Purchase property now has pending possession order

andynclaire

I feel sick with worry.


We are in the process of buying a house where the previous resident died last year. We had our offer excepted at the end of April. We have still not completed. I have been told that the house now has a pending possession order and we are not sure how much longer the lender will hold out. (I don't know the full story in regards to the sellers situation etc) I am so angry with the solicitors for taking so bloody long!!! If we are this close to exchanging (I believe we are just waiting for a document that will be with our solicitors end of next week) do you think they will hold out or are we screwed?

BitterAndTwisted

If the estate has gone through probate it's unlikely that a lender would try to scupper a sale unless they think a much higher price can be achieved by repossessing the property. As long as the lender knows a sale is imminent, that is.

andynclaire

yes they have been made aware of the sale and how close it is to being completed. Not sure about the probate part..will ask! Thank you

RAS

If probate has been granted, you can get a copy of the will from the Probate Registry. May be worth checking out?