picking up keys for new property

drum123

hi silly question i think but does anyone know where you pick up keys of property purchased solictor or agent??
many thanks

PasturesNew

Usually the estate agent.

The seller will clear out their house, then they will await a call from their solicitor and EA to say all the money side of things is sorted. They will then usually take the keys to the EA and then they'll go to another EA (probably) to pick up the keys to the house they're moving to.

You'll get a call from your solicitor saying the money's been transferred and you can pick up the keys ... you then go to the seller's EA and collect.

Other arrangements can be agreed between all parties if that's not suitable/appropriate.

If a house is already vacant, the EAs often have the keys days in advance, but they won't release them until they've had the call to say the money's changed hands.

As a rule of thumb, the call comes at lunchtime. It really depends how long the chain is though and if there are any problems or if somebody's on the other line when the call comes through so delays calling you.

It can only ever happen Mon-Fri, when banks and solicitors are open.

G_M

Up to you and vendor to arrange. Whatever is most convenient.

drum123

ohhhhhh the frustration meant to be picking up keys of new house today. people in house have not vacated or even packed up to move????? any ideas or thoughts?????

Sammy85_2

Speak to your solicitor, they should know about any delays or will get onto vendors solicitor if not.

johnson293

We bought a vacant repo last July (so no-one to move out on the day), and picked the keys up from the selling Estate Agent.

We had hoped to get our new keys early on the day, and move some stuff along ourselves, but due to delays in the monies clearing back and forth, the completion wasn't till about 3:30pm on the monday afternoon, and our removals were delayed also, and didn't arrive until about 4:45pm.

We were finally loaded up from our old house at about 6:30pm, and I'd already had my buyers estate agent chasing me for the keys, but I'd been able to agree to drop the keys directly to them (they only lived a mile or so away) as soon as we'd loaded up and the house was empty.

That was one stressful day!

drum123

im so so angry and disappointed house we bought and due to pick up keys today people still in as per previous post. now looking at eviction??? how long does this take???? what do i do? next week was booked of work to move and also painters due at 8am monday morn??? any advice???

G_M

drum123 wrote: »

im so so angry and disappointed house we bought and due to pick up keys today people still in as per previous post. now looking at eviction??? how long does this take???? what do i do? next week was booked of work to move and also painters due at 8am monday morn??? any advice???

Have you paid the Completion monies? Was the contract 'vacant possession'? If yes and yes, did you not check the house was vacant before authorising payment?

drum123

hi,
pre sale condition was that house would be vacant?? no monies transfered as yet as we do not have keys??? the person in the house knew that today was his last day and did nothing about getting alternative property arghhhhhhh

lizzielondon

sorry i don't think i quite understand this

you've bought a house but can't complete because you don't have vacant posession because your vendor hasn't started to look for somewhere to buy? ??

kst101

Is it a house with a tenant living in it?