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Completed this morning but vendors still in!

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NotAnotherUserName5 · 22/06/2018 11:45

Aargh, I could cry.

Completed and money wasn't received by the vendors solicitors at 9:30am.
We are all ready and waiting, it the eatat agents say they need a few more hours. No chain, and they have somewhere to go, so no idea why.
Is this common? When do we start kicking up a fuss about wanting to go to our house?

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Lookingforspace · 22/06/2018 17:57

Ignorance is not an excuse. If it was me and I had underestimated I’d be ringing round seeing who else I could pay to help sort out my cock-up. Fining then is the only way to go.

Plus EA need to earn their money a bit more by reminding people how long this takes. By calling them the day before to check they’re packed and ready to go. By letting them know that completion is legal paperwork and that their buyers will own the house as soon as the money goes through which could be first thing but making it crystal clear that they absolutely must be out by lunchtime unless there’s a major problem. They need to explain that their buyers will likely have nowhere else to go and will be within their rights to move in on that day. They need to stress this to vendors esp those who haven’t moved in 900yrs and have no clue about how it will work on completion day. This doesn’t happen enough.

Lookingforspace · 22/06/2018 17:59

And anything left by a previous owner should go immediately to the tip. If stuff was left on any property I moved into I’d be up nice and early to get rid of it the next day.

OliviaStabler · 22/06/2018 18:00

Olivia, I think you misread my post. I was being sarcastic

Apologies Blush

ikeepaforkinmypurse · 22/06/2018 18:01

If stuff was left on any property I moved into I’d be up nice and early to get rid of it the next day.

you seriously underestimate the amount and the condition of the crap some people can left behind.

It should be in the contract that the property is EMPTY, no one wants to deal with the previous owner's rubbish, including furniture too big to fit through the door, a giant fish tank full and god knows what.

Caribbeanyesplease · 22/06/2018 18:13

After my first experience of selling/buying,
I had it written in to the contract that each hour following completion that the property was not vacant, the previous owner was obliged to pay any additional removal costs incurred plus £250 (per hour).

Worked a treat (although they could have been ready to move without the threat, who knows).

In future purchases I will do exactly the same

KittyHawke80 · 22/06/2018 18:15

@ikeepaforkinmypurse - I’m beginning to think I ought to make a start tomorrow. And I can’t afford to move for at least five years. And my house is minuscule. Jinkies. Happily, I shan’t have to worry about vac-packing any ski clothes, so that’s one thing off my mind.

ikeepaforkinmypurse · 22/06/2018 18:20

KittyHawke80
the day you are ready to move, join a few property forums, they are full of advice, good stories and you will know what to reasonably expect, and how to manage everything.
If you are in England, it is painful, expensive and stressful because it's binding very very late in the process!

LighthouseSouth · 22/06/2018 18:23

@KittyHawke80 your analogy is spot on - speaking as someone who has done this a few times.

Must have been lucky, never had CFs like OP. Op I hope you are in now!

GabsAlot · 22/06/2018 18:41

did you get in op

people saying oh just wait removals wont go anywhere-er yes they will they will just dump your stuff and leave its not their problem

these cf are doing it on purpose if their place was ready weeks ago they could have been gone early this morning

ikeepaforkinmypurse · 22/06/2018 18:48

removals wont go anywhere-er yes they will they will just dump your stuff and leave its not their problem

what cowboys are you using? If it's getting too late, they will drive away with the belongings, keep them overnight and charge you accordingly.
if they can't keep them in the vans but have to manually put everything in storage then back in the van, they'll charge you more. They won't dump everything in the street!

ReadytoTalk · 22/06/2018 18:54

Hope youre in now op!

SluttyButty · 22/06/2018 18:54

Ive just read the whole thread. I've moved many times and have been fortunate to have never had this problem.

I'm now overly invested on what happens now and can only hope the op is now in and merrily unpacking.

sliceoflife · 22/06/2018 19:11

We had this. Our vendor hired a couple of students and a small van to move the contents of a large four bed house and nine dogs about ten miles. They then realised the pen for the dogs at the new house wasn’t secure and spend most of the afternoon rebuilding it.

The house was legally ours from about noon. I went round a couple of times in the afternoon but they were still moving stuff. I was getting really anxious when I went round at 9pm and the vendors wife was still there waiting for her husband to come back with the van to move the last of their stuff.

Thankfully we were renting just a few streets away and had extended our lease a few weeks to give us time to install a new kitchen (and get rid of the smell of dog). They eventually put the keys through the letter box in the early hours of the morning.

wowfudge · 22/06/2018 19:13

To the pp who stated you should call the police, trespass is a civil matter so what exactly do you think the cops will do? Unless the OP can see the vendors removing things they are supposed to be leaving, in which case it's burglary, they won't do anything.

Quartz2208 · 22/06/2018 19:16

a decent removal man wont just dump stuff - when we had our issues (snow) they stored it overnight and moved in the next day for us. Cost extra though

WhatchaMaCalllit · 22/06/2018 19:19

I do hope that you're in now OP.

If not, contact your solicitor immediately and get them to inform the vendors solicitor that you will be sending them a bill for a hotel room (if you can manage to get one) and for transport costs (i.e. petrol) from the house to the hotel for as long as it takes them to vacate the property. Also you'll be sending them a bill for dinner too. You wouldn't have to do this if you were in your new property.
Then try and find a hotel room that you can use for the night!

ApolloandDaphne · 22/06/2018 19:41

Moving house is so stressful. I hope you are in now OP.

TheHandmaidsTail · 22/06/2018 19:45

I'm assuming you're in Smile

Our removal men went over dead on 2pm and told the woman who was leaving they had to start unpacking.

Redglitter · 22/06/2018 19:48

If not, contact your solicitor immediately

At this time on a Friday evening? I don't fancy the OPs chances of getting hold of them

WerkSupp · 22/06/2018 19:49

I just hope the OP has taken her solicitor's advice and started to move in. We did have to do the same, and yes, my father went to work changing the locks in the late afternoon, as is entirely reasonable when you buy a property because you have no idea who holds keys. We could only afford to be courteous for a few hours, the fact is that we were moving ourselves and had hired a van which needed to be turned in by a certain hour or there would be extra charges. The OP's solicitor advised them to start moving in, and they are paying that solicitor for his services. In the real world, too, buyers have vacated their property for completion, paid for the property, abided by the contract and now may have need to take possession of it to lodge themselves. And yes, the first thing we did was change the locks because it is our responsibility under our agreements to our buildings and our contents insurers to make the property secure and demonstrate as such in case of a claim. Insurance companies will always seek to fuck you.

I can't imagine going to my mortgage lender and asking them for a discount on a day or two because the seller CBA'd to move themselves out.

A few hours after contract is more than enough. We had that, and then went with our agent to the house. The front door was open, as they were shifting stuff, so we started unloading our belongings and changing the locks.

Original poster
NotAnotherUserName5 · 22/06/2018 19:51

7:30 and we finally got in!! Vendors lobbed the keys at us and drove off. Nice.
House is filthy. The oven is so rank Sad
No shits in the fridge or toe nail clippings though, so that's good.

What a day!

OP posts:
HeGotManFlu · 22/06/2018 19:52

Are you in your new house yet

HeGotManFlu · 22/06/2018 19:54

Hooray, welcome to your new home, take away tonight I think, good riddance

Original poster
NotAnotherUserName5 · 22/06/2018 19:55

Thanks for all the good luck wishes.

Takeaway sounds a fab idea Grin

Now back to unpacking. Think it'll be a long night.

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Itchyknees · 22/06/2018 19:56

Yay!!! Did they give any reason for their twatiness?