The race to be in for Christmas!

lewolf

well exchange never happened. Apparently our buyers solicitor didn't answer a query correctly for their buyer!!!!! they've only have 8 weeks to sort it out!!! Very cheesed off now!

lynzpower

so annoying isnt it lewolf

thats the same sort of situation I feel like ive been in for weeks. not pleasant is it. My mood last week could have shattered glass.

lewolf

lynzpower wrote:

so annoying isnt it lewolf

thats the same sort of situation I feel like ive been in for weeks. not pleasant is it. My mood last week could have shattered glass.

I know. I'm getting that way myself. Was fairly laid back until today. We've turned everyhting around in 24 hours and have been ready to exchange since last Thursday. Now when it comes to it there are suddenly outstanding issues!

Our buyer needs to book her move to the USA and flights and international removals have just about run out for this month. I feel for them because they have 2 little girls who may not get to see their Dad over Xmas because our buyer's solicitor has been useless.

We'll see what tomorrow brings now.

Thanks Lynz

Leilasmum

Same here, exchange didn't happen for us today either. Buyer wasn't able to get his deposit sorted today, although he will get it sorted for tomorrow. Our flat has only been sold since September, so maybe he just hasn't had enough time.....grrrr

lynzpower

Ive actually done a bit of packing today

Does anyone think Im being previous? Ive packed te spare room bedding and most of the spare duvet covers & linens?

I really dont want to be unpacking all of them at a later date

wigglygiggly

I would pack non essentials too. Better to unpack (which I hope you won't have to!) than pack in a rush!!!!

We actually started to clear the rubbish in our loft before we had our mortgage offer through. The way we saw it, it needed to be done anyway, so better we did it now rather than do it in a hurry nearer the time!!

Poppycat

It wouldn't do any harm packing non essentials anyhow. I have thought about this but with all the bad luck I get I hate pre-empting it.

dkny_2

Hi aLL,
Hope your all well..No news for us still waiting on ONE query before exchange can take place - would like to exchange before hols so really have only have till this friday 22nd, otherwise itll have to be in the new year..

However - we still have packed the non essentials, but i really cant see any change with the stuff thats been put away LOL...

Good luck everyone, always waiting for the post in the mornings and phone calls but nowt as yet.. lets hope we hear the news we wanna hear in the next commin days...

Good luck, and its ok to pack as long as you dont pack everything away, as we need to look forward to xmas nxt week

MascaraMinx

We FINALLY exchanged last week. Seemed to take FOREVER with countless delays due to hopeless solicitors. Anyway, completing on 10th Jan so won't be in for xmas but hey-ho, more time for packing.

We:

Found our property - 22nd August
Found our buyer - 25th august
Made offer - 25th August
Accepted offer - 26th August
Survey done - 8th Sept
Mortgage offer - 11th Sept
Buyers survey done - 18th Sept
Search results in - 24th Oct
Problem No 1 - 23rd Oct (can't complete until Jan)
Problem No 2 - 27th Oct (landfill sites showed on our survey)
Draft contracts received - 27th Oct (returned due to error)
Draft contracts signed - 14th Nov
Exchanged - 12th Dec!!!!
Complete - 10th Jan

so it took 4 months to exchange and will be 5 til completion, felt like a lifetime!

hex2

Lynz - pack the none essentials - you know you will be moving at some point, exchange is a matter of time. Even if it falls through you know you can sell it again in a few days!

I have work now then this afternoon off to finsh off the last bits of packing and do some cleaning.