Reply to: Lost my buyer :-(

[ASB]

The solicitor decides who does the searches. You pay them to sort this out for you.

I think I misunderstood. I was referring to relying on a search done by somebody else.

[Mincepie]

I thought so too as it's human waste.

Thats put me off the visit to the farmers market now

[SueEllen]

I thought it was illegal to do that?

http://www.wte-ltd.co.uk/emptying_tanks.html

http://m.fraserburghherald.co.uk/new...wage-1-2535406

I thought so too as it's human waste.

[ZARDOZ]

It's a local farmer.

Perhaps I can take a pic of him spreading it all over the fields as evidence.

I thought it was illegal to do that?

http://www.wte-ltd.co.uk/emptying_tanks.html

http://m.fraserburghherald.co.uk/new...wage-1-2535406

[tomtomagain]

Yes - he tells me it was impossible to get anything from her

And then he charged you 30 quid.

[Gumbo Robot]

Nah, there's a carve-out in the consultation for that scenario, although you may have to make a payment upfront and reclaim it later (assuming you can sell within a year IIRC). The whole thing is stupid, but it isn't aimed at people in your position.

Yes, I've read that you can reclaim if you sell within 18 months but you still pay the full amount upfront. Can't find a definitive answer but it does seem to discriminate against people who, for example, get a LTB because they have to relocate and don't want to rent.

[jamesbrown]

Edit: scratch that - SDLT will apply to the new purchase

Nah, there's a carve-out in the consultation for that scenario, although you may have to make a payment upfront and reclaim it later (assuming you can sell within a year IIRC). The whole thing is stupid, but it isn't aimed at people in your position.

[AtW]

Or, am I mistaken, and it's all my fault because I wasn't on their backs all the time?

It is...

[SpontaneousOrder]

in 4 months your house has gone up in value by a significant % so put it back on the market at a higher price and answer the next solicitors questions better

I assume then that Gumbo's new home is already purchased?

[Gumbo Robot]

You could always contact the buyer directly, explain the issue and ask if they are still interested.

But I agree with a previous poster in that the price is likely to have gone up over the past 4 months: we have seen around a 5% to 8% increase in parts the SE in just the past 3 months. A lot of this is due to investors rushing to buy before the SDLT surcharge kicks in, but they seem to be overpaying as far as I am concerned.

It could however present you with an opportunity to get another £20k or so.

I doubt it. Rural property market round here is pretty stagnant - particularly at the low-mid end.

Next option is to look at LTB since I really don't want to lose the house I've had an offer accepted on.

Edit: scratch that - SDLT will apply to the new purchase

[SueEllen]

A reasonable percentage of solicitors would advise their clients not to proceed on the basis of a non local authority search.

The solicitor decides who does the searches. You pay them to sort this out for you.

[ASB]

There are private firms that do this & are much quicker. It really does appear that this particular solicitor spent weeks doing f all.

Oh, and thanks :-)

A reasonable percentage of solicitors would advise their clients not to proceed on the basis of a non local authority search.

[SueEllen]

Hopefully your solicitor was no deal, no fee?
They are mostly fairly useless.
I expect the septic tank was just used as a delaying tactic.
If the buyer was committed to completing the deal, they'd just have asked for you to get it emptied, or got a quote for emptying and suggested knocking that off the price.

Some solicitors are seriously useless.

I have a couple of mates' who have issues selling properties due solicitors not doing their jobs.
In both cases it seemed the solicitor didn't understand the type of property the person was buying so were asking for things that were irrelevant to the sale and doing it very slowly.

[SueEllen]

Next time keep have some contact details of your buyer and say if there is a delay to contact you directly. That way if either solicitors or the estate agent starts dragging their feet or talking rubbish you can talk to each other direct and sort the issue out.

[ChimpMaster]

You could always contact the buyer directly, explain the issue and ask if they are still interested.

But I agree with a previous poster in that the price is likely to have gone up over the past 4 months: we have seen around a 5% to 8% increase in parts the SE in just the past 3 months. A lot of this is due to investors rushing to buy before the SDLT surcharge kicks in, but they seem to be overpaying as far as I am concerned.

It could however present you with an opportunity to get another £20k or so.