I'm in the process of buying a house.
I haven't signed contracts yet but am due to next week at some stage.
Because of a bad experience I had a year or two ago where I nearly had to go to court to get out of a property contract (I did in the end) I need my solicitor to make sure that all the t's are crossed on this contract and I'm fully protected etc should anything go wrong.
I was dealing with a solicitor in a firm over the last few months but she left last Friday week. I was under pressure to get things moving forward this week so called the solicitors to speak to the person I was told was now dealing with things. After three days of trying to contact this person (being told he either was not there, was busy or would call me back) I insisted that someone call me back.
I got a call from a girl who didnt seem to know much about my purchase etc. I sent her an email basically to bring her up to speed. I heard nothing back from her but then recieved an email today which said that due to staff changes they cant give me the attention that I request at this time and that a new solicitor is stating on March 1st who can deal with my case at this time. She said that if I need immediate attention she suggests instructing another solicitor and will only charge me a reduced rate for work done up to now.
Im completely disgusted because I'm under pressure to sign next week and cant wait any longer. If I change solicitors now can they actually charge me considering they are telling me that they basically cant fulfill their commitment to me?
Also can anybody suggest a good solicitor in the city centre(dublin) who is good with property contracts?
I haven't signed contracts yet but am due to next week at some stage.
Because of a bad experience I had a year or two ago where I nearly had to go to court to get out of a property contract (I did in the end) I need my solicitor to make sure that all the t's are crossed on this contract and I'm fully protected etc should anything go wrong.
I was dealing with a solicitor in a firm over the last few months but she left last Friday week. I was under pressure to get things moving forward this week so called the solicitors to speak to the person I was told was now dealing with things. After three days of trying to contact this person (being told he either was not there, was busy or would call me back) I insisted that someone call me back.
I got a call from a girl who didnt seem to know much about my purchase etc. I sent her an email basically to bring her up to speed. I heard nothing back from her but then recieved an email today which said that due to staff changes they cant give me the attention that I request at this time and that a new solicitor is stating on March 1st who can deal with my case at this time. She said that if I need immediate attention she suggests instructing another solicitor and will only charge me a reduced rate for work done up to now.
Im completely disgusted because I'm under pressure to sign next week and cant wait any longer. If I change solicitors now can they actually charge me considering they are telling me that they basically cant fulfill their commitment to me?
Also can anybody suggest a good solicitor in the city centre(dublin) who is good with property contracts?