lot of money, who will he charge his time to?  You are not his client, he has no need to talk to you.

More to the point, they're not allowed to talk directly to another solicitor's client, even if they were being paid to.

This is interesting. What about the scenario where the other party is not represented by a solicitor? They would then have to talk to them.
Ah just seen this is a code of conduct / mutual respect thing between solictors.

confused_landlord

p00hsticks said:

kingstreet said:

What is your agent doing? Aren't they providing you with progress reports?

Agreed - that's what you are paying the estate agent to do.

I'd be asking (telling ?) them to follow up with the buyer and/or the buyers solicitor to ask where they believe they are in the process and what the next stage is / what they are waiting for.That should reveal where any logjam is.

I don't have an estate agent. So, they can liaise with the estate agent, but not me (because i am the client of another solicitor)?
I wonder if they would be willing to just CC me into any communications with my solicitor.