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Completing Next Friday

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  • Heth_2
    Heth_2 Posts: 472 Forumite
    We are completing tomorrow! Its been 10 and 1/2 weeks since our offer was accepted (we exchanged almost 4 weeks ago). We are ftbs and the house was being sold with no chain as well, so that probably made things quicker. It feels like it has been ages though. Good luck to everyone else completing soon!
  • worriedfirsttimebuyer
    worriedfirsttimebuyer Posts: 304 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    We are due to complete tomorrow. The completion date was set and agreed by all weeks ago.
    I paid the money to our solicitor last Friday so should have exchanged Monday. That came and went and it is now Thursday evening and still no exchange. Apparently the seller's solicitor still hasn't received the funds transfer document from the seller (who lives out of the area). The solicitor is being a bit crap and a bit cagey - our solicitor thinks it may not have even been sent yet.

    My partner is homeless as of tomorrow. We have booked new furniture to be delivered to the new house on Saturday morning. I have had to fight tooth and nail to get Monday and Tuesday off work.
    Am really frustrated and upset by it all.
  • kne
    kne Posts: 34 Forumite
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    Wow thats a long time between offer accepted and moving in, I was hoping it would be much quicker for me. Oh well looks like I will have to pay another months rent :-(
  • worriedfirsttimebuyer
    worriedfirsttimebuyer Posts: 304 Forumite
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    After an hour of very frantic worrying just then, we have just exchanged! Yaaaaay! Completion can go ahead tomorrow.
    Blimey it's real now!
  • Doozergirl
    Doozergirl Posts: 34,082 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    That's great news wftb, I was just wondering what you were going to do with all that new furniture!

    I hope all your moves go smoothly tomorrow and you are all very happy in your new homes!

    Doozer
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
  • robwend
    robwend Posts: 2,919 Forumite
    oh bless him i can feel his excitement from here!!!all the best worried, yourve lived up to ya name hunny!! now you can have a name change:D
    You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on
  • B52
    B52 Posts: 57 Forumite
    I am so happy for you!

    We have our offer accepted on Mar 14th and would like to move in asap too.

    But we need to have a few things checked on the house (electrics, damp etc.) before the mortgage is finally approved.

    Wish you all the best in your new home!
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,990 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Name Dropper
    We had our offer accepted end November and are still waiting to exchange! No problem connected to the houses, just some woman sorting out unrelated legal problems before she'll agree to exchange. GRRRRRRRR!
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • B52
    B52 Posts: 57 Forumite
    silvercar wrote:
    We had our offer accepted end November and are still waiting to exchange! No problem connected to the houses, just some woman sorting out unrelated legal problems before she'll agree to exchange. GRRRRRRRR!

    That's so annoying! Did you give her a deadline?
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