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  • hairdye
    hairdye Posts: 80 Forumite
    sharon1982 wrote: »
    We've just exchanged - woohoo! :)

    got your keys and everything? congrats! we get ours friday, cant wait!
  • sharon1982
    sharon1982 Posts: 106 Forumite
    No, just exchanged, but are completing next Wednesday (30th) and getting the keys then.

    Exciting - hope your move goes well!
  • hairdye
    hairdye Posts: 80 Forumite
    sorry, i keep getting completion and exchange mised up! hope everything goes well next week anyway!
  • Tony_R
    Tony_R Posts: 280 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    Just got an email from my solicitor, we need to go in and sign the contracts. Still not an exchange date yet though which is strange. We need that to activate the life and home insurances.
    MFW 2015 - #88 £3,345 / £3,500
    MFW 2014 £2,990,MFW 2013 £7,905, MFW 2012 £12,216
    Opening Mortgage Balance (15th July 2010): £200,999
    Current Mortgage Balance(2nd July 2015): £150,999
    Total overpayments to date: £30,292.00
    Updated 19/05/2015
  • BabyBoots
    BabyBoots Posts: 544 Forumite
    Well done everyone on your progress. Comiserations wessex on having to pull out. I haven't posted in a few weeks as very little has happened.

    My surveyor was brilliant, extremely knowledgeable, helpful and clear. The only significant thing to come up in the survey was a repair required, which the vendor has completed, and the surveyor is due to inspect tomorrow.

    My solicitor is following up on some contradictory information within their property information form I received. Really hoping to exchange before the end of the month, to not pay another month's rent.

    TonyR - your offer was accepted nearly exactly when mine was, so ours are progressing at similar speeds!

    Good luck everyone.
  • Tony_R
    Tony_R Posts: 280 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    We are signing contracts at 3pm on Thursday.
    MFW 2015 - #88 £3,345 / £3,500
    MFW 2014 £2,990,MFW 2013 £7,905, MFW 2012 £12,216
    Opening Mortgage Balance (15th July 2010): £200,999
    Current Mortgage Balance(2nd July 2015): £150,999
    Total overpayments to date: £30,292.00
    Updated 19/05/2015
  • livalicious
    livalicious Posts: 349 Forumite
    Whoohoo! No mention of stamp duty exemption in the budget, I bet there are a few first time buyers like me very happy about that! That means we could be exchanging today or tomorrow, completing on Friday!

    Sharon1982 and neas, you guys must be relieved too! Good luck with your completion on the 20th sharon!!
  • sharon1982
    sharon1982 Posts: 106 Forumite
    Thanks livalicious - very relieved, and excited about completing! Also pleased that VAT not going up straight away, which is good as about to buy furniture and carpets! :)

    Good luck with exchange and completion - exciting times! :)
  • gnimia
    gnimia Posts: 199 Forumite
    I've got next to no news at all - but wanted a little whinge - posted the cheque to Mortgage Co over a week ago, but they havent got it... :mad: So am going to have to leave work early, cos all the local branches shut at half 4 - and pay it again! And then get the branch to fax the proof to the mortgage dept... And theres me thinking everything is progressing nicely!
    Doh
    Ps - well done to all those completing and exchanging - Am hoping I'll get there too one day!
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I was listening like a hawk for the whole stamp duty exemption thing, pleased to hear no mention of it - but had bad news personally, as one person in my chain (I can't work out from the message whether its my buyer or my seller) doesn't want to complete till August 20th .... thats a *long* time away.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
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