Sellers/Buyers roll call Part 4 Keep strong everyone!

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Thought I'd start a new thread as previous one had hit 1000 posts and wouldn't let me reply!

@LookingOptimistic why do solicitors have to be so difficult at times? Hope it gets resolved for you soon.

The indemnity policy came through this afternoon, so we're hoping we might be exchanging sometime next week...unless something else crops up!

@WBWIFE

Won't the replies here be the same as those on your thread yesterday?

@seventy5days there's a lot of people on this thread that haven't necessarily seen my thread so I'm expressing my concerns about my move.. like others have on here.

I don't see a problem? I've commented on here before it's not like I've jumped on a random thread 😂

@seventyfive days... Some friends of mine were buying a house... They had an asbestos test... The place is full of it..
So they've pulled out

@Smart123 ive been emailing a few people who deal with asbestos removal but no reply yet. No idea who to ask for testing of it and when we can go in the property to do so. The vendor is quite difficult but hopefully I'll get an update tomorrow from the estate agent regarding viewing again and hopefully a few replies about the testing! No clue on costs can't see a price list online anywhere!

Think he paid around £100 but got the results in 2 days..
Good luck

Offer accepted in November. Friday just gone we finally received the last (I think) of enquiries and solicitors sent us documents to sign and suggested transferring the money next week.

I have no idea what time scale I am looking at now!! Can anyone help? Thank you!

@ErickBroch we're at a similar stage and timescale to you - offer accepted in Nov and the last enquiries have been answered last week. However we are waiting on a deed of variation from the freeholder's MA and that's holding up exchange for us. In your case I would expect that a date will be set for exchange - very exciting!

@ErickBroch if money is being sent it means you're going to be exchanging good luck x

@Smart123 that's a very fair price. Have emailed a few places so fingers crossed get some replies tomorrow!

@WBWIFE - we paid £300 and got the results very quickly. Ours came back negative for both samples (outbuilding roof and textured finish around fireplace). Which just goes to show that these surveyors do regularly have 'false positives'.

In other news...

Our FTBs have come back with a revised offer, well sort of. They are suggesting a figure close to what we accepted previously but they still have to discuss with their broker. If we accepted it we'd be £15k short but it feels like we might be able to make it work if our vendor would give us a small discount. DH will be in the case today.

Plus we still need to hear feedback from the five viewings on Friday and Saturday. Fingers crossed!

Ok huge update from my post last night - they want us complete next monday!! I am in panic mode!

@ErickBroch - that's good news but a bit scary. You can do this! Can you get packers in?

@erickbroach congratulations!! You can do this!!

@sandybayley good luck with your viewings and potential offers. Hopefully someone will offer something more but at least you have the current offer still there.

@wbwife if they suggest checking for asbestos and you're going to do work on it, definitely get it checked out. The house I sold was riddled with it but it was a 1950s house and to be expected, and we weren't going to disturb it so it was a non issue. Same for the buyers. Likewise the place I'm buying may have it in artex, but may not as it was built in late 90s. Not come up anywhere else so again a non issue. If I want to do work on the ceilings then it may be more of a thing.

Can't remember where I was last at but everything's signed, deposit with solicitors, just waiting to exchange now. Very exciting!

Thanks sandybayley and Thekitten

Fortunately I am a FTB therefore I have a bedroom of stuff to pack and not a whole house! It is still a lot, but nothing as bad as moving a whole house.

well done @tena . happy new home.

we saw 2 houses last week and neither suitable. nothing new coming on. have resorted to chatting up agents on places we lost out on to see if the chains are still in tact . like some housing grim reaper!

so we have buyers who complete their sale in April and still nothing to buy or even look at.

Brexit. ffs

Thanks @ErickBroch and @Mildura for your replies. I chased up solicitors last week about this and searches have been received today. Hoping this means things move on quicker. Fingers crossed!

Oh and congrats @ErickBroch and all those who have completed since I was last on the thread!

Exciting @ErickBroch and good luck with the packing - good it's not too much!

We are still chasing our solicitor to chase the freeholders managing agent to find out their solicitors details...so we can chase them

We've completed on our sale!! So, so relieved and never thought it would happen. I think ours is the only house in London that has made barely any money in the last two years. Glad to see the back of it! Now living in one room with MIL on the other side of London, stuff in storage - almost two hour journey to school for ds but we just couldn't tie in exchange on the new place as our buyer had to complete by a certain date. Ds breaks up for Easter in 3 weeks so hopefully we'll be moving then otherwise we'll need to move to temporary accommodation near the school. It's unsettling.

Pushing hard now for exchange on new house. Had some correspondence through for several indemnities on porch, windows etc. Difficult to know what's important- there is a Buildings reg completion certificate but I am anxious as the chimney breast has been taken out in the new extension. No signs of stress in the structural survey.

Sounds like things are moving along for others here. Your offer sounds promising SandyBayley.

No idea what to do.

Basically we have our offer of 291k based on the vendor removing the carpets and underlay (they absolutely stink). We wanted to go 289k max as the property needs full renovation and is a system she said no 291k or nothing I said 291k and remove carpet and underlay and dispose she said yes.

Now her solicitor is saying im mistaken!! Absolute bollocks.

The mortgage valuation came in at 290k as well.

The possible asbestos needs to be investigated.

And she's trying to lie as the decking is over 30cm (more like one meter!) Above the floor and therefore needs planning permission, unless it was built over 4 years ago in which case it's past the timeframe of needing it. She says she built it over 4 years ago when I know she hasn't even lived there for 4 years and it was sold without decking. (My dad lives 2 doors up!)

I'm just fed up of it and how much hassle the vendor is. Do we pull out or what.

If we pull out the estate agent loses our vendors sale, the sale of our house, and our buyers sale.

@WBWIFE sounds very stressful for you. Undoubtedly your vendor is a nightmare!

On a positive note, you are in a strong position to negotiate because the estate agent has a lot to lose if this falls through. You need the estate agent to lobby the vendor to make clear:

• you are dropping your offer to 290
• carpets and underlay must be removed
• any other condition you think you can impose

Tell the EA you will walk without it! They have to be the negotiators in this, it's their job to keep it going

@MrsPatmore - congrats! You're nearly there! I do hope you get on with your MIL. I think I could manage a couple of weeks with
mine but I'd not want to stay in in the evenings.

@WBWIFE - are you really sure you want this house? Is there something you can see in it beyond the hassle? If so persevere but you could pull out and look for someone else. It's a bit like a conveyor belt and it's hard to get off but the reason you're moving is to buy the house you want so don't feel compelled to move just because you've sold.

@WBwife...
Its so stressful Isent it...
I'm still waiting on queries... Crazy.
Surely if asbestos is found, can you offer less, or you'll pull out?

Sorry to hear further woes @WBWife.
I guess it depends whether you think it’s worth the hassle. Is it worth pulling out over a few grand? It’s annoying to be held over a barrel by stubborn vendor but as I say it depends how much you want it. Is there anything else similar available for sale?
Have you gone back to them with the survey report and tried to negotiate ?

Sorry it’s so stressful. This process is awful

I've gone back to the estate agent and told them we won't be paying more than 290k and that's if the carpets are removed. If she is leaving the piss soaked carpets and underlay then 289k.

I LOVE the house. You'd laugh if you saw it mind you. It needs ripping completely apart and starting again, but I just see it's potential.

Vendor is a loon I could tell by the way she stalked us throughout the property on viewing both times.. let's her dogs out to bark at us loudly throughout viewing. Cat litter strewn across the lounge floor with crazy cat hissing on a cupboard near the ceiling. Dodging dog shit throughout the garden and seeing past the memorial to her husband (huge crucifix attached to a bench under tree) Honestly the place is hectic but somehow I still loved it. I wouldn't be surprised if her husband was buried at the bottom of the garden 😭

There is nothing available for sale like the bungalow, the vendor is just a piss taker. 6 months with no viewings and no offers until us and she's still being like this!

Never had this sort of trouble before this is my third and final house move and that's why I love the bungalow I think. I can see it as our forever family home which I've never had with a property before. It's always just been a house but I could imagine this being my home you know? I picture my daughter in the garden playing under the trees and picnics on the grass (we have a court yard garden atm). It's safe for our animals as it's a gated driveway rather than open driveway to road.

It's not livable and won't be for a while because it needs ripping out and airing and disinfecting so we will be living with my dad until we've renovated. Honeslty before you open the door you can smell a mix of wet dog and urine, and cat litter. Not good! But I bloody love the bungalow 😭

I hope the estate agent gets back go me or I might go down there tomorrow. I asked last week to view again with a builder and when I asked today he didn't even remember our phone call let alone had rang her!(before all this palava started).

Someone remind me never to move again. 🙁

Vendor still not cooperating. Thinks there house is worth more than it is and that asbestos isn't an issue - as well as trying to lie about planning permission. Thinking of maybe pulling out.

Found a house in a village 20 mins away from us, were in a city currently. We did want to buy in a village at first but hanged our mind when we found the bungalow. The house were viewing tomorrow needs a lot less work from what we can see and is also 15k cheaper. So fingers crossed at the viewing tomorrow, hopefully we can get some clarification on what were going to do!

Do we just pay mortgage valuation fee again as well as searches again?