Q:Hi
Was speaking to an estate agent/solicitor yesterday and they were talking about the number of people in Edinburgh (in this case) who had concluded missives on their new property and of course months later cannot sell their own property.
So, if missives concluded this then gives the seller the right to sue the buyer if they pull out and do not conclude. Does anyone have any experience of this actually happening? If so, sounds like over the next couple of months this is going to
Q:Hi Guys,
Some of you may have read my thread on how lucky i was to sell my house!! Hurrah!!
Well the survey is done and the mortgage offer through for the buyers and we are now in a position to exchange. however heres my query having never having done this!!
I phoned my solicitor this morning and she said she has oto wait for the buyers solicitor to contact her. I spoke with the estate agent who has told the buyers to get their solicitor to phone mine!!
Can we exchange t
Q:We offered ￡155,000 for a house that was on for ￡165,000 at the start of May .. our offer was accepted..the house needs a lot of modernisation.
Had the survey back from the lender yesterday.. and theres some work that they reccomend we get inspected further and carry out.
Electrics
Damp
Roofing
Build Party Wall in loftspace
spoke to my solicitor today, who informed me that usually buyers pay to get detailed reports.. but the market has turned
Q:I am about to exchange on a new build with no completion date as yet.
The solicitor will hopefully do the exchange this week as we have already paid our deposit to him.
When should my insurance start, exchange or completion date?
Im sure i need the insurance before i can complete, as requested by lender.
Any one know what i need to do and how i can find the best deals out there.
Q:I am in the process of purchasing a flat with an existing tenant. the tenancy started in april 2008 and ends in Oct 2008. I am happy to keep the tenant on.
What is the process I need to do? Do I need to issue a new 6-month tenancy or just for the remainder of the existing tenancy? Obviously, I will have to inform the tenancy with my bank details. Can I do this myself or do I need a solicitor to do this?
Q:Hi,
I have agreed a price on a house which has been on the market for a few weeks.
I have had an email from my solicitor stating that they have requested for the sellers HIP – however the seller is having difficulty in paying for the HIP as well as EA and solicitor's fee's.
Where the hell does that leave me?
If the seller could not afford to pay these fees why on earth did they put the house on the market?
I have submitted my
Q:Can anybody please tell me what the average time is between the offer being accepted, and the survey taking place?
We are getting worries that our buyer may be getting cold feet? He has already instructed his solicitor though. How do we know progress?
Please help
Q:Vacated a rented 2 bedroom cottage 6 weeks ago, landlord won't refund deposit of ￡650,claims spent the deposit paying cleaners to clean the property, but won't produce proof, claiming to have 'misplaced the receipts'.When I moved into this property it was dirty and I cleaned it up myself.Where do I go from here as I can't afford solicitor ?.
Q:Hi, we are in the process of moving house, have had to chase and hurry the solicitor a lot, she has known for a while that all of us in the (short) chain want to complete the first week of July, ideally the 2nd. Last week I chased her again and asked when we would receive documents like the fixtures and fittings form, and she said that she sent it all out on the 10th (last Tuesday). Every day we have expected it to arrive. She also said that if we don't receive it by today (Monday) to ring
Q:We're at the point where we've returned our contracts and are ready to agree and exchange date/completion date with our sellers.
We actually met our sellers last week and they seemed keen to move and although I didn't ask outright, they gave the impression that they were waiting on us (at that point we were still checking over the contract).
Now we've found out that apparently the sellers have not returned their contract to their solicitor.
My s