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  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    Hoping to complete 20th March :)
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  • Errata
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    seven-day-weekend wrote: »
    Hoping to complete 20th March :)

    Doesn't seem more than ten minutes since you viewed it, time flies. Good luck and when will you exchange?
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  • seven-day-weekend
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    Errata wrote: »
    Doesn't seem more than ten minutes since you viewed it, time flies. Good luck and when will you exchange?

    The solicitor didn't mention a specific date for exchanging, just said she would liaise with the vendor's solicitor for a completion date of 20th or 27th so presumably we will have exchanged by then!
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  • iris
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    You could exchange and complete all on the same day. We have done this on several occasions when the property we were buying was empty/new.


    Hope everything goes smoothly for you SDW and that you will be happy in your new home.
  • seven-day-weekend
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    iris wrote: »
    You could exchange and complete all on the same day. We have done this on several occasions when the property we were buying was empty/new.


    Hope everything goes smoothly for you SDW and that you will be happy in your new home.

    I think this is what will happen. My son exchanged and completed on his flat the same day, as he was a first time buyer and the flat was empty.

    In our case, we are not selling at the moment and the bungalow is empty.

    We will be doing the major work before we move in (garage roof, remove chimney breast in kitchen, rewire, new kitchen, possibly a small extension). That's one of the reasons we took out a mortgage.

    Thanks for your good wishes.
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  • seven-day-weekend
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    Exchange once the solicitor has received our deposit (which we have just sent) and completion definitely on 20th.

    Whoo-hoo! We have a bungalow!
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  • pollypenny
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    Good luck, SDW!

    Although you need to avoid that horrible word 'bungalow' : it suggests a pokey place for old people. ;)
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    (Pity they are mangled by this autocorrect!)
  • seven-day-weekend
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    Exchanged this morning. :)
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  • itsanne
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    Exciting times ahead. :)
    . . .I did not speak out

    Then they came for me
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    To speak out for me..

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  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    Completed!:T:T:j:j:beer::beer:
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