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Wasnt the solicitors bill - was the 10% to exchange the first time. The one tomorrow is another 5% + stamp duty + fees for conveying!
Do most people go to branch for this crap or do it themselves when sending money to the solicitors?
One of the most stressful parts of everything for me has been doing the funds transfers on online banking - did one for 45k last week, have never checked something was correct so many times in my bloody life, got to do another 30 odd K tomorrow and am dreading it already! Do most people go to branch for this crap or do it themselves when sending money to the solicitors?
I always send them a small random amount under £1 and get them to read the amount back to me for verification. At this point you have the payee set up and know that it is working. Saves any fretting...One of the most stressful parts of everything for me has been doing the funds transfers on online banking - did one for 45k last week, have never checked something was correct so many times in my bloody life, got to do another 30 odd K tomorrow and am dreading it already! Do most people go to branch for this crap or do it themselves when sending money to the solicitors?
I always send them a small random amount under £1 and get them to read the amount back to me for verification. At this point you have the payee set up and know that it is working. Saves any fretting...
Ordered our flooring, £8k, OUCH
There's a very strong possibility the estate agents gave them the wrong information. Memorandums of sale are rarely 100% correct whether it's an error in someone's name, wrong address for solicitors or heck even wrong firm of solicitorsAbout week or so ago I found out my solicitor haven't yet recieved the contract from sellers solicitor....
I had to chase the estate agent which is selling the house and they were unaware of this....
Several phone calls and emails later works out their solicitors sent the contract to the wrong place....
I guess if I never bothered bothering everyone it would take even longer for them to do it themselves.
I did this even though it was transferring to the firm I work for and I know the details by heart! Amazing how many people are so nonchalant about it all and send 6 figures straight up without a test payment. I guess they have a desire to be on the front page of a tabloid when it all goes pear shaped?I always send them a small random amount under £1 and get them to read the amount back to me for verification. At this point you have the payee set up and know that it is working. Saves any fretting...
I just though being that they are solicitors they would be accurate but then again, mistakes gappenThere's a very strong possibility the estate agents gave them the wrong information. Memorandums of sale are rarely 100% correct whether it's an error in someone's name, wrong address for solicitors or heck even wrong firm of solicitors
Thats nice problems to have!Looks like we are all good for Friday now, deposit, stamp duty and all fees paid today, just waiting for first direct to transfer remaining funds. Going to be an intense weekend to move all our stuff hopefully!
How big is the house? And what's the price of the carpet?
We got a quote for a 4 bed 3 storey at £6.5k.
80 meters of £20 per sq m carpet and some amtico in kitchen and hallway.
Was not expecting that high either
We have recieved what I believe is to be conveyancing paperwork, outlining out land boundaries, what sellers are leaving behind etc...
If we happy with all the paperwork, how long does it normally take from this stage to exchange?
I don't see what else they might be doing for another 6-8 weeks that was "rought process time".
Thanks.