So this is my situation....I put an offer in last November, which got accepted, and there was an expectation to complete the sale within three months as there wasn't supposed to be a chain. After these three months, the sellers said that they changed their mind and want to wait until they've found their new property before completion (so effectively putting it in a chain). I was less than impressed, I didn't agree to the delay nor did I pull out of the sale, I thought let's wait and see.
Fast forward 8 months. Yesterday I saw another property - the property of my dreams! And this morning I had an email from the old estate agent and my solicitor saying that their chain situation is resolved now and they propose to complete next week. Had already three phone calls from the estate agent since.
What shall I do? Pull out of this purchase and pursue the new property I've seen, or go ahead and exchange next week on the old one? I feel terrible for letting the old sellers down so late in the process, but on the other hand it's obviously a big investment and I should buy the best property for me.... I try to make myself feeling a bit better by telling myself that if the seller had completed 5 months ago as initially agreed, they wouldn't be in this situation now. They took a gamble by letting me wait another 5 months, so probably they knew there was a risk of them losing their buyer? What should I do?