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Offer accepted on property - seller not appointing solicitors until they’ve had an offer accepted
northerner1974
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We’re moving to chester to be closer to family, and have had an offer accepted on a property we want to buy. However, the estate agent has said that our sellers won’t appoint solicitors (meaning no memorandum of sale) until they’ve had an offer accepted for their onward purchase.
Is this normal? Everyone I’ve spoken to seems to think it’s a bit odd. Completely appreciate them needed a bit of time to find a property - it’s a massive decision - but it seems strange they won’t appoint a solicitor yet.
Should we be worried?
I haven’t pushed too much yet as the sellers were very patient with us when there was hitch with the buyer of our property which took a couple of weeks to resolve. But it does make me wonder how committed they are holding it up like this.
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