I’ve been to a solicitor to change the deeds to my house. That was 3 weeks ago, I’ve phoned to ask if all is ok and when will I receive the paper work to sign, they said in a couple of days, that was 8 days ago. My question is. Is 3 weeks so far a long time or is that normal
2006-12-02 06:19:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
is to long,ask for your money back.go to another solicitor and sue the first one for waisting your time.good luck.
2006-12-02 06:23:07 · answer #1 · answered by yiannis the greek 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Solicitors are notoriously slow, what's the rush. And if you try to change to another solicitor it won't help, because they all stick together.
I wouldn't have thought 3 weeks was very long at all- you're just being impatient. This feeling of impatience when dealing with solicitors is a very common experience.
After 6 to 8 weeks I'd start to get annoyed though. And you CAN complain about them. I'd be surprised if it came to this though.
2006-12-02 14:26:14 · answer #2 · answered by Not Ecky Boy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The normal length of time for a solicitor is 7 to 8 weeks. It isn't just the paper work its the Land Registry who have to do a thorough check all over again. The names have to be counter-checked and all documentation in order. Your solicitor will be working on several hundred such cases. This isn't to justify their wages but to earn a living. Imagine just doing one case at a time, not much of a living heh!?.
2006-12-02 14:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by Old Man of Coniston!. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should visit his/her office, and find out exactly what they are doing, and why it is taking such a long time.
If you do not already know how much you must pay, you need to ask them. The fact that it is taking more than 3 weeks might indicate that there is more work involved, and therefore a high cost .
2006-12-02 14:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do tend to stretch things out, especially on little things like deeds. They use those to fill in the time between court cases, so it they're busy in court, it takes longer to sort out the little things.When it gets to 6 weeks, go into the office and bang on the desk.It won't get you anywhere, but you'll feel a lot better (until security throw you out!). Good Luck.
2006-12-02 14:34:13 · answer #5 · answered by Val G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give them a ring and try to hurry them up, in fact I would ring them every TWO days, until you get satisfaction , they will get fed up, before you do !!
2006-12-06 05:32:41 · answer #6 · answered by Sierra One 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you need to be advised by a professional. Please speak to someone at a bank. Also speak to broker or person in real estate.
2006-12-02 14:24:12 · answer #7 · answered by Thebronx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋