Pre-Contract Enquiries

Conveyancing 01/12/2002

There have been a number of complaints to the Conveyancing Committee to the effect that some practitioners are refusing to deal with pre - contract queries.

It is the view of the committee that the raising of reasonable and appropriate pre-contract queries is in accordance with proper conveyancing practice. It follows therefore that such queries should be responded to by a Vendor's Solicitor and that no unreasonable time or other constraints should be imposed in relation to such queries.