New build support chat thread?

[notheragain4]

There seems to be a few of us buying new builds at the moment. I thought it would be good to get a thread going where we can chat about the specific issues we deal with when buying a new build, like incentive negotiation, help to buy if using, exchange deadlines, long stop completion dates and snagging.

We are selling our house to a FTB and reserved a Barratt new build. Stressed out atm as we are 4 weeks passed our exchange deadline as buyer didn't instruct solicitors until his mortgage offer came through which took 7 weeks, we are waiting for his searches this week and praying it won't be long after that. We are getting keys to a rental today and house is built in November.

I will leave it there in case no one responds and I am talking to myself!

Do you know what the hold up is?

Don't really understand the reason for delay - their solicitor was slow at getting replies back to our solicitors queries, then more queries being generated... it is the fault on both sides, but definitely not just our fault.

Our solicitor is very busy (as they all are) so is dealing with things in her own time. I hope she has heard this threat before and knows how to push back.. she says she is an expert in buying new builds!

I would urgently get hold of your solicitor, although it felt like bullying our solicitors were much called to action and prioritised is over all else in that last week, we broke down the exact delay so we could chase the action each day. It was very stressful, there was a woman on the sellers page when we were buying who lost out on her home as didn't exchange on time, so I would make sure you chase, chase, chase and don't call their bluff.