waiting for THAT phone call

sallywl

Its almost lunch time now LOL!!!!

I cant find anything to take my mind of it

lynzpower

been to shgop bought the tea bags, no message on answering machine, nothing on the mobile

Will try to contact her again I think

helpMe_2-2

Let us know how it goes and please feedback anything you've learnt from today! We move house next wednesday and Im bricking it ;-)

Spent three hours last night in my daughter's room attempting to begin packing - and ended up with one box. aaaaaaaaaghhhhhh

lynzpower

help me have you exchanged?

my sol not in the room at the mo ( apparently) and thus left another message.

Kettle going on again now I dont know if all this tea is helping or the caffiene is making me worse lol

sallywl

helpme, packing is no fun, but waiting for the call is even less fun.....i dont even know who im waiting to call me, ea or sol?
Hmmmm

lynzpower

sally I thinkyou are waiting for the sol

sallywl

yeh see im sure my bf said after he spoke to ea that she would be calling :S

WestonDave

Very few exchanged transactions fail on completion day. It often takes a while for mortgage money to get in during the morning but once the money starts to move it can all happen very quickly with modern direct banking terminals in many solicitors.

Our experience was that when I phoned at 12:30 nothing had even started up the chain - we were second up, by 1pm then money had been and gone and we were just waiting for our sellers sols to release the keys, and by 1:15 we were free to go and get the keys.

Expect to start thinking about completing around lunchtime - much earlier than that and buyers are treading on sellers toes as they try to get their stuff out. I'd say until 12pm be focussed on clearing your place, 12 to 1pm allocate for getting some lunch because it'll be a long afternoon before you think about stopping again for food and the chances are, like us by the time you've had some lunch, you'll get the call and be refreshed ready to start sorting the new place. If you start stressing at 10am you'll use all your energy in stress and have none for getting things straight.

Lynz - we exchanged at 16:45 so don't be worrying just because time is ticking on - solicitors will focus on completions first because the bank transfer system closes before the end of office hours - they can then still do exchanges because all that requires is a phone call.

sallywl

thanks westondave,

we are just getting the keys today moving tomorrow and sat because we live in rented so we are end of chain and our vendor is moving into an empty house so its not a v long chain

*paces the floor* dinner is on so i shall be munching soon

sallywl

eaten lunch, what can i do now LOL