Q:I am completing on the sale of my current property on Friday hopefully. We are exchanging on our new property at the same time, fingers crossed. However, we have a problem my partner works in a very demanding job and can't take any time off. I was wondering can I sign on his behalf or not at the solicitors.:confused:
Thanks for your advice.
Q:well to cut a long story short im in the process of buying my 1st house.my solicitors have got all the searches, mortgage offer etc but no draft contract from the sellers solicitors hence slowing us down.
i have heard from my estate agents that the sellers solicitors lost all paperwork and never bothered to chase it up, just waited for estate agents to get back in touch with them so nothing got done for 4 weeks.
finally had word that they are doing the draft contract no
Q:Hi All
We are just starting the process of landmine discovery, known as house selling and HIPS
We organised an estate agent, pictures taken and fee agreed at 1.4% (lowest in town, couldn't get Marcus's figure of 1%)
The agent suggested that we use a company called XXX to do the organising of the HIP and also the agent had a list of approved solicitors from which we could choose. We did both.
The solicitor has today sent their package of requirements, which includes
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Q:We sold and brought a new house over a year ago, the solicitors have now come back to us and said that we owe them money as the two statements do not balance.
Should i have to pay them as they handled the selling and buying of the two properties therefore it is their error
Q:Can anyone purchase a house at auction? Is it cash buyers only? Do solicitors have to act on the behalf of the purchaser? A house near to me got sold at auction for ￡20k less than other houses of the same size in that road (i think must be a repo?) but just generally interested to know who can buy at auctions etc? Could a FTB?
Q:Hi All.
I'm joint owner on a property along with my ex-wife, who is still living in it. It was ordered by the divorce courts to be sold in April last year. She instructed estate agents and got her own solicitors to handle the sale. I didn't have any say in it, and indeed didn't even find out who was dealing with it until after she'd accepted an offer, despite trying to talk to her about it for some time. Only by appointing my own solicitors have I been able to ge
Q:I have had my one bedroom flat for just over a year and it currently has 61 years left on the lease.
I have been told I can extend it but will cost around 10-20k! Ahh.
Does anyone have any advise on how i can negotiate this cost without the use of solicitors?
Many Thanks
Q:When we went to purchase a property (which has fallen through and trying to sort out solicitors costs etc), I was told that I'd have to have the searches re-done because they were older than 3 months.
What's the point of HIP's if the purchaser just has to pay again? Or am I missing something here?
Claire
Q:Hi. My house has been on the market (Scotland) for a few weeks with not one viewer yet. Personally, not a problem as I am not in a hurry to sell. But, comparing it to the last time I sold a property when I had viewings every day, this seems odd. I know the housing market is in decline and am ready for this. But was wondering….is there anything to stop me taking matters into my own hands…advertising the house myself ( in addition to solicitors) through newspapers etc? I'd like people