Enquiries for house sale

[Leigh8721]

We sold our house 10 weeks ago and had an offer accepted on new house 9 weeks ago. Our purchase is at advanced stage final enquiries but we still haven't received any for our sale is this unusual is anyone else in a similar position. Our solicitor has even wrote to them chasing these up on numerous occasions. Does anyone know how long we have left in this slow process or any advice on what I should do? I'm just worried our vendors will get fed up of waiting!

If your solicitors are struggling to communicate with their solicitor, I would definitely get in touch with the agent you sold through to give the buyers a nudge. They might have no idea themselves whats happening, or it may be they are having doubts etc. Get the agent to follow up with your buyers.

Hi Evocob, I have finally heard that there solicitor hasn't even ordered the searches for our sale because the instruction email had gone to there spam so looks like we have hardly started. Very frustrating as our purchase is in final stages.

We had this with ours recently. All enquiries sent and dealt with from us to vendor but nothing heard from our buyer. Our solicitors and our estate agent chased them and enquiries were sent and dealt with within two weeks, so it can be quick once you push, but you need everyone to push.

So frustrating. I accepted an offer on my house, two weeks later put an offer on another. I've had the survey done. Diddlysquat from my buyer even now 8 weeks later. I accepted another offer on another property a week later and enquiries made and answered, deed transfer signed- we are ready to go on that!
Annoying thing is my buyer said they wanted to proceed quickly and mindful of the stamp duty deadline I accepted slightly less than I was hoping for, thinking I could make it up on my purchase (now my vendor says they have to port their mortgage so can't move in to rental which is what I was told, so double trouble). I'm moving 70 miles for daughter's new school i need things to be wrapped up!
I hate the system in this country.

It is so frustrating I was hoping to move April now they are estimating June so might even miss the new Stamp Duty deadline

Unless you're in an area where searches take forever, you should be fine making the deadline if you're only waiting on your buyer.

We had our searches ordered this week, as did our seller and buyer, solicitors are estimating may completion if all goes smoothly. Just had our mortgage offer yesterday.

So far all solicitors have been prompt in our chain of 4, everyone has found a house and ordered searches now. Seems realistic.

We are in a chain of 4 we are the last our vendor is moving abroad. Everyone else is ready to exchange in approx 2 weeks but now our buyers searches haven't even been ordered.

@Leigh8721

Hi Evocob, I have finally heard that there solicitor hasn't even ordered the searches for our sale because the instruction email had gone to there spam so looks like we have hardly started. Very frustrating as our purchase is in final stages.

And they hadn't thought to check why they hadn't received anything from their solicitor? I'm not buying that. I'd be wanting to see some movement or it goes back on the market.

Thats how I feel it seems strange as I'm always chasing updates.