An anonymous high street conveyancer reveals the truth behind the joy, frustrations, and the unexpected humour in being a high street conveyancer. Read their Diary in Today’s Conveyancer every week.
Thursday This was the first Maudy Thursday for as long as I can remember (and that is a long time!) where I have had no-one moving house. I had to complete the grant of a
Tuesday These few days before the Easter break tend to be really busy – I would guess that the Thursday before Easter is the third busiest day of the year for people moving house after
MONDAY It is interesting to find that as the world seems to slow down and house moves grind to a halt, there are still those who are keen to move and are willing to risk
Friday I had my last completion today – for the time being until restrictions on movement are lifted, or unless someone else selling an empty property has a buyer who is able to proceed. I
Thursday As I walked up the stairs to my office this morning, it suddenly hit me about this new world. There is less work, there is no social contact at work – I am the
Wednesday Today was the quietest day I have known for years. It took me back to the time of the crash in 2007 . The telephone hardly rang and I had to call myself just
Tuesday I had a completion today – I never used to be nervous about completions as I was just so used to doing them, final searches, exchange contracts, set the completion date, update the client,
Monday New guidance was issued this morning – a Variation Agreement to cover those who have already exchanged contracts and are now unable to complete due to the Government restrictions. It is so stressful for
Friday I had two completions today – both were completed quickly – one was the purchase of an empty house by a first time buyer, the second the sale of an empty house. In the
Thursday As I sat at my desk this morning, I looked across the road and saw that the firm, directly opposite my offices, had their blinds closed. I had heard from a friend who worked
Wednesday It is interesting that notwithstanding the Government announcement , some people still want to move. We all know how busy it is coming up to a holiday period and it seems that there are
Tuesday Before I went to bed last night, I checked my emails, and there were already many from clients who are due to move. Easter is always a busy time and I already had in
Monday Leaving the house this morning, I marvelled at how glorious the weather was – it was sunny but with a chill in the air. There was no traffic due to the schools being closed
Thursday And so it starts. The Government has made announcements that we are not to socialise in pubs and clubs. What is a lawyer to do? The chat after office hours about the latest cases
Wednesday In difficult times like these, it is important for conveyancers to talk with each other. We have all got so used to emailing and we all struggle with the deluge of emails – it
Being a conveyancer is like putting together a very large jigsaw puzzle – the pieces to that puzzle are all held by others and the conveyancer has to wait for those pieces to come from