Hi all, I would like to know how long does it normally take to get titles issued for a new 2 lot subdivision.
A bit of background.
I'm in Victoria and have recently finished knocking down an old house and building 2 houses on the block, one house I am keeping as my PPOR and the other was sold off the plan. The sale of the house cannot go through until Titles have been issued
My problem is a conveyancer who is slow to do anything and only acts after I chase him up on what he's been doing.
The Surveyors released the documents for lodging but the conveyancer did nothing for 2 weeks before he requested consent from the bank to subdivide and that was only after I contacted the bank myself to see what the hold up was.
Today, again I rang the bank to see what was happening and they tell me they had sent a document to the conveyancer last week that I needed to sign before they will give consent, I ring my conveyancer and yes there is a document there but he hadn't bothered to tell me about it, if I hadn't rang who knows how long it might have been before he told me.
When I went to the office to sign he had someone else give me the document and he left the office while I was busy signing avoiding having to answer any questions.
I thinks his conduct has been unprofessional and I have serious doubts about his ability to handle the work, its been 3 weeks since he received the file and he has done very little and lied about it being the banks fault .
How long should it take to get Titles and is it unreasonable of me to expect him to be working efficiently and submitting paperwork as soon as he receives it.
Any advice would you appreciated especially from anyone who has done a subdivision before.
A bit of background.
I'm in Victoria and have recently finished knocking down an old house and building 2 houses on the block, one house I am keeping as my PPOR and the other was sold off the plan. The sale of the house cannot go through until Titles have been issued
My problem is a conveyancer who is slow to do anything and only acts after I chase him up on what he's been doing.
The Surveyors released the documents for lodging but the conveyancer did nothing for 2 weeks before he requested consent from the bank to subdivide and that was only after I contacted the bank myself to see what the hold up was.
Today, again I rang the bank to see what was happening and they tell me they had sent a document to the conveyancer last week that I needed to sign before they will give consent, I ring my conveyancer and yes there is a document there but he hadn't bothered to tell me about it, if I hadn't rang who knows how long it might have been before he told me.
When I went to the office to sign he had someone else give me the document and he left the office while I was busy signing avoiding having to answer any questions.
I thinks his conduct has been unprofessional and I have serious doubts about his ability to handle the work, its been 3 weeks since he received the file and he has done very little and lied about it being the banks fault .
How long should it take to get Titles and is it unreasonable of me to expect him to be working efficiently and submitting paperwork as soon as he receives it.
Any advice would you appreciated especially from anyone who has done a subdivision before.