Completion - Solcitor confirmed recieved funds

Frantastic18

Hello,
Please can I double check, we are completing on our purchase today.
I have have an email from my Solitor to confirm that the vendor's Solcitor has recieved funds.
The email also states that since the vendor is moving is moving out today, the estate agent will be in touch later in the day to sort out getting the keys to us.

Now we are not moving in today so on a practical level this isn't a problem, however the vendor has been difficult through the whole conveyancing process so I want to check where we stand.

Am I correct in the belief that that email means that Completion has taken place and the property is ours. Therefore an additional time she now has to move out, she is infact in our property so this should have been requested?
Also if anything is damaged, this is now our responsibility rather than the vendors?

Many Thanks

suestew

The property will legally be yours. She will drop off the keys to estate agent when she vacates the property which should be today. I believe (someone will correct me if not) that a time of vacation would have been noted in the contracts somewhere. You should ask your solicitor.

jbainbridge

I would expect the property to be vacant by around 1pm and the keys dropped off. If there are problems speak to your solicitor.

Again if there is any damage speak to your solicitor - though unless it is major there is probably little you can do.