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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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icklekid · 29/08/2013 16:57

Hi, can I join in! Feel like I have been saying to people we are due to exchange in a couple of weeks for at least a month! Our property is ready to exchange- buyer signed all contracts etc, we have had a ridiculously long wait for our mortgage offer- the valuation report we were waiting for over a week eventually it turned out was delayed because the valuation had never happened! Anyway this has all happened now and the offer should be with the solicitors by Mon at the latest...phew! Then when speaking to the solicitors I find out she has been in contact with the vendors from whom we are buying for because they have a conservatory over a sewer and man hole. They haven't got permission from the water company and need to get this retrospectively! Can now only hope that they get it sorted quickly so I doesn't slow down the chain...I just want to move!

Wishfulmakeupping · 29/08/2013 21:57

Good news we accepted an offer yesterday and the dream house deal is still in place so hopefully it shouldn't have slowed us down at all- strangely it feels like it might actually happen now whereas with the other buyer it never quite felt right gut instinct I suppose?!

Turnipinatutu · 30/08/2013 00:29

Our buyers surveyer came today, he seemed to be very through, so I asked for his card in case we need to book a survey soon

Our buyer then phoned this evening to kindly let us know that all was well....phew!
She also let slip that they were hoping/aiming to complete by Christmas.
They are completing their sale at the end of next month, then renting, short term from friends, so we know they can't wait for us forever, but aiming for Christmas really means we have a month to 6 weeks to find something!

I'm booking a couple of viewings for next week. They're places I know aren't suitable, but I feel we should be trying.
Sooooo pissed off that the only house we like, won't accept our offer after 7 months on the market, 3 price drops and all the (expensive) work the place needs! And we're in such a strong position with our buyers, but it means nothing.
If our buyers have to pull out this time, we know we might as well give up.

Rant over Angry Sad

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Bakingnovice · 30/08/2013 08:35

We had our survey back too. It mentions electrics being older than 3 years, some windows need replacing and some boiler issues. I haven't raised them with the vendor as they seem
Pretty standard but what do you all think?

Turnip - good luck with your viewings. Fingers crossed for you.

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Turnipinatutu · 30/08/2013 10:07

Baking- I don't know much about these things, but I'd say that was nothing to worry about at all. Perhaps ask for the boiler to be serviced if it hasn't been done regularly.

50shadesofmeh · 30/08/2013 13:10

Our seller has removed white goods from the contract at last minute as they have been removed already , our original offer was on the proviso white goods were included. I'm so annoyed but moving day just over 2 weeks away and we don't want to delay exchange anymore.
If I was in rented accommodation just now I would lower my offer based on it but we are too scared to.

Turnipinatutu · 30/08/2013 17:17

50shades- Could you ask for a small drop to cover the cost of replacements? You don't have to threaten to pull out over it, but surely it wouldn't hurt to ask?

50shadesofmeh · 30/08/2013 18:54

We decided to proceed and vendor says he will put them
Back, whether he will or not remains to be seen but we couldn't risk losing this house because of old looking white goods, if I had a bigger set of balls I might have lowered my offer but to be honest our offer never really took the white goods into it .
Anyway we have exchanged now and completion is in 2 weeks woo hoo
Started packing up today and to say I feel overwhelmed is an understatement lol

Turnipinatutu · 30/08/2013 19:01

Congrats on exchanging! And good luck with the packing.....I'm very jealous!

50shadesofmeh · 30/08/2013 19:07

Thanks Turnip good luck with yours , my house truly is full of crap our lounge is full of boxes earlier and we haven't even made a dent in it yet, I might need to see about getting some storage.

Turnipinatutu · 30/08/2013 19:13

No just get a skip Grin

HearMyRoar · 30/08/2013 19:15

Well, we are out. The other offers have been raised to above the asking price and we can't go any higher. Ho hum. I am sure it will turn out for the best anyway. Good to luck to everyone here. I'm sure we will be back at some point. :)

Wishfulmakeupping · 30/08/2013 19:26

:( hopefully something even better will come along hearmyroar it did for us and I was not expecting it at all

50shadesofmeh · 30/08/2013 19:40

Lol Turnip only one thing for it

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Bakingnovice · 30/08/2013 22:55

Oh 50 congrats. How exciting! Please share all your packing and moving tips won't you?

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50shadesofmeh · 31/08/2013 09:27

I'm a bit annoyed our buyer wants to come out on Monday night and ' measure up' and I really can't be doing with it at the moment , we are up around our ears with all our stuff and need to try empty loft today of all the stuff accumulated it 10 years. I feel like I can't do anything now as I need to keep it tidy , would I be unreasonable to say No actually it's not a good time. My husband only has 5 days off between now and moving day.

LIZS · 31/08/2013 09:31

If you have exchanged it doesn't matter if you are in the throes of sorting out.

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Bakingnovice · 31/08/2013 10:12

50 I'm Sure the buyer won't mind the mess but if you don't want to allow them in say it. It is still your house.

I'm so angry at our legal exec. She is an absolute cow. We emailed in Monday asking for a reply to our earlier email. We are supposed to exchange in two weeks and we wanted contracts sent out and confirmation the searches and title are all ok. No response. Not even an acknowledgement of email. We asked for contracts to sign as we know they are approved and signed by our seller. No correspondence at a. I do not need this stress, particularly when I'm paying for her crap service.

In our email we even me ruined that we never hear from her and she doesn't respond so please could she get back and confirm the dates are all ok for her ( being polite). No response. I'm this close to starting the complaint procedure and I never complain. Arghhhhhh.

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50shadesofmeh · 31/08/2013 11:13

I'd start the complaints baking its a stressful time enough without her being so damned evasive.

Turnipinatutu · 31/08/2013 15:21

Baking, that's shockingly bad service.
Have you tried getting her on the phone? I would start complaints as well.

Turnipinatutu · 31/08/2013 15:24

P.S.
We chose our solicitors based on the fact that they were the only ones out of 4 to actually get back to us with a quote!

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Bakingnovice · 31/08/2013 20:38

We have tried her on the phone. Left numerous voicemail messages. One day I rang at 9.05am and she answered. I couldn't believe it but she acted very annoyed that I'd rung. To be honest I'm just so fed up of the whole thing. All this stress to change one box to a bigger box.

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50shadesofmeh · 31/08/2013 20:49

Can you change Solicitors?

Turnipinatutu · 02/09/2013 09:48

Any contact from from your obnoxious solicitor yet Baking?

We went to 4 viewings on Saturday. One non starter, one beautiful house, with teeny tiny garden (we need good sized garden for hordes of animals) one overpriced, boring house and one ok house, with nice garden which whole plot ran parallel to a busy road......

Got home to phone call fom our buyer saying they had lost their buyer after they refused her attempt at gazundering! (Good for them)
They're straight back on the market and have said they will still go into rented once sold. So we have said, as we haven't yet found anything and they have paid for survey etc already, we will stick with them.
Is this the right decision? We did have another (higher) offer from someone else after we had gone under offer, but in our situation, it seems pointless and nasty to drop our buyer. And I really want to sell to them, as they're nice people who won't mess us about.

This moving business is the stuff of nightmares!

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Bakingnovice · 02/09/2013 09:54

Turnip keep viewing. You never know what will turn up. I would stick with the buyers you have they seem a decent sort. Although am sure lots of other sellers would go for the higher offer. Our seller has had other offers since we offered (why do houses become more desired once they are under offer?) but she has stuck with us.

Not a peep out of our sol. We are supposed to exchange in two weeks. Yes, this moving lark is the stuff of nightmares!

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