Hi,
I bought a unit in mid-December and the agent confirmed that the contract has been exchanged and the deposit already banked into the agent's trust account.
My solicitor enquired about the signed contract just before the Christmas holidays and was told it was in the mail. Then my solicitor went off for holidays and returned last week, and didn't get the contract. When the solicitor asked the vendor's solicitor again, he was told that the vendor has changed solicitor. The new solicitor was supposed to follow-up on Friday but no word yet. Why did the vendor's original solicitor lied about sending the contract out back in December?
With settlement coming up in later this month, I'm not even sure if the property has exchanged legally or is there some games played by the vendor or agent.
What should I do? I'm getting quite frustrated with this delay and wouldn't mind pulling out of the purchase if I could get my deposit + interest back.
Thanks.
I bought a unit in mid-December and the agent confirmed that the contract has been exchanged and the deposit already banked into the agent's trust account.
My solicitor enquired about the signed contract just before the Christmas holidays and was told it was in the mail. Then my solicitor went off for holidays and returned last week, and didn't get the contract. When the solicitor asked the vendor's solicitor again, he was told that the vendor has changed solicitor. The new solicitor was supposed to follow-up on Friday but no word yet. Why did the vendor's original solicitor lied about sending the contract out back in December?
With settlement coming up in later this month, I'm not even sure if the property has exchanged legally or is there some games played by the vendor or agent.
What should I do? I'm getting quite frustrated with this delay and wouldn't mind pulling out of the purchase if I could get my deposit + interest back.
Thanks.