Mortgage woes

*grumble* Some time ago I decided to change my mortgage from one mortgage provider
to another. All the paperwork is sorted, but I’ve been waiting 4 months for my solicitor
to sort out his end. Why do things take so long here in the UK? Apparently in the
US, sorting out the paperwork around a mortage is
relatively painless.

Ah well, I’ll give him a few more days and then give him a call