johnmurf83
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Just a quick question to ask people's opinion on this matter. I am currently nearing the end of a very lengthly process of buying a house, having gone sale agreed in early December. Six long months later and the end is finally in sight. Last week I had a call from the auctioneer wondering why the process was still being held up. I explained that my solicitor was still waiting to receive a document back from the vendor's solicitor (part of final searches), and until he received this, my solicitor couldn't transfer the monies to the vendor's solicitor. The auctioneer offered to ask the vendors for the keys in advance of this to enable me to move some stuff into the house while we were waiting for the transaction to complete fully. I accepted this offer. I got a call from the auctioneer the following evening saying that although the vendors were happy to give the keys, their solicitor put a stop to it, advising them that they still hadn't received the money from my solicitor (even though in actual fact it was they who had not sent back a necessary document to my solicitor which was preventing my solicitor from releasing funds). What has irked me is that the vendor's solicitor is in fact actually normally my solicitor of choice. I have used their professional services for the transfer of a house and land to me previously. I had paid my fees to them in a timely manner, never giving any cause to doubt my ability to pay or question my character. I could not use them for this transaction as the sellers had already nominated them to be their solicitor. Am I wrong to feel aggrieved at what I am perceiving as a lack of respect from this solicitor?