End of my tether

goldbyron

I am still stuck in this property chain - both buyers below are ready and have been for 4 weeks. I own the property with my ex and we had a legal agreement to sell the property with me paying all the costs and an extra 1k if we sold asap. I did not agree to tie it in. It took 3 months to agree this.

So here we are tying it in however her vendor's solicitor is not communicating at all. Both sols either side at the top state they are ready (they were 2 weeks ago) so i can't think why he wouldn't be. Any communication up the chain is just impossible in last fortnight.

I am thinking of last resort and posting a very polite note through the vendors door asking for him to contact me. I am in danger of losing my purchase for the sake of my ex even though I didn't agree it. I feel like taking it to court and forcing the sale.

What does everyone think is the best course of action from an objective viewpoint? Do you think a note to the vendor (my ex's) is not the done thing. Do you think there is a problem at the top or are they just being slow? Help!

silvercar

Chains go slow for all sorts of reasons. Personally speaking to your ex's vendor may upset them and they could pull out. If you can't communicate with your ex, then get your solicitor to deal with it.

Going to court will cost money and may not give you more time in the short term.

safesound

From personal experience;
When we sold our house last year we were being told by everyone involved that our buyer was stalling, that he was away on holiday, couldnt get the funds as quickly as he had thought blah blah etc.
One afternoon I had a knock at the door and it was the buyer, he was a little irrate and wanted to know why we kept stalling the process. I was shocked to say the least. It turned out that our sols had had a miscomunication and they were both waiting for the other to respond. As soon as the actual people involved (ie, us and the buyer) were sat in one room and had a nice long conversation the sale steamed ahead.

I cant advise you one way or the other over contacting your vendor but I wanted to show an example where contacting the vendor didnt have a negative affect on the sale.

regularsaver1

My Auntie was silly and phoned her buyer - who hated being called and withdrew from market

goldbyron

Oh this does give a different perspective. I suppose I would respond positively to someone doing this as long as they were polite. I have contacted vendors and buyers before and it worked wonders. This time it is different as it is not my direct vendor but my ex. It does depend on the person I guess and I don't know what he is like.

I thought a note would be less intimidating and I could express my gratitude should they wish to contact me etc however giving them the choice to ignore it. The vendor has contacted the EA in the past however the EA are being crap right now and not doing anything. Maybe I could give it a couple more days and see what happens. I may well try to contact my ex's solicitor instead as he has taken calls from me before.

I suppose I am mad at my ex who is being very nasty and wouldn't care if the sale fell through. The thought of losing my purchase and having to continue to pay the mortgage for a house I haven't lived in for 2 years is frustrating and makes this more stressful.

Thanks for your advice. Will keep you all posted how it goes in the next few days.

goldbyron

Well finally my solicitor got through to my exes solicitor this morning. He stated that she was coming in to sign the contract today and he plans to exchange on Thursday. He said he assumes that everyone is ready at the top of the chain. Needless to say my solicitor asked him to confirm his assumption! I am hoping that I can see it as positive that a day has been identified and that this may have been agreed by the other solicitors?

Meanwhile I have contacted the EA to see if the buyer at the bottom can make the completion date and hasn't gone AWOL.

Hoping to hear today if Thursday is on....