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@andos I'm sorry to hear that man. They do say moving house can be one of the most stressful things, but I naively thought we'd be okay as there is no chain!
Our conveyancer does give us good updates, but obviously can't give us updates when the ball is in the court of the seller's conveyancer. I'll expand a little on the circumstance, as it's generated quite a few replies, which I really appreciate!
Current state is our conveyancer sent off enquiries to the seller's conveyancer on September 27, and still hasn't had them back. So ours can't tell us anything other than they're waiting to hear back and have chased the other conveyancer several times and not heard back. I'd got in touch with the EA in desperation as I don't have direct contact with the seller, and I had hoped the EA would be motivated to help move this along as someone who is motivated to earn their commission and move on.
The EA came back on October 16 to say that the seller's conveyancer had dictated the enquiries and sent them to the seller earlier that day. However when I then came across the seller in person on October 24, they told me they'd heard nothing from their conveyancer, that they had also called the EA the previous week and been told that we were the hold up. Both of us were kinda shocked but also not shocked.
And I think what's even worse, the seller told me that they'd only chosen the conveyancer because the estate agent offered them a package for a fixed price to sell the house that included using the EA's recommended solicitor! I told them that if I were them I'd consider firing the conveyancer, getting a refund, and then finding someone else who will do a better job.