I am currently moving house and the house we are moving in has no one living in it. why does it take so long?!!!
2007-01-09 23:39:13 · 11 answers · asked by Claire S 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Because solicitors charge by the hour normally, and taking a long time makes it look like they are being careful.
I worked as both an estate agent, and later as a legal secretary for a conveyancing solicitor - trust me.
You need to keep on top of them and do as much as you can yourself.
2007-01-09 23:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by chillipope 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because your solicitor will be doing their job correctly and making sure that you're not buying a death trap or a house that's about to be the neighbour to a new supermarket.
They will be completing land and environment searches to ensure there is nothing dangerous in your soil, making sure there is no noise pollution from planes or cars. They will also be reporting to the local council so see if there has been any complaints against noisy neighbours or too many parked cars.
They will be looking into the adjustments on the house to see if any extensions/replacement windows/gas appliances are safe and have been installed correctly.
They will also be applying for the deeds to the house to ensure that the garden boundaries are correct, that you're not being done out of any land. They will also check that there is no financial commitment to the house that you might have to take on,
All these things take time, but you can be assured that they will be checking everything out to make sure that you are buying your dream home and not a money pit.
2007-01-09 23:51:13 · answer #2 · answered by Emily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When kids and equity are involved it could take over 2 years. You'll probably need to contact a solicitor (you may be entitled to legal aid to pay for this). My husbands last marriage took 4 months to do because there were no kids or property but they had to be separated for 2 years prior. You'll have to give reasons why the marriage is beyond repair (usually this is the nasty bit). If you can't convince the court of this you'll have to wait 2 years before you can apply. Maybe the CAB can help you, I'm not sure.
2016-05-23 03:28:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most solicitors have different kinds of work to do, and they prioritise depending on when stuff is due. So anything that has to go to court, for example, has a set court date by which time all the preparation must be completed.
This isn't true for things like house purchases or sorting out wills, so they get pushed to the bottom of the pile. This is made worse in housebuying as there are TWO sets of solicitors, both taking ages to do anything, and slowing each other down even more.
So badgering them does sometimes encourage them to pull their finger out, but less so with getting the other person's solicitor to hurry up. My friend finally got hers sorted out by turning up at the solicitor's office and showing them her nine-months-pregnant belly as evidence of why she needed to move house VERY urgently!
2007-01-09 23:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by onefishtwofish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chiilipope is perfectly correct ...if they did the necessary paperwork in a week for eg ...everyone would complain about the size of the bill ....the truth is ..for most houses it is a very simple process
Try this ...if you feel the process is taking to long .......if you can , get in contact with the seller /buyer of the house ......normally they are just as keen to get thing moving as you are ...then both of you contact your own solictors and ask why it is taking so long ...normally you will find that each solictor will blame the other for the hold up ....as solictors only communicate by letters ( they charge for this - so they dont do phone calls !!) ask for an appointment to see the paperwork !! Who ever is at fault will quickly get things moving for you ......dont be put off ...you are paying them to do you a service .......
2007-01-10 00:02:40 · answer #5 · answered by bluebottle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how long is it taking ?
It can take as little as a week if you've the cash waiting and all paperwork ready..
If you are having a mortgage, maybe its that, maybe its the land registry or searches response. Maybe its any number of environmental searches etc they seem to want to do these days.
Or maybe its just that they are spending 2.5 seconds per day on your case.
I'd go for the latter.
solictors just work in reactive mode. They will address something when it arrives on thier desk, they don't chase anything. chances are they are waiting on a response about a land registry query or something.
you have to chase them.
I had a letter from my solictor in September. i still haven't replied. Wouldn't you have thought if he wanted an answer he would chase me ? ( its not to do with a house sale or impacting anyone else so don't have a go at me please )
2007-01-10 02:13:48 · answer #6 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot of paperwork - eg searches to see that the property is owned by the sellers and is not subject to charges. There also may need to be surveys for subsidence etc. Deeds may need rectifying eg when I bought my house a communal passageway between mine and next door was incorrectly marked on the appropriate documents and my solicitor had to get them to sign some paperwork appertaining to that
2007-01-09 23:53:02 · answer #7 · answered by big pup in a small bath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Solicitors always seem to drag everything out. I dont know why, thats just the way it is. House buying is notoriously difficult and stressful. My daughter in similar position. Hope yours goes smoothly and quickly soon.
2007-01-09 23:47:08 · answer #8 · answered by Caroline 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to keep pushing them.
Solicitors are like wheel barows, all the time you are pushing them they are moving forward. When you stop you can come back a week later and they will be in the same place.
2007-01-09 23:53:20 · answer #9 · answered by maka 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have you not clicked yet its all about the legal system making more money out of people.
2007-01-11 01:50:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋