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Deed of covenant
jo03gra
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Hi
we assumed all queries have been dealt with and ready to exchange and the buyers solicitor has thrown one last thing at us.
unfortunately for us it is email confirmation from FirstPort property company.
Our buyers solicitor is asking for written confirmation that they can use the original deed of covenant. My solicitor has had verbal confirmation that this is correct but waiting on an email confirmation before we can exchange.
Is this a normal thing to be asking for, and 12 weeks in? Not on any previous query list either.
I just don’t understand what or why this is being requested.
we assumed all queries have been dealt with and ready to exchange and the buyers solicitor has thrown one last thing at us.
unfortunately for us it is email confirmation from FirstPort property company.
Our buyers solicitor is asking for written confirmation that they can use the original deed of covenant. My solicitor has had verbal confirmation that this is correct but waiting on an email confirmation before we can exchange.
Is this a normal thing to be asking for, and 12 weeks in? Not on any previous query list either.
I just don’t understand what or why this is being requested.
Anyone who has ever had dealings with FirstPort will know it can take weeks if not longer to get any response from them.
even trying to speak to someone on the telephone I’ve never managed to have enough time to actually get through. Hold time to date has always been longer than 2 hours plus.
can anyone advise why they are requesting this confirmation?
thank you!
even trying to speak to someone on the telephone I’ve never managed to have enough time to actually get through. Hold time to date has always been longer than 2 hours plus.
can anyone advise why they are requesting this confirmation?
thank you!
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jo03gra said:
can anyone advise why they are requesting this confirmation?
It sounds like the situation might be as follows...- When you (jo03gra) bought your property, you signed a deed of covenant - probably a document where you promise to pay the service charge to FirstPort and follow the rules etc
- Similarly, when your buyer buys your property they will have to sign a deed of covenant - where they promise to pay the service charge to FirstPort and follow the rules etc
- I suspect your buyers solicitor is simply asking FirstPort "What do you want the words in the document to say?" - or more accurately "Is it OK to use the same wording in this document as in the document that jo03gra signed when they bought the property?"
In theory, I suppose that the buyer's solicitor could guess/hope that FirstPort will be happy with the same wording - and just get the buyer to sign it and send it to FirstPort to see what happens. For example, to see if they send it back saying "that's the wrong wording".
But solicitors don't really work like that. They prefer to make sure they get it right first time, and don't have to go back and change things.
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