Start moving after exchange ?

skiTTish

Is there any reason why we cant start things rollling after exchange ?
Its a private sale within family so no gazumping or anything ,,is there anything else that could go worng ?
It just there is a lot of furniture in the house that would need selling /getting shut of before we can move in ,could we start after exchange?

picardygirl

What do you mean by start things rolling?

skiTTish

Ie start selling/getting rid of furniture in the house ,decorating ,repairing the fence
Obviously dont want t owaste our money if something else other than gazumping ) can go worng

picardygirl

skiTTish wrote: »

Ie start selling/getting rid of furniture in the house ,decorating ,repairing the fence
Obviously dont want t owaste our money if something else other than gazumping ) can go worng

Decorating, repairing etc the house your buyer???

Who does the house belong to now, have you got keys to it? Sorry to keep asking questions ....

skiTTish

We are buying ,but like I said its a private sale within family ,We are buying my mums house as she gone into care.
I know its rather a weird situation ,it was me who showed the mortgage valuer around ,he actually said it wasnt that unusual:rotfl:

Capt._Caveman

My solicitor completed the sale very quickly after exchange, so we had to run around trying to book removals etc., to get out faster than we wanted. Then the estate agent just handed the keys to the purchaser without informing us. So a real KBS ensued on the completion date, with removal vans for both sides blocking up the road and everyone shouting at each other. Apparently, legally, you are trespassing if you are in the house after completion date. So make sure you have set a definite completion date.

Sorry, just realised you are buying, but still the legal situation is the same. No legal entitlement until completion, so don't do anything until then.

picardygirl

skiTTish wrote: »

No we are buying ,but like I said its a private sale within family ,We are buying my mums house as she gone into care.
I know its rather a weird situation ,it was me who showed the mortgage valuer around ,he actually said it wasnt that unusual

Oh i see, i would go in and start doing what i wanted to do, after all your mum's not going to withdrawal from the sale is she.

Is there anyone else involved, ie, a chain, have you sold a property .......???

Even if you were to go in there and remove bits and start decorating its in your favour anyway, legally probably not right, but you'd have to do it as its your mum's house anyway, so IMO i dont there is anything wrong.

Just to add - i would go in and start sorting it out x

skiTTish

Thanks ,no no chain .
My sister is poa so she is handling the sale and said I cannot do anything besides tidy the garden up ,until after exchange .
I was just conerned incase anything could go worng at my end after enchange ?,ie mortgage or anything ,or is it safe once exchange has happened ?
cheers

picardygirl

You've exchanged on the property, so your mortgage deal is secured and sorted, you've got no chain to rely on so it cant go wrong.

As your sister is POA, just check with her she's ok with you going and in and starting sorting the house out, she's said cant go in til after exchange, you've exchanged now so no problem - but to ensure happy families i would double check with her she's ok with this, delicate situation, as your Mum has gone into care, which is a difficult time all round, we had to do the same with my nan a couple of years ago, can be a difficult time.

Legally its not yours til completion, but as i said above i would go in,

skiTTish

No not exchange yet but soon ,good to know that we can atleast get a few bits done straight after exchange thanks

Is a lil bit gutting tho to know we are having to pay a market value ( so as not to cause legal probs with care fees )for a house we would have otherwise inherited ,damned rules!!

botchjob

Under the circumstances i'd say you don't even have to wait for exchange to get going with things. So long as your mother has no objection to it of course. The legalities only kick in if one side disagrees with another. And as that sounds v. unlikely to happen, just get going.