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Enquiries outstanding

Enquiries outstanding is a status meaning that one or more questions raised in the conveyancing process about the property or the sale have not yet been answered.

In plain English

It shows that there are still replies missing in the conveyancing process. One or more questions about the property or the sale are still waiting for an answer.

In context

Here, it communicates that one or more conveyancing questions about the property or the sale still have no answer.

Situation
Following home-purchase, mortgage, valuation, survey, and closing administration
What it communicates
shows that some enquiries are still unanswered.

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not say which questions are unanswered or how significant they are.

Examples

“The purchase was still classed as enquiries outstanding because the seller had not answered questions about the loft conversion and the shared driveway.”

Core meaning

“Until a reply on the lease length came in, the solicitor left the file as enquiries outstanding.”

In context