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Home Buyers' Support Thread, Part 4

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BeaufortBelle · 21/04/2015 20:45

Here we go.

Good luck everybody x

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/property/2139089-Home-Buyers-Support-Thread-Part-3?pg=40

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Gowlane8 · 11/05/2015 21:54

You're right there benjiman6!
I am now in the complaints procedure, and today my solicitor dug herself an even bigger hole. She sent me a list of questions, numbered 1 to 8. Only it seems she can't even fooking count as 4 and 5 were missing!
Half of the answers she already had, emailed to her, and originals posted. And it turns out my CASH buyers had sent her the stuff three weeks ago. Where's the shooting a solicitor smiley???? Smile Wine

benjiman6 · 11/05/2015 22:02

Hoping tomorrow brings some news. so sick of waiting. weeks and weeks now and no chain for me. one seller and one buyer. empty house. what can be so difficult. if they told you why you would understand its the silence.

benjiman6 · 11/05/2015 22:02

Hoping tomorrow brings some news. so sick of waiting. weeks and weeks now and no chain for me. one seller and one buyer. empty house. what can be so difficult. if they told you why you would understand its the silence.

CrystalSkull · 11/05/2015 23:32

I completely agree. It is the lack of communication that is so worrying and infuriating. I started a whole separate thread about how shit my solicitor is! If she doesn't exchange by the end of Wednesday I will be making a formal complaint. We have been waiting to exchange for 3 weeks now and since I paid her bill she has mostly ignored me. Sad Wine to those in the same boat!

Socy · 12/05/2015 10:26

Me too, benjiman and Crystal. My solcitor is, at least, speaking to me. But I don't know how far to push things. The place I'm buying was supposed to me 'No Onward Chain' but that is not the case Sad and it is holding everything up. I promised my buyers I would be out by 1st June, now looking unlikely. I feel in a near constant state of panic and inertia. There is so much I need to do before moving, but can't really do much until I have a date to work to.

benjiman6 · 12/05/2015 10:37

my solicitor is blaming the sellers solicitor for not answering requests for information. if two solicitors can't talk to each other what hope have I got .post just come and again nothing.

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BeaufortBelle · 12/05/2015 22:16

The bottom of the chain is doing what their purchaser wants but it seems slow progress. I have had a google this afternoon and the flat at the bottom is lovely and I think the market has moved up a bit so the the purchaser at the bottom would be nuts not to go ahead.

Am very very irked still though. There has been a lot of time to sort this out and for it to emerge at exchange was dishonourable.

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CrystalSkull · 12/05/2015 23:05

These stories are so depressingly familiar! A 'near-constant state of panic and inertia' seems paradoxical but sums it up so well.

benjiman6 - Have you tried (politely) ordering your solicitor to talk to the other? I often feel like I'm herding cats in this whole process and my solicitor seems to work best when given very unambiguous orders. Calling rather than emailing also seems to help. Even if I only speak to my solicitor's PA, the message that a rather fed-up buyer just called is obviously passed on.

However... after all this, it looks like we might finally exchange tomorrow! Good luck to everyone else waiting.

CrystalSkull · 12/05/2015 23:08

Socy - I wouldn't worry about pushing too hard. I have called at least once a day and emailed at least twice a day for the last week. It hasn't seemed to annoy them at all (or at least, they haven't shown it). You have to be really pushy in my experience! Good luck.

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SeattleGraceMercyDeath · 12/05/2015 23:43

Finally received a response from our solicitor today after nearly 2 weeks of radio silence. He expects the final search to be outstanding until the 21dt may and is aiming to complete the 29th at the earliest. Considering there is no chain and we live in the property I didn't expect it to take this long at all!

BG2015 · 13/05/2015 05:44

My move won't happen on Friday or any time soon.

My sellers (the man in question) is refusing to sign anything, ignoring all phone calls. He's now taking legal advice regarding the sale. There is a court order in place drawn up last year ordering them to sell the house. He is fighting it - or plans to! The sale can be enforced by the court but how long that will take is anyones guess.

His ex wife is distraught. Disgusted with him and cannot understand what he hopes to gain. Neither of them live in the property, he hasn't been in it for 5 years, it's stood empty.

My sale is complete and my buyers want to move in. Looks like I've got to put my stuff in storage and move into my parents 2 bed house with my 2 teenagers!

Don't know whether to walk away and start again or stick it out. Lots of money already invested in buying this property.

I am NEVER doing this again.

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BeaufortBelle · 13/05/2015 08:20

I know exactly how you feel BG

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HoneyDragon · 13/05/2015 09:54

BG I read your thread. We need much clearer legislation in this country for house purchasing. If that was any other asset to be sold it would be nigh impossible for the ex to contest it.

We're doing part ex. The vendor is moaning about a weeks delay in getting the houses marketed.

  1. we've already got viewings Friday
  2. the delay was caused by their surveyor who is finally coming today 3)we've not exchanged yet nor signed anything pertaining to the purchase of our house as they are waiting on their survey Grin
  3. the only letter we've had pertaining to their purchasing our house is address to entirely different people to dh and I Grin
  4. they keep telling us we need to move quickly but have only just drawn up contracts to send out.

We on the other hand have a approved mortgage, and easy to sell property and bar booking removals etc are ready to buy now. I'm going to wander disn to the sales office later and ask what more they want me to do Wink

Socy · 13/05/2015 11:07

My purchaser got in touch yesterday to find out why date hadn't been fixed yet. Explained I am waiting for the people I am buying from before we can fix a date but still hoping for 27th. We decided that it might help to get the estate agents involved so my estate agents spoke to the seller's estate agents - he was told there is no chain. There is a chain. This is what is holding up fixing a date. The property was sold to me as 'no forward chain', but that was not true. I went back to my solicitor to say my buyers are putting pressure on me and he will chase seller's solicitor again. I actually don't want to go for the last week in May now and would rather have more time, don't even have any removal quotes in yet. My buyers very keen on that week though. And on the Chat thread no-one seems to like the kind of Victorian semi I am buying Sad. Feel like giving up.

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BeaufortBelle · 13/05/2015 19:37

Our solicitor and the solicitor for our purchasers and the ones below that have sent a hopeful email. Hangs on the shit at the bottom now ...........and sigh

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HoneyDragon · 13/05/2015 20:07

I'm still fully crossed and knotted up over at chez Honeydragon so hope you get God news tomorrow Smile

Socy I wouldn't worry too much about that thread, fact is if you bought the house someone else will. Just think how many people have chosen to live in the house already Grin

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BeaufortBelle · 13/05/2015 20:21

Ha ha I think we truly need a hand from God here. Slips to kitchen fir more wine Wine.

If it happens I will regale whole tale.

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benjiman6 · 13/05/2015 20:32

my solicitor is on holiday . does that mean nothing will happen till she returns. does anyone know.

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BeaufortBelle · 13/05/2015 21:03

She should have handed it to a colleague. If she hasn't told you I think you would be within your rights to give the head of conveyancing a call. How big is the firm?

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benjiman6 · 13/05/2015 21:10

its a big company with a few offices . lets hope she has. like you I am sick of waiting and no communication.

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BeaufortBelle · 13/05/2015 21:38

Just find out who's in charge of residential conveyancing then and send a little e-mail along the lines of "I've been dealing with x who has been very helpful and have just discovered he/she's on holiday. I need some support at this stage in relation to exchange. Can you please arrange for someone to update me on the status of this transaction". Thank you so much - look forward to hearing from you. You never know it might actually be the catalyst to sort it out.

I have to say our solicitor has been absolutely fantastic - it's the agents who need a kick up the bum for not cascading information.

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benjiman6 · 13/05/2015 22:10

BeaufortBelle thank you for the advise . will report back tomorrow.
hope I can get some answers.

Socy · 13/05/2015 22:37

Good point honeydragon I really like the fact that people have been living there for over 100 years. If I ever get to move in that is.
Hope that there is good news for others tomorrow

BG2015 · 14/05/2015 06:51

My buyers threatened to pull out yesterday unless I complete on Friday. I managed to negotiate Monday which gives me more time.

I don't blame her. They're getting married in July and want to be in and sorted.

So my stuff (God there is so much stuff) is going to my friends warehouse - thank heavens for her and we're moving into my parents house, which is a 2 bedroom terrace. 2 teenagers and me. God help me.

Well at least the weight is dropping off with the stress.