Experiences with Medway Exchange Ltd

RHemmings

user1977 said:

RHemmings said:

I just wanted to know if I could expect any problems and if so of what sort.

You should always expect problems, of all sorts.

Understanding the likelihood and scale of problems is also useful. 

SDLT_Geek

RHemmings said:

user1977 said:

RHemmings said:

I just wanted to know if I could expect any problems and if so of what sort.

You should always expect problems, of all sorts.

Understanding the likelihood and scale of problems is also useful. 

There would likely be extra problems if you were buying under the modern method of auction.  I recall you had considered that, but rejected it. 

This purchase is not under the MMA is it?  As someone mentioned, the seller's conveyancer specialises in sales by traditional auctions and MMA.

Grizebeck

RHemmings said:

Grizebeck said:

RHemmings said:

I wouldn't dream of telling the seller who they should or shouldn't use. I just wanted to know if I could expect any problems and if so of what sort. Not because I would do anything, just so I would be forewarned. 

But knowing that doesn't help you and there's nothing you can do if you do know 

It would actually help me, because I can make make plans. Such as not giving notice for my current rented house if I think there's a significant chance that a completion date might get missed. 

You can't plan your actions around the competency of  the other sides solicitor

RHemmings

SDLT_Geek said:

There would likely be extra problems if you were buying under the modern method of auction.  I recall you had considered that, but rejected it. 

This purchase is not under the MMA is it?  As someone mentioned, the seller's conveyancer specialises in sales by traditional auctions and MMA.

The purchase is not under the MMoA. 

Grizebeck said:

You can't plan your actions around the competency of  the other sides solicitor

Not entirely, but I want to know what risks I am taking and to be prepared. 

Grizebeck

RHemmings said:

SDLT_Geek said:

There would likely be extra problems if you were buying under the modern method of auction.  I recall you had considered that, but rejected it. 

This purchase is not under the MMA is it?  As someone mentioned, the seller's conveyancer specialises in sales by traditional auctions and MMA.

The purchase is not under the MMoA. 

Grizebeck said:

You can't plan your actions around the competency of  the other sides solicitor

Not entirely, but I want to know what risks I am taking and to be prepared. 

Sorry but your going of on a tangent with this and it isn't logical at.
Any house purchase etc carries risk, but the risk isn't to do with the other sides solicitor
you cant base you decisions on how a solicitor in the chain acts or doesn't act

RHemmings

Grizebeck said:

RHemmings said:

SDLT_Geek said:

There would likely be extra problems if you were buying under the modern method of auction.  I recall you had considered that, but rejected it. 

This purchase is not under the MMA is it?  As someone mentioned, the seller's conveyancer specialises in sales by traditional auctions and MMA.

The purchase is not under the MMoA. 

Grizebeck said:

You can't plan your actions around the competency of  the other sides solicitor

Not entirely, but I want to know what risks I am taking and to be prepared. 

Sorry but your going of on a tangent with this and it isn't logical at.
Any house purchase etc carries risk, but the risk isn't to do with the other sides solicitor
you cant base you decisions on how a solicitor in the chain acts or doesn't act

Yes, but some purchases carry more risks than others. And, things can be done. E.g. sometimes buyers and sellers will get in contact so that they can compare notes of what they are hearing from their solicitors. (There have been threads where people have reported doing that and exposing lies). 

user1977

RHemmings said:

Grizebeck said:

RHemmings said:

SDLT_Geek said:

There would likely be extra problems if you were buying under the modern method of auction.  I recall you had considered that, but rejected it. 

This purchase is not under the MMA is it?  As someone mentioned, the seller's conveyancer specialises in sales by traditional auctions and MMA.

The purchase is not under the MMoA. 

Grizebeck said:

You can't plan your actions around the competency of  the other sides solicitor

Not entirely, but I want to know what risks I am taking and to be prepared. 

Sorry but your going of on a tangent with this and it isn't logical at.
Any house purchase etc carries risk, but the risk isn't to do with the other sides solicitor
you cant base you decisions on how a solicitor in the chain acts or doesn't act

Yes, but some purchases carry more risks than others. And, things can be done. E.g. sometimes buyers and sellers will get in contact so that they can compare notes of what they are hearing from their solicitors. (There have been threads where people have reported doing that and exposing lies). 

We've also had plenty of threads where it has caused confusion (or merely exposed that the other party is lying rather than the solicitors).

RHemmings

user1977 said:

RHemmings said:

Grizebeck said:

RHemmings said:

SDLT_Geek said:

There would likely be extra problems if you were buying under the modern method of auction.  I recall you had considered that, but rejected it. 

This purchase is not under the MMA is it?  As someone mentioned, the seller's conveyancer specialises in sales by traditional auctions and MMA.

The purchase is not under the MMoA. 

Grizebeck said:

You can't plan your actions around the competency of  the other sides solicitor

Not entirely, but I want to know what risks I am taking and to be prepared. 

Sorry but your going of on a tangent with this and it isn't logical at.
Any house purchase etc carries risk, but the risk isn't to do with the other sides solicitor
you cant base you decisions on how a solicitor in the chain acts or doesn't act

Yes, but some purchases carry more risks than others. And, things can be done. E.g. sometimes buyers and sellers will get in contact so that they can compare notes of what they are hearing from their solicitors. (There have been threads where people have reported doing that and exposing lies). 

We've also had plenty of threads where it has caused confusion (or merely exposed that the other party is lying rather than the solicitors).

Well, maybe. But, that's not what I've read in the majority. 

But, this thread has wandered away from my original post. Which wasn't what I would do with information about the solicitors. Just that I wanted to know. Even if there's absolutely nothing I can do with the information, I would still like to have it. Hence, I asked. 

I've been told by people in real life how much of a psychological drain the house-buying process will be, and if nothing else (and this is what I was thinking when I posted before the thread wandered into actual practicalities) that I would be psychologically more prepared for what will happen if I am forewarned. 

Anything practical I can do would be an icing on the cake. But, the cake itself is still, in my opinion, worth having.