Buyer's support thread #6

[faffalotty]

last one was full to the brim

OMG we've exchanged, we've exchanged!!!

Can't believe it is actually happening, no way back now!

Yaaaay Yello!

Thanks Nervy!

Fab news Yello.

Rally, it's such a nerve wracking decision. If it was easy Kirsty and Phil would not have made a career out of helping people compromise

Very true Chilly. Funnily enough, we are going to be on a C4 property programme in the new Year! (didn't help us get anywhere though)

Congratulations Yello, it's the best feeling when you know it is finally definitely going to happen.

Really Rally? What's the programme going to be called? When we started looking there was advertisement for house hunting couples, they were giving an extra 10/15k towards deposit for those who took part I think! It was tempting but not enough to be on telly for me! too fat lol

It was tempting but not enough to be on telly for me
£15k would defo tempt me!

Good news Yello!

rally - ooh, what programme and who was the presenter?

Haha, we only got £100 (and I was also tempted not to do it because fatness Nervy). I'm not meant to disclose but it's an existing prog that is presented by someone with the surname of a baby sheep (who, incidentally, is lovely). The main focus of the prog is the sellers, not the buyers, so we'll just be on at the end. We got loads of great advice from her off camera though. Still feels like we need Phil and Kirsty!

I'll keep my eyes peeled for you!

Yello but if I go on telly id have to admit to the fatness issue I prefer to live in ignorant bliss right now. and avoid mirrors

I have suddenly become overwhelmed with worry.

I have this huge feeling of foreboding and no idea why. What if we are really unhappy in the new city? What if we never make any new friends or the house ends up being awful?

Is this normal??

Is this normal??

I think so. It's change isn't it and most people find change unsettling.

I had quite a lot of stress dreams last night post exchange - huge recession, house price collapse, my brother split up with his wife, the dishwasher flooded the kitchen, all sorts of shit!

I wish we'd never moved here. This rental has been too perfect.

I think I'm finding ds starting school really stressful too and worried about settling in when everyone else seems to know each other too.

Haven't slept properly in days

Can I join please. To cut a long story short (ish), we have been looking for a property for a year - we are moving 200 miles away so its not proven easy. Finally found the one we want and sold ours (stc) then it all went wrong.
Before we got an offer in on the one we wanted someone bought it. We decided to go ahead and sell ours anyway and keep looking. Saw another house we loved, and decided to make an offer on it as soon as we got home. Got home rang the agent and someone had another offer accepted while we were driving home!
Anyway the original house came back on the market last week and we have finally had an offer accepted. So we are now in the process but i'm just waiting for the chain to collapse - just have a really bad feeling about the people who own the house we are buying.

Anna that sounds mega stressful! Why did the house come back on the market? What's given you such an uneasy feeling about the vendors?

Nervy yes I think it is normal to feel apprehensive. Particularly when it's quite a big change. I'm moving from village to large town, smaller house and going from owning with husband to being a single mum. Trying not to look too far forward and not expect too much too soon from the new house/area.

Anna - hope it all goes ahead smoothly. Why do you have a bad feeling?

Hello Nervy/Faffalotty - the couple we are buying from are a bit odd, I'm not 100% sure that they want to sell, they don't have anywhere to go at the moment - our solicitor is pushing the point with theirs and they are adamant that they will rent if they haven't found somewhere. Having been reading these threads for a while now, I think a few people have been in the same situation on here and it ends up all going wrong.

It came back on the market as the people that made the offer couldn't prove affordability.

I have everything crossed - our solicitor has received the contract from theirs today - but there is loads of information missing.

Nervy - I'm with you with the stress levels! My dreams have been very odd lately.

Having to deal with odd buyers/sellers is always unsettling. Odd people just shouldn't be allowed to own property

faffalotty
I did exactly the same as you 16 years ago. I was a newly single mum and moved to a town where I only knew one person who then moved away. Its daunting but I think once you get over the obvious and the move it all starts to get better - easy for me to say I know! I hope everything goes really well for you

odd people shouldn't be allowed to own property made me smile!

Help please.

I need to know if I am being unreasonable.

A possible completion date was put forward by my estate agent but has never been discussed again or confirmed. The buyer's solicitor has continued to ask endless questions, and the only thing I have asked for is a couple of weeks notice of the completion date (ie between exchange and completion).

I received a call last Friday from the estate agent informing me that it would not be possible to do this and the intention is to exchange and complete this Friday. No one has told me this and I pointed out to the agent that this would not be possible. She said that this date had been mentioned some time ago, but to my mind as nothing has been put in writing I presumed it had slipped back.

She said she would go back to the buyers and since then it has been radio silence.

Should I be notified in writing of the completion date?

I feel as if I am being mean, but I cannot possilby get the house emptied by this Friday.

Coalgate Morning, that seems extremely short notice to me. I think you are well within your rights to ask for a couple of weeks between exchange and completion. Especially when no dates have been properly discussed/agreed.

Are you talking about your estate agent or the people you are buying from?

My estate agent - you know, the people I am paying

I have just checked back through emails from my solicitor and they have not been given any dates.

I really don't want rain on anyone's parade but it is difficult for me to empty the house.