Very slow and frustrating to deal with. My wife and I were 1st time buyers and were pressured into using Countrywide Property Lawyers by Fulfords Estate Agents. It took 14 weeks to complete a simple purchase with no chain on either side of the transaction. I were chasing CWPL all the time asking for information that the call centre staff simply didn't know. I would not recommend them at all. The next time we move we will go into our local town and find a solicitor there. CWPL quoted one price then more searches were required and they would not proceed until they had been paid for them. I have since found out that some of the searches were not necessary. Sometimes I would be on the phone for 20 minutes before being answered. But as you are in a queuing system you are paying for the privillege. 2 weeks before we finally got to exchange contracts CWPL told the vendor's solicitor that there was a hold up because we didn't have a mortgage. We had a mortgage before we'd even put an offer in on the house. It's just delaying tactics because CWPL hasn't done their work. Beware and avoid.
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May 13th, 2007
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