The race to be in for Christmas!

mrsc_4

Thank you.

Its such a tense time isn't it, glad things are going well for you and fingers crossed for a quick exchange and completion.

GhostDog_2

Grrrr our mortgage offer had the wrong address on! :mad:
Woolwich refused to hurry it through unless the Solicitor contacted them with a completion date. :mad:
Hoping it'll arrive tomorrow then Solicitor has to send copy to HA to approve.

We've bought the carpets and the plan is they will be laid on 18th Dec!!!!! :eek: Removal van provisionally booked for 19th Dec. :eek:

I feel ill !!!!! :rolleyes:

helpMe_2-2

we're completing on the 6th too !!!

lynzpower

well update is that we are meant to be exchanging tomorrow :eek:

I kicked the HA today- they have done thier leasehold enqs

Ive reminded stand in solicitor whats going on she knows whats expected. Cool

Ea states buyer mad keen and ready to roll

Been to the new place today and measured up - all fine on that score

Please keep everything crossed for me tomorrow gang- I have a feeling all is not going to run smoothly- but then im a natural panicker

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

GhostDog_2

Lynz.....

It'll all be fine. I feel it in my water! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Sending positive thoughts your way tomorrow

rachaelc_2

I could cry with our house purchase, in fact i did - to the estate agent last week, we've had nothing but problems since the day we put the offer in!!

We put our offer in at 4pm on Wed 9th August and it was accepted 10 Friday 11th August, has showed our mortgage offer letter etc to estate agent, who said it should be a smooth running 28 day exchange as we are FTB and the property we're buying is empty, owned by a relocation company, good, or so we thought!!

Instructed Solictors etc and then we thought 'right - we'll be in in 28 days' started ordering the bed (8-10 weeks wait) fridge, washing machine tv sofa etc, 10 weeks later and our solicitor had not recieved a contract from their party, after numerous phone calls, and no returned call, the other party emailed the estate agent to ask how things were going - he was very sharpe with them stating it was their side that was holding it all up, he said that we had been chasing 'X' solicitors, for the to turn round and say 'oh no - we're using 'Y' now - we changed them weeks ago'!!!! Can you belive it - they hadnt told a sole!!!

The contract then came through - brilliant we thought, the balls really rolling now - WRONG!!
Had a searchs done, the mine shaft came back saying there was one within 20meters of the boundary, but the map that was enclosed showed a street about 1/2 mile away - another delay!!

The rest of the searches say that we need insurance for a Chancel Check Report and Environmental Report, and our Solicitor was asking the other party to pay for it, they came back stariagt away and said 'Yes' to the Chancel but hadn't replied to the Environmental Stuff, all went quite for nearly 2 weeks, phoned EA Agent who basically said that they're taking the Mickey, and got the director of the comany to phone and have a go, we've now had the questionnaire back off them that our SOL needs to apply for the insurance, but they aint said if they pay for it, whildst all this has been going on, Halifax said that they are happy for us to have the mortgage (was told this over the phone) phoned them back a week laster when we hadnt recieved the paper confirmation to be told 'on ho - it hasnt been approved, the valuers want an additional mine search report' This was done and they finaaly authorised it.

So thats where we are at the mo, our Solictor is a nightmare everytime you phone to speak to her your made to feel like you're wasting her precious time.

Fell REALLY close to saying 'forget it!!!'

Sorry for the rant - needed to get it of my chest!!

hex2

RachaelC - lots of sympathy for you
Lynz - best of luck for tomorrow.

My exchange has now slipped to Monday, so earliest move date 11th December. Everything crossed again, for a while today we thought the whole chain had collapsed.

missbee

I haven't been on here for a few days - and lots seems to be happening!!

Hex2 - fingers vrossed for next week then.
DKNY - I see your now heading for a Jan move - good luck with the exchange But you never know, it's still a month away and, as I said in previous post, one minute nothing was happening with us, then the next we exchanged.

I have boxes everywhere - so can sympathize with all you guys packing right now. I have a nightmare weekend in store - last few trips to the tip and the dreaded oven clean...yikes...I hate to admit we've never cleaned it (bought new 3 years ago - but in my defense, it is meant to be 'self-cleaning' - although I'm guessing this special coating or whatever it is not really an excuse!!!!)

On a downer - have cable at moment and thinking will convert to sky, but don't want to get them out until know which room will be used as a lounge, and which room will have broadband in it. Just saw loads of Xmas ads for good TV over the festive season. Unlikely I'll have it by then. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH ONLY 5 CHANNELS AND NO INTERNET??????!!!!!!!:huh:
Oh, I know, unpack!

dkny_2

Hey All,
Im back, havent been on for a few days so gonna cath up in a while how u been, hope your all well , and hope the house progress is goin well...

So much has happened in the last few days alone.. our buyers have exchanged and they will be completing monday (its such a relief in a way, but also kinda upset that its finally not ours no more, but im sure the new buyers will enjoy it as much as we have)..

Our solictor has a week off, but can u believe it that the 2 that are dealing with it now till she is away have been brilliant, they told us they are looking to complete for the 15th dec - i was like can you please repeat that LOL, cant believe it but in many ways dont wanna get my hopes up too much, would be brilliant, we will also be exchanging VERY VERY soon solicotr said so am looking at maybe sometime in the next few days or sometime next week WOW i cant belive it...

Its funny how one minute u feel like your down in the dumps but after a few days u feel on top of the world again... im just happy some progress has been made, im actually goin in to see solictor tomm for a transfer dunno for what lol, but im assumin its for the sale of our property..will find out tomm either way

Looks, like im catchin up with you guys too, but your still ahead of me in many way :beer:

Anyways, im gonna close now as im so excited to read how everyone has been doin since i have not been on,

As always,

Good luck ALL :T

MascaraMinx

Dear god I am STILL waiting to exchange!!!! I haven't checked this thread for ages, but I'm sure that's what I was saying last time I was on here!! With any luck it will be next week, but I won't be holding my breath!!!