Solicitor taking instructions from some I haven’t given permission

[DSCx]

Just a quick question. Me and my ex partner are selling our house. His mum seems to be dealing with everything on his side. Since it is both of our houses, should I not have had to give permission that she can be involved?

Also, she has taken it upon herself to tell the solicitor that if we have not exchanged by tomorrow, we will be remarketing the house. The solicitors then went on to threaten my buyers with this. Should I have not been informed by the solicitors that this was what they were going to do and my stance on situation? Any update I am receiving is through my ex partner from his Mum.

 

[ethical PR]

Presumably you jointly commissioned the solicitors with your ex and are jointly paying for them. In this case call the solicitor and remind them of this and that any instructions need to be agreed by you and your partner and his mother isn't authorised to speak on your behalf.

This is a business forum by the way so you are likely to be better placed asking this type of question on a consumer forum.

 

[The Byre]

At a wild guess, you probably signed something, making one person the sole instructor and that you are represented by that one person.

Solicitors try to run a mile from a 'community of heirs', as they fall out with one another. They tend to want one sensible person to represent the whole lot. Otherwise they end up running from one to another, trying to get unity and clarity and also tend to not get paid.