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Vendor trying to push me to use same solicitors

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ColdFeetWarmHeart · 20/08/2014 11:10

Anyone had any experience of this? Obviously the estate agent is telling me that they will not tell me who to instruct. I have also just been on the phone with their solicitors to get a quote etc, and they have told me I can use any solicitor that I like. Obviously it MAY speed things up if I were to use same solicitor (but judging by the idiots that have just answered the phone, I'm not convinced!)

has anyone else had this? Can they refuse to agree to the sale if I use my solicitor instead (I had planned to use a solicitor that I have used before that I was very happy with, and they also happen to have a lower quote!)

Esate agent has gone off to phone vendors to discuss this with them again. Sales instructions are supposed to be sent to the solicitors today, and house taken off the market.....

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ColdFeetWarmHeart · 20/08/2014 13:41

Hoping to hear back from estate agent soon! The man selling the house is a builder - he bought house to do up and sell on. I am hoping that this means that he wants a quick sale and he isn't going to continuously make unreasonable demands....

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HermioneWeasley · 20/08/2014 13:49

This would make me very nervous. It sounds like you really want the house, but I suspect he'll be a nightmare to deal with.

ColdFeetWarmHeart · 20/08/2014 14:23

I'm not quite sure what to think at the moment. The estate agent hasn't been able to get hold of either of the vendors yet today .....

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