Hello all
the following is a series of events which may seem so farcical or far fetched that they are unbelievable, but I assure you they are 100% accurate.
In August 2005 I put a deposit down on a house of €8K. The value of the property was €370K.
I was told by the estate agent that the transaction should close in 1-2 months as is the norm.
I heard nothing for 2 months, as a result i asked my solicitor what the hold up was. he informed me it was a ward of courts case and would be a little longer.
The estate agent informed me that documents were ready for signing in November 2005 and I should call my solicitor and make an appointment.
For 2 weeks i called my solicitor ( a solcitor that was recomended on this site)once each day, on each of the 10 occassions i got his voicemail. I asked him to call me back each time, but i received no response. I obtained his email and maiLed him asking him why he had not responded, here is the response, which is the best piece of customer relations you will ever see.
"bomdarding this office shall not make it move quicker and unless you stop, I intend to withdraw otherwise I shall be in touch after I have had a chance to review the new paperwork - it is in a queue"
I eventually signed contracts in mid december, My solicitor told me that keys should be issued by end january 2006.
In mid february I contacted him to see what was delay and was again warned off. I then learned that the vendors solicitor had left the firm and the transaction had been handed to another solicitor. The second solcitor then died and now a 3rd solicitor has been appointed
I have now been told that the title deeds and land registry cert has been lost by the vendor and this has held the property up further
Today I ranG the estate agent telling them the truth, that I cant hold on forever, I have a 5 week old child and and need to have a house.
The agent told me
" we dont mind if you withdraw, we would get 3% of an extra 100K if it went back on the market"
This lunchtime Icontacted my solicitor and begged him to put some pressure on.
He reponded with
"
vendor sols not yet released signed contracts on it - probably linked to their problems over lost title deeds etc - therefore both buyer and seller can withdraw - it is only option open to you - this firm is incurring losses supplying you with a continued service over this long period of time and I need to review it I cannot "update you" as the vendor sols are neglecting to communicate with this office".
If someone reading this has any idea of any course of action i can take please let me know