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Sellers/Buyers Roll Call No 6

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Violetroselily · 11/07/2019 11:41

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Blobby10 · 14/07/2019 13:41

@sandybailey I get what you’re saying but I’m at the top of a chain of 3 all who know each other and all houses sold with same agent! We all have mortgages in principle and are moving 200 yards, 1 mile and half a mile so all in the same town! Oh and want to complete end of August hence my loft clearance 😁😁. I’ve never felt so positive about a house move! Plus I’ve just found three of my Exh boxes of memorabilia in the loft and I love the thought of them cluttering up his new love nest rather than my loft😂😂

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 14/07/2019 14:09

@Blobby10 I started quite early too but only because I wanted to clear a lot of stuff. Our chain should have been super easy. 3 in the chain, a first time buyer, us and a vendor that had already moved out at the end of the chain. It's been an absolute nightmare and we have been waiting to exchange since 20th June. Hoping we finally do tomorrow. But still scared to get my hopes up.

@sandybayley thanks so much. I've got some champagne in the fridge ready. I've booked the post redirection and a few other things just hope it happens now. I've got to pay the balance for the removal van as only one company have availability next week. I'm hoping I'm quick enough to get a van.

Blobby10 · 14/07/2019 14:35

*@BeauticianNotMagician81 * I'm so sorry you've had such a rubbish time - it sounds like most of my previous sales/purchases tbh! I was always the one bending to the whim of my buyer and my sellers didn't give an inch. This time I'm really hoping it will be different! Yes, I'm going to be positive - it WILL be different Grin.

I will keep my fingers crossed and send loads of good vibes and best wishes across the airwaves in the hopes that you get sorted this week. Flowers

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Violetroselily · 14/07/2019 17:35

@sandybayley was Mrs Vendor there? In fact, has she been there for any of the viewings?

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sandybayley · 14/07/2019 17:42

@Violetroselily - she was,very briefly. I can't remember if I mentioned it but she wrote us a sort of apology letter. We spoke yesterday and it was OK, two Mums agreeing that house moving is stressful with 3DC to deal with and lots of stuff to chuck or pack.

I've moved on from the stress TBH. It's cost us about £1,600 in rent for our buyers (to compensate for delayed completion) but in the bigger scheme of things it's not very much.

StayDetermined · 14/07/2019 21:20

Viewing number 4 on Tuesday. No feedback at all from the first three.

DH has spent all weekend doing a lot of the niggly little paint touch up jobs round the house. I’ve spent most of it sat on my arse reading.

isseywithcats · 14/07/2019 23:08

evening all just got back from a weekend in London @hawkmoth gutted for you we once had a sale collapse on exchange day and its horrible you want to kill someone, we get the keys to our new house tommorow the new adventure begins, hope everyone progresses a bit further in the week goodnight all

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 15/07/2019 14:04

So surprise, surprise we aren't exchanging today. We have decided to pull out as it could still be a few weeks and I can't continue to live out of boxes with the children all on their school holidays now. I feel awful but I want our children to enjoy the summer not have to put up with a stressed out parent. So gutted to lose out on our house. I've taken this week off work, booked childcare, sorted a post redirection and cancelled my internet SadSadSad

sandybayley · 15/07/2019 14:12

@BeauticianNotMagician81 - oh no, that's rubbish. Is the issue that your buyers still haven't got the gifted deposit sorted? I think there has to be a time when you say 'enough is enough'. The CFs have messed you around for long enough and you and the DC need to enjoy the summer.

dimmu · 15/07/2019 14:20

@BeauticianNotMagician81 oh no so sorry to hear that, was really hoping for a positive update today!

TokyoSushi · 15/07/2019 14:27

Just having a look here to see what was going on, oh @BeauticianNotMagician81 that's awful, after such a long time too! What a bloody awful process it is.

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 15/07/2019 14:35

@sandybayley yes gifted deposit still isn't sorted. It's going to be another couple of weeks. It's been NEXT week for a month now. I think we will put the house back on the market in a few weeks and look for somewhere else. There are actually some lovely houses for sale at the moment. The one we were buying will be snapped up but it does need a lot of work. I just want to chill out.

@dimmu thanks. Hopefully we will find somewhere even better and move by Christmas.

@TokyoSushi agreed definitely a horrid process. My poor younger dcs. I've even sold my dining table and chairs and put their trampoline down yesterday so they've been so bored.

I think we are going to book a holiday abroad as a last minute and just forget about it all for a bit. What do people do when this happens do you unpack everything or just what you need?

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Violetroselily · 15/07/2019 14:51

@BeauticianNotMagician81 so sorry. Sounds like you're doing the right thing though, you can't put your lives on hold for these CFs. I hope they realise they have brought this on themselves. Book your holiday and forget about this rubbish for a week or two.

There will be other houses Flowers

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dimmu · 15/07/2019 15:08

@BeauticianNotMagician81 Not quite the same as your situation but we will go to a rental before we buy a house, and plan not to unpack everything in the rental. Renting a storage space for all the nonessential items and furniture so that we don't have to live surrounded by boxes for 6+months.

I would also book a lovely holiday if I were you, and I'm sure a much better house will come along as well once you are ready to look again.

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 15/07/2019 15:19

@dimmu I'm wondering if maybe we should just go into rental and find a house to buy after the summer. We will be in an even better position financially soon and the house we were buying, although lovely, needed so much work. Our main problem is no one to have the children and I've just paid out £160 as I had to book one off childcare this week. Autistic ds wouldn't cope with movers and two dc are very young. I just can't be bothered with it all.

Blobby10 · 15/07/2019 15:26

BeauticianNotMagician81 so sorry to hear what your buyers have done. I can't believe that their solicitors have let it get so far Sad.

dimmu · 15/07/2019 15:34

@BeauticianNotMagician81 if you don't want to lose your sale and can cope with the hassle of moving twice maybe a rental is worth considering. We are relocating and didn't want to buy until we get to know our chosen area a bit better. Also think that as we would have already sold (if that ever happens, still no exchange in sight!) we would be in a strong position as buyers.
Maybe worth taking a quick look on rightmove what sort of rentals are available in your area, nothing to lose there I suppose.

DaphneduM · 15/07/2019 16:25

BeauticianNotMagician81 I'm so sorry to hear your news. It's awful being so messed about - a holiday sounds a brilliant idea. Get away from it all. There will be other houses when you're ready.

Fleabag123 · 15/07/2019 16:51

So sorry @BeauticianNotMagician81 - agree it’s awful that your buyers solicitor let them get so far through the process without the deposit being sorted.
It does sound like you need a break, I hope you can get some rest whatever you decide to do

TulipsfromAmsterdam · 15/07/2019 19:21

@BeauticianNotMagician81 sorry to hear this. It is so difficult during school holidays which is one of the reasons we have come off the market and waiting for our original buyer to be sorted with probate. If the builder withdraws we will rethink. If things move forward it will have to be end of September as no further packing can be done due to family needs in school hols.
If nothing sorted by September giving up and try again in Spring next year.
Never found buying and selling this difficult before!
Take time for a holiday and forget for a while.

bettyskitchen · 15/07/2019 19:48

Oh no @BeauticianNotMagician81! Seems crazy that their solicitors and the buyers have lead you on for so long, ridiculously unfair.

Sounds like you’ve made the best decision for the family to pull out. Enjoy some time off, enjoy the summer and come back to it when you’re ready Flowers

balalalala · 15/07/2019 20:47

Oh no @BeauticianNotMagician81 what a nightmare! I hope you enjoy your holiday abroad and manage to forget all about it for the time being.

No exchange yet here either. Completion date agreed throughout the chain for possibly the least convenient date for us however my parents have offered to have my 2 year old and the dog for two days which will make it much more manageable.

OneWorld · 15/07/2019 21:23

Hello all,
We didn’t exchange today. Don’t know when we’ll exchange! I don’t know what’s holding it up. Each time I hear a different thing.
I’m soo fed up!

PinkToaster · 16/07/2019 11:57

Arrghhhh this system is so rubbish!
We had a buyer straight away (9 weeks ago) found an empty property, started that process then they decided not to sell.
So we found another house we love and are all plodding along doing our paperwork etc, then today my buyer pulls out!!!
I'm so stressed with it all Angry
Hopefully we'll get another buyer quickly but with 2 kids and a dog and work I need to blitz the house again Sad
Right sorry for my rant, onwards we go and hopefully the chain will wait for me to get another buyer. Diet can go out the window today WineWineWine

pinktransit · 16/07/2019 13:19

Can I join in too please?

I'm buying - viewed it on 30th May, (3rd) offer accepted 10th June.

Sellers wanted to exchange 8th July, and complete 15th July - I did think that this was a little optimistic, and it hasn't happened as yet.

I'm really not quite sure where we are - mortgage approved, searches being done - I don't actually know how many/what searches there are, I seem to have had a tonne of paperwork emailed to me with various local/water/flood/radon/all sorts. I think I'm my solicitor is waiting on at least one enquiry as the house is on an unadopted road, but other than that I don't really know......
Survey has been done - I went for a homeowners survey rather than a full survey, having had a builder friend have a look. I haven't seen the survey results though, so am chasing that up.

As far as I'm aware it's all plodding along nicely, but I still have concerns that it will all fall apart at the seams at the last minute....

I am very lucky in that I don't have a house to sell, so will continue renting while everything gets sorted, and hand my notice in at some point afterwards - this will mean that there's no rush with moving everything at once, so I can really plan what I already have that can go where, and what I'll need to buy.

It's quite a scary thing to be doing - I'm on my own, was 50 last year and decided that this is my year to make some major changes. So, I'm buying a house 250 miles away as a first time buyer.

Reading some of your stories on this thread, I'm really quite nervous - keeping everything crossed that it goes as smoothly as possible :)

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