Hi
I put an offer on an apartment in late March and it was sale agreed. However 7 weeks later the vendor's solicitor has still not sent the contracts to my solicitor. The Estate Agent is no longer responding to me.
How long should it take to obtain the deeds and draft the sale contract?
The apartment is vacant - it used to be an investment property - therefore should the vendor not want to sell as quickly as possible - esp considering the market and the fact that he is presumably paying a mortgage but not earning any income.
The apartment still appears on the Estate Agents website for sale - though it does say sale agreed on the sign outside it- could they be trying to sell it to somebody else for a higher price and therefore delaying?
If they do - am I still liable for my solicitor's costs?
I put an offer on an apartment in late March and it was sale agreed. However 7 weeks later the vendor's solicitor has still not sent the contracts to my solicitor. The Estate Agent is no longer responding to me.
How long should it take to obtain the deeds and draft the sale contract?
The apartment is vacant - it used to be an investment property - therefore should the vendor not want to sell as quickly as possible - esp considering the market and the fact that he is presumably paying a mortgage but not earning any income.
The apartment still appears on the Estate Agents website for sale - though it does say sale agreed on the sign outside it- could they be trying to sell it to somebody else for a higher price and therefore delaying?
If they do - am I still liable for my solicitor's costs?