The decluttering, cleaning, vacating, pandering, nailbiting antics of the stressed out house sellers goes on and on....

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Good luck terry's and these buyers seem like they're in a good position; hope it works out!

Well, we arranged our survey and it was done within 10 days. Our buyers' took nearly 5 weeks

Sorry, our survey results arrived 4 days after it was done and we're still waiting to hear if everything's ok with our buyer's one on here ..........

Sorry, our survey results arrived 4 days after it was done and we're still waiting to hear if everything's ok with our buyer's one on here ..........

if you get your own survey (separately to a mortgage valuation) then it takes as long as you want in that you find a surveyor and tell them when to do it! the report usually takes a week top write up but they should be able to give you a verbal highlight if any issues straightaway.

Hello all, I'm still here and still waiting..and waiting....and waiting....
Still sale agreed and still nothing to buy or even view
I've decided to do up dd's bedroom and pretend we don't want move, then maybe sod's law will come into force

I'll have to read up on all your progress as I can't keep up!

I don't think it's necessarily a mistake ruby but doing your own independent one gives you better access to the surveyor if you need to ask then questions about their report and if they make a mistake you can claim on their PI cover, if your bank appoints them I don't think you can do this.

Ruby I have a feeling (but may be wrong cos I can't think why I think this!) that you are near me. We booked the survey, it was done and we got the report all within a week.

We had good news last night ... Our EA ended up getting really cross with the EA further up the chain who was drip feeding info and dragging feet ... And the consequence is it looks like we might actually exchange next week ... Exactly 6 months after our offer was accepted!

Poor you doglover! Its a horrible, stressful time. Fingers crossed that it all comes together for you.

Ruby our buyers (who pulled out) had the survey done on the Firday and pulled out as a result on the monday, so their's was super quick, and that was a combined home buyers survery and valuation done by their mortgage provider. We had our valuation done by the mortgage company and survey done by a seperate company and ours took much longer, think it was about 10 days.

Hello everyone, we are having photos taken Thursday-supposed to be raining...

I'm sure we are both right then Ruby

Woo hoo our estate agent thinks we will exchange Tuesday! And move the following week! She ended up having to get quite shirty with the agent further up the chain who seemed to be in no hurry but it seems to have worked!

We are going with a local company (so local they are in our village!) and getting them to pack. So feels a bit like not much we can do right now ... What about you ruby?

Definitely pack yourself if you have bored teens! I did plan to lack but we don't have a spare room and there's nowhere to store the boxes so I gave up. My token 8 packed boxes are in the corner of the dining room looking very attractive!

I was going to pack myself but the removals company quoted me £120 to do it, seems a bit crazy to say no!

That's my house on rightmove :-0 had a little cry it looked so lovely and I feel horrible leaving it. Hoping we get some viewers and a quick sale .

50shades it's a very strange feeling, isn't it?

Good news here! Finally all the searches on all the houses in the chain are now complete (only 4 houses but it felt like 94 with how long it has all taken!) and it appears we will exchange on Tuesday and actually complete a week later! Woo hoo! Packers provisionally booked and grandparents on standby

Yey Jayne! Good luck!

Still no news here . Our prospective buyers have apparently received two contradictory responses from planning, so they're having to wait on a final decision (doesn't sound good, does it). However, our other prospective buyer has had some good viewings recently so may be in a position to offer again.

Still bloody waiting

My update is on the other current thread .................... feeling really sick and worried

Yay hassling the solicitor obviously worked, last bit of paperwork arrived for us to sign today so hopefully we can exchange this week
Only thing in the paperwork that we didn't know is the original Quaker covenant on the property which stipulates we can't run an alehouse from the property. Which is fine because all alcohol in our house is for drinking not selling .
Yay it looks like the end is finally in sight