Hi folks,
we hired a solicitor who is cheap and less cheerful (he's had me on the phone everyday to him!) and we're coming to the end of the transaction...we're buying a house and the closing date is nigh.
When do you pay a solicitor ? And if you're not sure he/she is bothered at all about finishing the transaction, ie. registering title and mortgage, what can you do then if you've already paid them for the job... Do the banks chase it up with the solicitor? What comeback have we got if we pay him and discover he has done nothing with the transfer of title and registration of mortgage, payment of stamp duty... if you have a folio number can you check this in the land registry?
This person has returned one of about 25 phonecalls... am a little concerned that they will finish the job. And we will have paid them by then I'm sure.
ta for advice
mica
we hired a solicitor who is cheap and less cheerful (he's had me on the phone everyday to him!) and we're coming to the end of the transaction...we're buying a house and the closing date is nigh.
When do you pay a solicitor ? And if you're not sure he/she is bothered at all about finishing the transaction, ie. registering title and mortgage, what can you do then if you've already paid them for the job... Do the banks chase it up with the solicitor? What comeback have we got if we pay him and discover he has done nothing with the transfer of title and registration of mortgage, payment of stamp duty... if you have a folio number can you check this in the land registry?
This person has returned one of about 25 phonecalls... am a little concerned that they will finish the job. And we will have paid them by then I'm sure.
ta for advice
mica