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Buyers support thread - stressed? Worried? Stuck in a chain? Gazumped? Well come and join us here

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Bakingnovice · 25/06/2013 12:31

I can't see if there is already a thread like this so here goes..

We finally upped our offer enough for it to be accepted on our dream house. It's been stressful so far and this is just the beginning. We have had so many let downs: vendor changing mind, vendor getting higher offer etc and we hope this sale goes through smoothly. We've been looking for years. Come and join me if you're buying and equally stressed....

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Turnipinatutu · 05/08/2013 10:26

Really pleased for you Flow. Enjoy your new home.

Augusta - How long have you been on the market? Have you had much interest at all?

Misty9 · 05/08/2013 19:40

Congrats Flow! Hopefully it'll be us soon... Still waiting on exchange though and now too late for months notice, so will be paying double rent/mortgage for a month Angry

baking how are you feeling about everything?

Turnipinatutu · 05/08/2013 20:22

Misty, what a pain about your double payments. Do you know what the hold up is?

We're still waiting for our house to go back online. The EA's server has been down, so although we have a board up the house isn't on RM etc so not much chance of any viewings!
It's also still in their window showing as sale agreed.
They have been good so far, but I think I might have to call in on them tomorrow. I know they must be stressed with the server being down but we need a buyer!

Bakingnovice · 05/08/2013 21:43

Oh misty that's not good about double payments. Can you delay completion for a few weeks? Fingers crossed it goes smoothly for you.

Turnip - time to get the agents to do their job. Get on their case ASAP. Is your dream house still available ?

I'm doing ok. I think it's going to be stressful all the way and even my family think I'm over thinking and panicking over finances. I know for sure that I am never moving again after this. It's horrid!

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Misty9 · 05/08/2013 21:48

We considered delaying completion but really we just want to get in there now, and consider a few extra hundred quid in the grand scheme of things is doable!

turnip definitely get on their case! The window at least should be up to date. Bloody rm, we've had issues with supposed 'server problem' when our house wasn't marked as being sstc for ages.. and we paid way under asking so were terrified of being gazumped good luck with it all.

baking glad you're feeling (marginally?) more relaxed about it all. We've moved 7 times in the last 5 years (all rented) and can't wait to not have to move again for a VERY long time! Even treating ourselves to packers this time if it happens Grin

thegraduand · 05/08/2013 21:57

Great news flow

We've hit our first hiccup, the vendors have chosen the same solicitors as us so one of us is going to have to change

Turnipinatutu · 05/08/2013 21:59

Yep, dream house still on the market.....at the moment....
I'm still checking everyday and try not to drive past too often Blush

didireallysaythat · 05/08/2013 22:34

Misty I can share the pain on the double payments. We are on two months notice so its twice as bad for us (and we still missed the school application deadline). Still we should complete on Thursday so can't complain.

Suffering rightmove withdrawal symptoms. It's been three years of waking up to check the searches....

flow4 · 06/08/2013 07:29

Don't worry, didireally, you can swap the RM addiction for an eBay and IKEA one! Grin Wink That's what I seem to have done... We couldn't get our table out of our old kitchen (re-plastering had removed crucial inches from the staircase width! Hmm ) so we're currently table-less until I find a new one I like!

Misty, I feel your double payments pain, tho my overlap is only 2 weeks... But every month without a tenant, now or in the future, means I'm paying two mortgages! Shock

I think you're right about stress all the way, baking!

I've got my fingers crossed for you turnip, and everyone else still waiting...

Turnipinatutu · 06/08/2013 12:44

Chased the EA today. They're still having server problems and have had to get the whole system replaced. She said she was hoping we would be online by Thursday and would update their window in the meantime.
With these delays I'm starting to feel our dream house slipping away Sad

Misty9 · 06/08/2013 21:47

turnip that's rubbish :( is their own website at least up to date?

didi I'm pretty sure that you can't be held to a two month notice period? It's one month for you and two for the landlord - unless you're coming to the end of your initial contract term?

Definitely swapped my rm addiction for a Pinterest/eBay and google one Blush

No news still. Will chase tomorrow. Meanwhile having major wobbles about even staying in this city. Mostly due to employment opportunities (or lack thereof) but also my family being so far away :( think we're staying though.

Bakingnovice · 06/08/2013 23:11

Got my fingers crossed for you misty. Buying a house is so tough, I hope you make the right decision for you. I couldn't be far from my family because it is such a comfort having them around but dh could happily go weeks without seeing his family. Turnip - keep hounding the agents. It's poor form to not have it amended by now.

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didireallysaythat · 07/08/2013 07:21

Misty9 - alas we are coming to the end of the contract which the estate reduced to a 6 month agreement at our request. So while it's a bit annoying it could be 8 months.....

I'm going to have a leisurely clean - anything to get back the 2 months deposit...

AugustaProdworthy · 07/08/2013 20:31

Been on for ages, had three buyers but each pulled out for various reasons unconnected to our house. We have therefore lost houses we were going for and feel very jaded now. Viewing on Monday went really well but was too far away from where viewer wanted to live. We have done everything to help sell it and now with two agents. I'm fed up with not knowing if and when we will ever move!

didireallysaythat · 07/08/2013 21:32

Augusta we had something similar (started looking July 2010) and since then missed out on 3 houses with cash buyers in rented. We moved into rented ourselves when it looked like we were going to lose our second lot of buyers. Glad we did now but at the time I wasn't sure...

Turnipinatutu · 07/08/2013 22:16

Oh no! The EA's of our dream house have changed the photos to really attractive summery ones! It looks gorgeous Sad
This will really increase their viewings I'm sure.

Bakingnovice · 07/08/2013 23:01

Don't worry turnip, anyone who wanted to view will already have done so. Am really curious about it. Send me a link via message. It sounds amazing. Just remember its been on a while and is out of many people's budget.

Augusta - we've been in your situation. That is why we have been forced to become landlords and get a let to buy mortgage. Letting our house, using the equity release funds to purchase our house. We desperately wanted a clean break but will have to let and no doubt watch our house be trashed by tenants ( can you tell I'm emotionally attached to the current house). Now it's happening so quick after years of let downs.

Flow - how's the new house? All settled?

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flow4 · 08/08/2013 09:13

The new house is lovely baking, but we're a long way from settled I'm afraid! We've been sorting out the old house - skip arriving at 11:30 am today - and building flat-pack furniture and, unfortunately, dealing with some unexpected problems. The washing machine and its plumbing were damaged in the move (by over enthusiastic friend) meaning we have a broken waste pipe on the sink at the old house, and floods at both old and new. And I've cracked the exhaust on my poor little car, I think by overloading it. :( There are other less major problems too, and they're all energy- and time-consuming.
Luckily, I've been able to sit in my new garden at the end of the day and relax - that's really lovely. :) Thanks for thinking of me. :)

Hope everyone else is OK. :)

Minion · 08/08/2013 09:22

Hi everyone.
Can I neb in? Been reading for a while and everything was going swimmingly, until now (cue dramatic suspense type music).
Ok, so we've been hunting for a while, we saw this property on RM in march, on at 225k, didn't arrange a viewing but saw it from the outside, was ok.
Then it dropped to 210k 2 months later so we decided to have a wee look inside. Well, you know how the story goes. In love with it. Big 1930s semi, truly south facing garden, cellars yadda yadda yadda.
So we offered a cheeky 190k, knowing they'd say no, but it was a starting point for negotiations. Slept on it for a few days and upped to 196k. They slept on that and in the morning said if you offer 200k we'll stop viewings and it's yours.
So, we ummed, ahhed and dithered, and we finally said yes.
All good so far, EA even said 'done, it's yours'.
The vendors said to us as we are FTB they'll be prepared to move into rented acc if we needed to be in quickly.
We don't, in fact we need to strung it out till end of oct so gather all fees etc, our mortgage advisor said this was extremely easy to do.

Fast forward 3 weeks later and we've received a call from the EA asking if we can be in end of September, a whole month earlier, eeek!
This is the problem. The end of October is the earliest we can do due to paydays etc and we think our vendors vendor is putting pressure on them to be in end of September, obviously needing us to be then, also.

So, we are now worried if we can't agree to it, we'll lose the house, so will our vendors and then the chain breaks...

Any advice as to where we stand with all this?
As I said, we are FTB so any help is much appreciated. The mortgage advisor has already pushed back our survey by a week to help us out, I guess I'm just freaking out now.
It was all going too smoothly.. Humph.

Sorry for the waffle too!

Bakingnovice · 08/08/2013 09:29

Flow - your garden sounds lovely. We are going to have similar probs as you I'm sure as we have to leave our house tenantable.

Minion - we were in a similar position. My advice is just be honest. It's best to tell them now about your dates/timescale so everyone can work to that. Once we told everyone we couldn't complete in August (5 weeks from offer) a weight was lifted. Good luck!

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Turnipinatutu · 08/08/2013 11:20

Hello Minion, I'd agree with Baking, just honest and let them know exactly what the problem is.
There's a difference between people who are being difficult, because they want everything to suit them and those who have genuine reasons.
Good luck.

Turnipinatutu · 10/08/2013 00:04

Well our house details are finally up online, at least on the EA website.....only with the wrong photos!!! Ahhhhhh! Angry
I supplied them with all up to date photos and emailed over the complete set that I wanted them to use, so the listing was fresh and they seem to have mixed them up with the old ones! Plus one bloody awful photo of the front of the house! Don't know where that came from Confused

So I shall be paying them a personal visit tomorrow morning to make sure it's put right. Just hope I can get them changed before the listing goes to RM etc Sad

Misty9 · 10/08/2013 08:24

Oh turnip, how stressful and frustrating. If I were you, I'd be talking about reducing their commission - or going elsewhere. They need to get their arses in gear and sell your house. Open day? Good luck

Turnipinatutu · 10/08/2013 12:05

Thanks Misty.
I think it's sorted now, after 3 phone calls, 2 emails and a visit!
The EA did seem really stressed and apologetic at least.

Now we need some viewings! Come on people, buy my house quick!

Bakingnovice · 10/08/2013 14:12

Oh turnip good luck. I hate the selling process. It's horrible. But still wish we had managed to sell I stead of letting it.

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