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Vendors pull out AFTER exchange of contract

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  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Trollfever wrote: »
    At £750 per hour?

    £750 an hour? I wish!
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • John_Pierpoint
    John_Pierpoint Posts: 8,401 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Making up for lost time NDG ?

    If you click the pink-N-orange bubbles to the right of "quote" for each posting on which you want to comment, they get saved up until you work your way to the bottom of the thread.
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    It depends what Counsel is asked to advise on, though. Of course, a routine opinion is exactly as you state, but Counsel acts on instructions.
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    I don't think so - it could equally be the case that they aren't listening to the advice.
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    £750 an hour? I wish!

    If you get my point.
  • stutheobald
    stutheobald Posts: 10 Forumite
    edited 19 November 2010 at 10:03AM
    Great read, as this happened to us yesterday; the seller deciding to pull out, and we were due to complete today I am totally in the same boat.

    We are quite devastated about the whole thing as we are now homeless and are having to still pack and leave and will have to move in with friends until we can find somewhere to rent.

    ps sorry for the threadromancy
  • AMILLIONDOLLARS
    AMILLIONDOLLARS Posts: 2,299 Forumite
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    I take you had exchanged contract so you will get to keep their deposit to help mitigate your losses?

    AMD
    Debt Free!!!
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Bummer Stu.

    Perhaps you could forward the link to this thread to your vendor. Might focus his mind a bit.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • Pete111
    Pete111 Posts: 5,333 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Lets hear the story Stu - you are likely to find an awful lot of support and useful tips on MSE if you give us the whole scenario

    P
    Go round the green binbags. Turn right at the mouldy George Elliot, forward, forward, and turn left....at the dead badger
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Have they pulled out through choice or something unavoidable such as unemployment?
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
    ILW wrote: »
    Have they pulled out through choice or something unavoidable such as unemployment?


    Doesn't matter once contract is signed - they are at fault surely?
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    poppysarah wrote: »
    Doesn't matter once contract is signed - they are at fault surely?

    True, but if they have no money there is little point in persuing the matter.
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    ILW wrote: »
    True, but if they have no money there is little point in persuing the matter.

    Easy to say, if it's not your money they're wasting.

    Besides, they have a house to sell.....Unless they're in NE, there will be proceeds from that....eventually.
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