On 19/09/16 13:10, Huge wrote:
On 2016-09-19, Andy Burns wrote:
Huge wrote:

DJC wrote:

I've just sold and bought; solicitors may note the absence of all sorts
of paper-work, you then tell them not to bother

You just say "There's no paperwork for 'x'" (FENSA certificates
are the "best" example for that)

Actually FENSA certificates are the worst example for that, because you
can search by postcode/house number whether a certificate was ever
issued and pay to receive a replacement if you care.

Good grief. Who gives enough of a **** to do that?


The buyer's solicitor in a probate sale I had to oversee...

I think that's the nub - the buyer doesn't care. It's the bloody
solicitors who panic them into whining. In the case of a probate sale
that needs to be done fast (empty property) it was more expedient to go
on the FENSA site and pay and download a copy.

Yes, it's a load of stupid ********.

In exchange for (but wholly unrelated to) my diligence, I had a sale
that missed completion by 2 weeks! Boy, did they pay for that in late
completion penalties! I was *this* close to declaring them in breach of
contract and keeping the deposit.

The point being, they were quite happy to **** about with trivia like
FENSA certs, but could not manage the slightly bigger issue of producing
money on time!