Vine Orchards - Exmouth

bccochrane1

I have used Vine Orchards on three occasions over the years, the most recent one this year. All the staff are great, always give you time, return calls and keep you informed through the whole process. Highly recommend them

C C

I was purchasing a house in Bristol and the sellers used Vine Orchards.

All was going fine until my lender asked for the structural warranty documents and to confirm the property type before issuing a mortgage offer. The vendors and the solicitor provided different answers regarding the construction type to my lender. I had to ask for the drawings to confirm the true nature of the build, after seeing the drawings my surveyor confirmed that they were both incorrect!

I noticed in the small print of the 10 year warranty pack provided to my lender that the ‘Sewage Pumping Station’ wasn’t covered. This had not been disclosed by the vendors and when I asked for further information on the Sewage Pump Vine Orchards' solicitor responded “I’m sure your surveyor can tell you everything you need to know”. After asking a second time she did eventually share the documents she held on file.

Both sets of agents agreed that the sellers should have disclosed the Sewage Pumping Station at the start of the process. The solicitor however did not take this well and sent an extremely unprofessional email which prompted me to withdraw my offer immediately.

After looking at Vine Orchards' website I can see that the solicitor dealing with the case is not in fact a property solicitor! Why are Vine Orchards allowing someone to act outside of their scope of practice?

I was Here

We used Lisa to help purchase our house last June. Had a fantastic experience and the purchase went through smoothly. Any questions we had were answered very quickly. Can highly recommend.

Sarah Ferrier

I can't fault the support we received from Lisa Ubank at Vine Orchards. She acted with absolute integrity and professionalism throughout the whole process, and with patience, kindness and good humour. It's the first time ever we've felt a solicitor has been completely on our side, and has had our backs. We felt listened to, and respected. Lisa went over and above to help us meet a challenging deadline, calmly dealt with issues as they came up, and kept us informed at every step. Even after we completed, Lisa was helpful and reassuring when an issue cropped up unexpectedly. It was lovely to work with Lisa, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her expertise.

Carla Elston

Extremely satisfied with the services provided from Vine Orchards. Lisa Ubank went above and beyond to help me purchase my first home. She kept me updated throughout the surprisingly quick process and was consistently prompt when returning any queries, and worked professionally and polite with myself and third parties.
I would have no hesitation to use Lisa at vine orchards again should I need to in the future.

EdwardL

Dealt with Jim McIntosh, a partner in the firm. He was thoroughly professional in helping me prepare my will and powers of attorney, but more importantly put me at ease and guided through the process with his expertise. Very impressed with the prompt service and fees were very reasonable compared to other quotes received from local firms. Highly recommended.

Rob Gregor

I recently arrived in the Uk and quickly found that I needed help negotiating the process to apply for residency.

Mat Harris and the team at Vine Orchards were brilliant! I received sensible timely, affordable and, most importantly, successful help with my residency application.

I thoroughly recommend approaching Vine Orchards if you need help with any residency problems.

Alison Cole

Would recommend. Friendly service and approachable.