Buyers/Sellers Exchange waiting room new thread

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I noticed the last one was full, so here we go!

Hello to the newcomers and welcome back to those who are still working their way through the joys of house buying/selling.

@Goingslowlybonkers that's so awful, I'm sorry! What a farce this all is.
@Jonsnowsghost amazing - congrats on leaving the waiting room!! Wait for us on the other side x

Fingers crossed for you all 🤞

The buyer's solicitors put the phone down on my estate agents this morning (before they eventually got through) how can they get away with that?! It's a nightmare.

In fairness I always like a late viewing just so we can get a look at the place “as is” before moving day, take some pictures, measure up, start planning where to put furniture etc.

Just wanted to say we finally exchanged on our purchase and sale today. It only happened a few minutes before 4pm when we had given up hope. A week until completion now so it's all hands on deck. The stress is still lingering, even though we did it! That was the sixth attempt at exchange. To all others out there in the twilight zone, keep the faith. It is possible xx

The sixth? Do you mind if I ask what the hold ups were?

congratulations - the relief you must feel!

Hiya, the hold ups were: 1) our solicitor had forgotten to acquire a certificate of release from our developer. 2) two further dates missed because it was anticipated that the release certificate would arrive but it didn't. 3) the document arrived but the buyers solicitor was out of the office. 4) the buyers solicitor was away and the solicitor covering asked a series of queries that had already been answered weeks ago. It then didn't happen this morning as the buyers returning solicitor was in meetings and wouldn't respond to our solicitor. I honestly feel traumatised by the endless wait. It was three solid weeks of thinking it might happen, but then being disappointed.

@Goingslowlybonkers congratulations!! xxx wait for us on the other side of the waiting room!

Congratulations @Goingslowlybonkers!

Congratulations @Goingslowlybonkers fantastic news, what a relief after all of the delayed exchanges! All the best on the move and the next chapter 🍾🥂

Going that is incredibly unprofessional, I'd be complaining after completion. Enjoy for now though!

Congrats!! 🥳

Everyone, I'm leaving the waiting room! We've exchanged!! Moving on Tuesday next week - short time but we can do it!

Good luck to you all, I will continue to lurk xxx

Excellent! I've started packing now, got way too much stuff 😅 all ready for Monday though!

Yay!!!! Well done and a huge congrats to you 👏 👍 😀 🥳

Exchange is suppose to happen today for us. Waiting to hear back from solicitors - we've been here before, so trying not to get ahead of ourselves 🙏🏼

Still waiting for exchange. My ridiculous buyers - who said they were ready ages ago- are dragging their feet massively.

Exchange not happening today - bottom of the chain were only able to transfer limited funds by their bank so have to go in branch tomorrow to transfer the remaining funds ready for Monday.

Oh god what a pain @ArCHER4316 fingers crossed for Monday

So many of you exchanging or near to it. That's fab.

Our sellers are buying a grade 2 listed house so it's slowing things down with enquiries. Bah. I wanted to be in for August but I would settle for November before the mortgage offer runs out right now 🙄

Should complete on Friday if my buyers LISA clears in time - fingers and toes crossed 😭

Saw my dream house today, knew immediately it was the one. Have offered full asking price. The wait is so hard.

Housesellingnightmare

Really sorry to hear that it's all so stressful

It sounds like the first thing is to tackle lack of comms from your solicitor

I'd ask how the buyer's mortgage is progressing

re the roof, possibly someone came by with binoculars and looked from the outside

I think I'm going to come up against the electrics issue soon - everyone seems to want everything brand new. To my mind, it's marketed at a price which accounts for the electrics being the age they are, so unless a fault is found, then no getting a reduction from me.

I have had, with regret (now I sound like Alan Sugar) to complain to the head of the EA office. My allocated guy had two periods of not returning calls for three weeks. I don't like snitching to someone's boss, but I couldn't see a way round it.

i have done a fair bit of buying and selling and haven't come across anything like the weird apathy that goes on now. My solicitor still replies on the day or next day though.