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  • Started the countdown timer on the nuclear option today after the estate agent told me that the vendors solicitor had told them to stop chasing as they were too busy to deal with this right now. Estate Agent spoke to vendor to find out why questions from 12 Dec were still outstanding, they have not yet been sent the questions by their solicitor. When he told me I informed him that we have already given our solicitor instructions to return out deposit and throw all the paperwork in the bin if he does not know by midday tomorrow a date and time for exchange.

    Estate agent called me back an hour later to tell me that the vendor has an appointment with their solicitor at 10am tomorrow to resolve all outstanding issues and sign the paperwork (we signed a month ago).

    Fingers crossed we will exchange Friday or Monday.

    Frustration levels are so high that right now I would readily walk away.

  • Had similar problems with my sale (though nowhere near as bad as this by the sounds of it). Why is the bar for solicitors performance so low? If I did this kind of stuff at work I would be sacked within days...

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