The NEW waiting to exchange thread...

Caz_Mnaz

FTB_Help said:

Caz_Mnaz said:

Bottom of chain still waiting for searches..... Sigh.

Probably mid May completion...nearly a year after going on the market. My mortgage offer runs out in June so what seemed like nothing to worry about is starting to slightly bubble under the surface 😂

Ah Caz_Mnaz i remember you from this forum from a few months back

Im still here too! 👋

And will be here until May as well as im still waiting for the tenants to leave!

We might be completion buddies!
I joined in Jan when I found out via a friend that my buyer's property was back on rightmove.... Ahhhh that was a fun weekend 😂🤦‍♀️

Coopsy85

Completed on Monday, got the keys at 4:45! We were literally waiting outside the estate agents for the phone call. It’s been a busy few days, the house was an absolute mess, we’ve had to order a skip to get rid of all the sh*t left behind, but I still love the house.

good luck everyone.

jonners666

Day three of trying to exchange. At least the weather is worse so the solicitor at the top is unlikely to just go home early again 

sandeepsb

Good luck with everyone exchanging/completing today, we successfully completed 2 days ago, a massive weight off our shoulders. Here's the complete timeline.

21/11/2020 - House Viewed
21/11/2020 - Offer made
23/11/2020 - Increased offer, offer accepted
24/11/2020 - Mortgage submitted via a broker, valuation booked in.
26/11/2020 - Solicitor appointed
04/12/2020 - Mortgage Valuation conducted, mortgage approved
06/12/2020 - Further negotiations, increased offer again by £5k
07/12/2020 - Offer accepted, chain is complete (seller buying vacant house)
09/12/2020 - Change of solicitor, initial documents sent to Solicitor
06/01/2021 - Draft contracts received from seller's Solicitor, searches have been ordered

08/02/2021 - All Searches and enquiries (except one) are back

25/02/2021 - Sellers Seller Grant of Probate has been received. Waiting on one response to an enquiry from our seller

23/03/2021 - Contracts Exchanged

30/03/2021 - Completion!

Would've just about made the stamp duty holiday if it didn't get extended

Blue_bell_20

jonners666 said:

Day three of trying to exchange. At least the weather is worse so the solicitor at the top is unlikely to just go home early again 

Good luck I hope it’s third time lucky for you. 

jonners666

Blue_bell_20 said:

jonners666 said:

Day three of trying to exchange. At least the weather is worse so the solicitor at the top is unlikely to just go home early again 

Good luck I hope it’s third time lucky for you. 

Thanks! Chain seem to have agreed on the 12th for completion now - so we've got ~6 hours to get it through the solicitors. Should be simple, right? 

FTB_Help

Caz_Mnaz said:

FTB_Help said:

Caz_Mnaz said:

Bottom of chain still waiting for searches..... Sigh.

Probably mid May completion...nearly a year after going on the market. My mortgage offer runs out in June so what seemed like nothing to worry about is starting to slightly bubble under the surface 😂

Ah Caz_Mnaz i remember you from this forum from a few months back

Im still here too! 👋

And will be here until May as well as im still waiting for the tenants to leave!

We might be completion buddies!
I joined in Jan when I found out via a friend that my buyer's property was back on rightmove.... Ahhhh that was a fun weekend 😂🤦‍♀️

Oh God! The least they could do was tell you before remarketing!

I've been here since Oct, other than waiting for tenants to leave, everything has been plain sailing with offer, survey, solicitor, so just sitting here with nothing outstanding for a while, just counting down the days!

Caz_Mnaz

I'm just twiddling my thumbs waiting for the bottom of the chain to catch up.... Daren't pack until exchange happens as it collapsed just before exchange the first time (when I actually found out lol)

The days and weeks are dragging by.... 

jonners666

Phew - exchanged! 

Natbag

Congrats to all those who have exchanged and/or competed, enjoy your new homes!
My buyer's enquiries are all satisfied now, so their solicitor will be sending their Title Report and contracts to sign. Sadly with a double bank holiday imminent it's going to take a week to get them out and returned I reckon. Just waiting to hear if my partner's buyers are at the same stage yet, and for my ex's enquiry on his purchase to get sorted, something to do with estate management fees. So there's no chance of talking dates for another 7-10 days, and chances of completing before April 29th, pffffffft, it's not looking good is it?!