I purchased my first property through Fellowes solicitors in May 2023. As I write this in May 2025, I am still awaiting my purchase to be registered with Land Registry. Despite chasing them several times by email and on the phone, I am just offered balderdash and piffles, like…. “After reviewing your application with HM Land Registry, I can confirm that it is still being processed. They have raised one additional requisition, which I have now addressed. I anticipate that the application will be completed shortly, most likely by the end of next week. I will provide an update and forward your registration documents as soon as I receive further correspondence from HM Land Registry.”….. those next weeks have come and long gone but the the registration of my property is still outstanding.
They still owe me £30 which I doubt very much will ever be returned, not because they want to keep it but just for the sheer lack of care.
I have since completed the purchase of a different property, through another solicitor, and the whole process took 3 months. Today, after 4 months since completion, I have already received confirmation of the registration of the second property being completed with Land Registry. What a difference it makes when your affairs are handled by an organised set of professionals.