What options do we have to get to completion?

booboomania

We are FTB's and our solicitors have the contracts ready for our purchase - there is nothing outstanding on our side. We are waiting for our vendors solicitors to draw up the contracts on their purchase (shared ownership). We were supposed to complete on 1st April.

This didn't happen, but we had to move out of our rented accomodation and are now with family. Some of our possesions are at our new home (assuming we ever move in) as the vendors have let us move some things in as we were really stuck.

We have now heard that it will take at least 5-7 working days to draw up the contract... what on earth can we do to speed things up? We have to move in before Easter to preserve our sanity :mad:

clairehi

Im a bit confused. Have you exchanged contracts? If so, why did they not move on the 1st April?

If not, there isnt much you can do except keep chasing your solicitor and EA to chase them and resign yourself to Easter en famille if necessary.

I realise this advice is no good to you now, but this scenario is the reason why you should never give notice on rented accommodation until contracts are exchanged. you cant be sure of a moving date until then. your solicitor should really have advised you of this. apologies if I have misunderstood.

njc12

Hi booboomania,

I'm afraid that there isn't alot that you can do to speed things up here -as you are ready with your contract to proceed to exchange.

It shouldn't really take 5-7 days to do the contract (unless the lawyers are waiting for some info) but shared ownership can be quite complex. Once they have sent contracts, there will then be the issue of further enquiries until the purchaser (your vendor's lawyer) is satisfied with the legal title. So this may take you past Easter.

I am sorry that this isn't what you wanted to hear but hope it helps explain the process.

njc12

booboomania

No we have not exchanged contracts yet. Experience now tells us we were very stupid to give notice on our rented property, but my husband felt sure that we would be in on 1st April!

We have been told by our vendors that the solicitors have everything they need, but the contracts now need to be drawn up.

I will be phoning the solicitors tomorrow, we are already on the case with the EA, and they seem more clueless than we do!

robwend

[ what on earth can we do to speed things up? We have to move in before Easter to preserve our sanity :mad: [/QUOTE]


nag nagnag nag and nag. if you want to make sure your solicitor acts quickly for you make sure your file never leaves his desk, and wow what nice buyers you have to let you move stuff in before exchange,wish mine would let me, my buy is vacant and owner wont even let me in 1 day to clean!! lol

Doozergirl

These things always take longer than you think! Hopefully you'll be in soon and you'll have saved yourself enough rent/mortgage for a nice piece of furniture and a bottle of vintage champagne when you finally move in. :beer:

robwend

Doozergirl wrote:

These things always take longer than you think!


god girl how right are you!!

Doozergirl

robwend wrote:

nag nagnag nag and nag.

How you doing, trouble?

Have you exchanged yet?

booboomania

I must say the people we are buying from are lovely and even offered a room for us to come and stay in if we got stuck!

I look forward to cracking open that champange... I think the bottle we have put to one side is now vintage as its been waiting to be opened for so long!

Doozergirl

booboomania wrote:

I look forward to cracking open that champange... I think the bottle we have put to one side is now vintage as its been waiting to be opened for so long!

LOL! At least you can smile about it. :kisses3:

robwend

Doozergirl wrote:

How you doing, trouble?

Have you exchanged yet?

ooh darling you remembered!!! i feel loved lmao, tomorow mornin without fail so im told! lol, my buyers money cleared at 4.45pm so to late to finish today , but when EA tryed to phone my buyer tonight to remind him to be alert for that exchange phone call and his mobile was switched off!! so i bricking it...will he or wont he.......its continues.......................