Buyers sellers roll call 17 - the one where everyone finally completes

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Last thread is now full so started another one so the mutual support can continue

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@Summersdreaming I don’t want to burst your bubble but we signed the contracts at the beginning of December,we still haven’t exchanged

[quote Fedupbuyer]@Summersdreaming I don’t want to burst your bubble but we signed the contracts at the beginning of December,we still haven’t exchanged[/quote]
😭 the solicitor wants us to transfer the deposit on Tuesday, did you do that in December?

Well still haven’t completed, accounting error by bank in transmission of funds. Hoping to get the keys today not least as I have furniture arriving this morning! 😬😬

@croon979

Well still haven’t completed, accounting error by bank in transmission of funds. Hoping to get the keys today not least as I have furniture arriving this morning! 😬😬

Oh my god, nightmare!!

@Summersdreaming yes they have our deposit unfortunately

We have finally completed!! my husband holds the keys - due to the unexpected delay I am now away on business so can’t go to see it until Friday!!! Still, it is ours and I couldn’t be happier. Best of luck to all still waiting to exchange/complete. I don’t want to go through this process again for a verrrrry long time!

Whoop whoop @croon979 many congratulations to you

Excellent news @croon979! I bet you're itching to get home, roll on Friday!

[quote Fedupbuyer]@Summersdreaming yes they have our deposit unfortunately [/quote]
Bloody hell, hope you're not losing any interest you would have gained on it in your bank.. although rates are crap so probably not worth think about.

Congratulations croon

Congratulations @croon979

Our solicitors have now said after much pushing from us that not sending deposit monies from a LISA account upon exchange is their internal policy, rather than official LISA rules.

Really annoyed that they didn’t think to make this clear at the outset, as we wouldn’t have instructed them if we had known! They have had the funds in their account since October!

The chain has now agreed a simultaneous exchange/completion next week. Will be worried sick until the key is in my hand!

@Fedupbuyer

The latest instalment:

The buyers want to withhold £30,000 at the point of completion if the freehold purchase has not been finalised. The freehold costs £1200.

We have agreed to a clause in the contract saying we are buying it. We have agreed to their timescales.

We would agree to £2000 which is the purchase price plus costs, but not £30,000 as that figure has no basis in reality.

I have just told the EA we will withdraw if this suggestion is not acceptable.

You really could not make this up.

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@CheltenhamLady

£30,000! That is a joke!how did they even come up with that figure?

Some people have no moral compass,

We have been told we can’t even complete without it?
Ea says we can,
I’m tired of it all, I just want to move

@CheltenhamLady, could you ask them to explain exactly how they come up with that figure? It does seem very bizarre. Hang on in there, it's nearly done.

@Fedupbuyer
@Downnotdown

We have no idea how they arrived at that price.

Typically, we have not heard a peep back from our solicitor. I even doubt she has managed to find the time to send the email to them yet....and so we wait, again.

We've exchanged! Had to go ahead without all the answers on the building regs. The works nearly 20 years old so it came down to whether we wanted the property or not, it wasn't going to be sorted.
So relived. Can start properly planning now.

hey guys, little progress update now our chain is finally complete... how likely from the below do you think it is we could exchange and complete next month?!

our buyer (FTB) : has paid monies on account to solicitor, solicitor not responding to our EA whether searches have been started. Buyer is going to chase them directly.

us : searches complete, enquiries raised, awaiting responses and final contract draft

our vendor : awaiting last couple of searches then will raise enquiries

end of chain : just had offer accepted on a probate property (probate already issued)

@DanisEndo

hey guys, little progress update now our chain is finally complete... how likely from the below do you think it is we could exchange and complete next month?!

our buyer (FTB) : has paid monies on account to solicitor, solicitor not responding to our EA whether searches have been started. Buyer is going to chase them directly.

us : searches complete, enquiries raised, awaiting responses and final contract draft

our vendor : awaiting last couple of searches then will raise enquiries

end of chain : just had offer accepted on a probate property (probate already issued)

Eek I wouldn't bank on it, we are still waiting for "expedited" searches 4 weeks on, should be back by Monday.

Enquiries- could be days, could be weeks or longer.

Probate - is it fully finalised and complete? I'm buying a probate property, the owner died in August, probate completed 5th Jan.

@cupofdecaf

We've exchanged! Had to go ahead without all the answers on the building regs. The works nearly 20 years old so it came down to whether we wanted the property or not, it wasn't going to be sorted. So relived. Can start properly planning now.

Congrats 👏

@Summersdreaming eep. was worried that'd be the case! We've been lulled into a false sense of security with our searches being complete in a week and a half.

I believe probate is fully finalised and complete.

Our vendors mortgage expires 8th April (he said he could potentially get it extended but obviously not guaranteed as its at the discretion of the provider) so im worried if we aren't completed before then that they'll pull out rather than re-apply.

[quote DanisEndo]@Summersdreaming eep. was worried that'd be the case! We've been lulled into a false sense of security with our searches being complete in a week and a half.

I believe probate is fully finalised and complete.

Our vendors mortgage expires 8th April (he said he could potentially get it extended but obviously not guaranteed as its at the discretion of the provider) so im worried if we aren't completed before then that they'll pull out rather than re-apply.[/quote]
It's the end of chain that is worrying if they've only just started, with potential added probate baggage.. unless they were willing to break the chain I doubt they will complete in time for your vendor's mortgage deadline.

We completed on Thursday! Got our stuff back from storage yesterday and are currently knee deep in unpacking boxes.
Such a pain but got there in the end!

25 weeks from offer accepted to completion. That was with zero chain. Us living with family and buying a vacant property.
As is customary on this thread, I shall now say.... I am NEVER moving house again

Seriously though, good luck to everyone else on the thread, I hope everything comes through for you all

Congratulations zimzamzoom !

We are still waiting for the damp survey report. We were initially told 3-5 working days, we're now at 7 with only a vague promise to "chase it up".

I'm trying to convince myself that this doesn't mean there's a huge problem and is merely a backlog of work

Hello, I'd like to join. I put my parents' home on the market on Saturday. It's a probate sale so spent lots of time, tears, and physical effort clearing the house out and getting it cleaned in the previous couple of weeks.

It's a straightforward estate so I'm hoping probate won't be too complicated, and I've been really upfront with the EA about my expected timescale for getting the grant.

Block viewings timetabled for Thursday. I'm half nervous no-one will be interested and book!

@crumblecrimble hi, sorry for your loss

Hope it goes smoothly for you.