We sold our house end of June. In a chain of 5 in total, we are second from the top. Initially we had said we needed to be moved in September due to our baby being due November.
The last 6 weeks our estate agent has hounded us (nicely) because our buyers buyer has been threatening to pull out as it's taking too long. We've advised again and again we are doing everything we can to get this pushed through and I have been chasing solicitors daily, I promised everyone in the chain we WILL get this through for completion in October. Us and the people above us have bend over backwards to get things done ASAP, including sitting outside solicitors office for them opening and spent time hand delivering contracts rather than waiting one day for post. The people above us are buying an empty property which had some difficulties initially but finally on Wednesday morning we received the news that we could complete one week today (30/10).
The people above us were ecstatic and agreed immediately as did we, and we then received notification that our buyers had agreed too. The people above us messaged me to advise their sols had said the whole chain had agreed. Our solicitors and mortgage lender sent through a confirmation of completion date (pending exchange of contracts happening tomorrow 25/10).
With it being a short timescale between exchange and completion, we rallied round yesterday sorting out all sorts of stuff ready for next Weds - removals, home insurance, car insurance, care for our kids and dog, I moved my midwife appointment and booked furniture deliveries as we have basically no furniture or white goods.
Today at 5pm (!) our estate agent rang me to say, unfortunately our buyers buyer has been in touch and feels actually, it is too short notice to complete and has proposed to complete on 15/11. He is trying to push back on this.
They are fully aware that is our baby's due date as I made this clear a few weeks ago, and honestly I am gobsmacked they have suggested waiting another 3 weeks for completion after agreeing initially for next week, and literally hounding us and our estate agent for 6 weeks threatening to pull out of the sale and collapse the chain as they were so desperate to move!
I am utterly furious, and stressed out of my mind. I'm on crutches for PGP so can barely walk as it is, moving is already going to be difficult. My waters broke at 38+5 with my second baby and I will be moving at 37+4 if it goes ahead next Wednesday. Even that I feel is pushing it. I don't feel we can agree to complete any date in November at all, I'll either be very close to having a baby, or in hospital having the baby, or just have had the baby!
What would you do in this situation? Has anyone been through this where someone in the chain is difficult? I'm so heartbroken as we'd just finished getting everything set up for next week, and I just feel agreeing to a completion for on my EDD would be a recipe for disaster!