How long should i wait before ! start calling?

Beetle_lover

right here goes

got mortgage offer last week

called solicitors and they are sorting paper work

solicitors got back to us and said they are waiting on sellers solicitors.

the house is empty so we want to complete asap

my partner thinks we should just wait for anthoner letter but how long would everyone on here wait before contacting EA to get onto sellers?

thanks guys

TBeckett100

get onto selling agent asap and ask what the delay is.

Beetle_lover

thanks for the quick reply. i will try and convince my boyf this is the right thing to do, we are waiting around for nothing!

empty house should equal quick move!

chickmug

Beetle_lover wrote: »

right here goes

got mortgage offer last week

called solicitors and they are sorting paper work

solicitors got back to us and said they are waiting on sellers solicitors.

the house is empty so we want to complete asap

my partner thinks we should just wait for anthoner letter but how long would everyone on here wait before contacting EA to get onto sellers?

thanks guys

Most EA's would regard a weekly check up and report back to the clients to be the minimum. Solicitors don't seem to be that pro active so you need to institute your own weekly check up with them. If calling them is a problem, as they may be with clients or in court, just send them an email.

Beetle_lover

we havent heard from the EA for weeks, i think they have only actually called us on one occasion and that was to tell us to hurry up otherwise the house would go back on the market!( we were still waiting for mortgage offer at this point) we always seem to ring them.

arrggh people arent lying when they say buying a house is stressful!

i just dont know what to do, i hate calling people as well, i just dont know what to say.

PasturesNew

Beetle_lover wrote: »

thanks for the quick reply. i will try and convince my boyf this is the right thing to do, we are waiting around for nothing!

empty house should equal quick move!

It depends why it's empty.

If it's being sold due to relationship break up, one of them might me really p155y about the whole thing and cause delays to hurt the other one.

Jorgan_2

I would ask your solicitor what they are waiting for from the sellers side. Armed with this you can then approach the EA and ask them to chase the seller or their solicitor to get the relevant information to your solicitor.

chickmug

Beetle_lover wrote: »

i just dont know what to do, i hate calling people as well, i just dont know what to say.

As I have already said if you are not a 'telephone them and chase person' email them - EA or sols.

JoJoArmani

chickmug wrote: »

As I have already said if you are not a 'telephone them and chase person' email them - EA or sols.

I never get a reply to an email. Think some of them are still a bit in the dark ages with regard communication.

chickmug

JoJoArmani wrote: »

I never get a reply to an email. Think some of them are still a bit in the dark ages with regard communication.

Easy to say in hindsight but when appointing EA's & Sols it is useful to make sure they will communicate by email. Also to try and find out how often they are likely to be out at court. Unless the latter is an overworked excuse.

Beetle_lover

Update:

spoke to EA and the paperwork from the sellers has now been delivered. lets hope its not too long before i hear anything now!

two more questions for you pro's though!

1. wen do you usually get a date for completion because it would be really helpful to know when everything is going to happen so i can organise work etc

2. as i said before the house is now vacant, the previous owner was leaving some furniture and the valuation came back as being a furnished house. i want to find out what he has left. should the EA have a list of this or would i have to go and have another look round? im presuming that the EA would have to come with me to do this?

thanks for all the help