So i just opened the door to my new house.

Ed-P

Contact your solicitor immediately, as considerate though you are - this isn't your fault, and you shouldn't have to move back to your parents.

nkkingston

Contact your solicitor (and probably the estate agent). Someone has screwed up badly, and it may well not be her, but it needs sorting out pronto because either you've completed and you're responsponsible for that house, or you haven't completed and you've got a key to a house that isn't yours (yet).

Harryp_24

fairy_lights wrote: »

Really not your problem.
Is it the actual former owner of the house or a tenant?

former owner.

Harryp_24

Penitent wrote: »

Is she expecting to hang onto a key and just keep letting herself into your house for the next two days?

yes. this is her expectation

Contact your solicitor now and get them to contact the buyers solicitor.


No matter how nice she is, she is in breach of contract by not providing vacant possession. Keep a track of and receipts for any additional costs you have incurred from the delay.

i do not have any additional costs as im at my parents and im not moving in straight away but redocorating. however this has stopped me.

somethingcorporate

What has your solicitor said?

Quite an unusual situation...

BJV

So Sorry for you. This is not the way you wanted to start your new life in a new home i am sure.

As other posts she may be an amazing lady but you need to contact your solicitor. If not to start proceedings just to safe guard yourself and give yourself some recall if she does start stripping it out.

Harryp_24

somethingcorporate wrote: »

What has your solicitor said?

Quite an unusual situation...

my solicitor has gone home.

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Harryp_24 wrote: »

my solicitor has gone home.

Then speak to someone else in the firm - or failing that, the estate agent

We had a slightly similar situation - the people we were buying from hadn't quite emptied the place when we were given the keys. They ended up leaving a load of bricks in the garden, and a lot of stuff in the loft. I ended up having to dispose of it all.

We also had 2 vans worth of furniture and stuff ready to move in - which had to wait for several hours

Be careful with the fixtures and fittings also! Make sure they don't leave anything too big behind in a rush.

AdrianC

Well, at least you aren't sat on the doorstep...

It's not what you want, but the inconvenience to you is minimal. You're not actually moving in today, you haven't got a removals van sat at the kerb behind you. You just waste a couple of days decorating. Or, more likely, stripping-out.

Can she spend tonight and tomorrow morning corralling everything into a couple of rooms, so you can get started elsewhere?

freeisgood

I would just move in, and use a room, sleep on the floor in a sleeping bag if you must.. Give her access but tell her she can sleep somewhere else and just gain access to pack and clear. I seriously would move in, get a locksmith to chance the lock asap and Just let her in to remove stuff...while you are living there. I presume she also has a home to go to....why can't she just sleep there tonight?