The NEW waiting to exchange thread...

Toastie2018

birdmadgirl8 said:

Caz_Mnaz said:

I get 'why are you talking so long' off everyone and I have to take a deep breath and explain WE are not the ones taking so long... 🤦‍♀️

Really wish I'd taken some early advice I read on this thread about telling as few people as possible about the move, cos the pain of endless explanations will grind you down. 

That's good advice. I told a few people and told them that I won't have an update until June, this was back in December 😂. My words are coming back to haunt me. 

ohdarn

Sam2030 said:

ohdarn said:

I think today marks seven months since we accepted the offer on our house.
We were pleased when two weeks ago, our buyer started suggesting completion dates.

Since then, we've heard nothing from them and apparently the estate agent can't get ahold of them or their conveyancer, although I dont trust anything our estate agents says anymore (fun sidenote: we asked our estate agent who the branch manager was so we could make a complaint about them. Our estate is the branch manager).

So we've asked the EA that if they do manage to contact the buyer, to pass on that if an exchange date isn't agreed by the end of this week, we're putting our house back on the market.

It's been such a trudging s**tfest of ineptitude, complacency, lies, anxiety and worry that I'm not sure I'll ever be able to experience the emotion of happiness ever again.

Oh know did you get a response from your buyer we are 5 months in on the house buying saga and worry our buyer will pull out most of the time 

We did get a response from the buyer that afternoon.
Weird how as soon as you throw your teddies out the pram, you get an immediate response.
So either it was entirely coincidental that the second we threaten something, we get an answer from someone who apparently couldn't be reached for the last two weeks, or the estate agent was telling little fibs when they said they'd been trying to ring them for the past two weeks.
Of course if the estate agent hadn't already told us a bunch of fibs already, this option would be less feasible.
Either way, it infuriates me that it seems like we have to get angry at people, for things to happen.

The buyer was apparently very apologetic, and claims that they'll still be going ahead with things.
We asked to pass on our email address so the buyer could contact us directly, but so far, nothing.
They claim that the delay was because their mortgage offer paperwork hadn't reached their conveyancer and that the mortgage company only deal with physical copies, no emails etc.
But then their conveyancer seemed to have miraculously received this paperwork the very next day.

They want to organise exchange of contracts early next week, which is great.
Except our conveyancer is on annual leave Monday and Tuesday.
But they do say their colleagues will do the work if necessary.
So I'm sure it'll all go absolutely swimmingly, first thing on Monday morning.
I'm sure it will.
So sure.
It will.
Hm hmmm.
Yup.
Sure.

birdmadgirl8

Toastie2018 said:

It's the lack of courtesy that's puzzling. Why agree an exchange and completion date only to change your mind on the day? I could have hired movers, taken time off work etc. Why not say before? 

I am partly tempted to just leave this particular house. It's not even my dream house 😂

Ha! That would serve them right. Shoddy behaviour all round. Some people really don't seem to understand the impact of their actions on others...or don't care. I don't get it either.  

FTB_Help

birdmadgirl8 said:

It's also been painful watching two of my neighbours putting 'Sold' signs up this week. Willing to bet they'll be out before us...😭🤣

Have you seen that Friends episode where Rachel goes into labour, and she watched 4 women come in after her and leave to give birth whilst she's still waiting and only 3cm dilated?!!

I kinda feel like im this situation.

Joined this thread in Nov i think, and watched loads of people join the waiting to exchange and leave whilst I'm still here for another month!

firsttimesellerldn

FTB_Help said:

birdmadgirl8 said:

It's also been painful watching two of my neighbours putting 'Sold' signs up this week. Willing to bet they'll be out before us...😭🤣

Have you seen that Friends episode where Rachel goes into labour, and she watched 4 women come in after her and leave to give birth whilst she's still waiting and only 3cm dilated?!!

I kinda feel like im this situation.

Joined this thread in Nov i think, and watched loads of people join the waiting to exchange and leave whilst I'm still here for another month!

Two of my neighbours in the same block of flats put their places up for sale after me and both have completed now. I try to look on the bright side - if they can get there I can too. But it is extremely frustrating.. especially as one of their buyers originally offered on my flat but I turned them down for another buyer as they weren’t proceedable at the time. I try not to dwell on that! 

Caz_Mnaz

FTB_Help said:

birdmadgirl8 said:

It's also been painful watching two of my neighbours putting 'Sold' signs up this week. Willing to bet they'll be out before us...😭🤣

Have you seen that Friends episode where Rachel goes into labour, and she watched 4 women come in after her and leave to give birth whilst she's still waiting and only 3cm dilated?!!

I kinda feel like im this situation.

Joined this thread in Nov i think, and watched loads of people join the waiting to exchange and leave whilst I'm still here for another month!

OMG YES 😂😂😂

birdmadgirl8

FTB_Help said:

birdmadgirl8 said:

It's also been painful watching two of my neighbours putting 'Sold' signs up this week. Willing to bet they'll be out before us...😭🤣

Have you seen that Friends episode where Rachel goes into labour, and she watched 4 women come in after her and leave to give birth whilst she's still waiting and only 3cm dilated?!!

I kinda feel like im this situation.

Joined this thread in Nov i think, and watched loads of people join the waiting to exchange and leave whilst I'm still here for another month!

🤣🤣🤣 Best analogy!

birdmadgirl8

firsttimesellerldn said:

Two of my neighbours in the same block of flats put their places up for sale after me and both have completed now. I try to look on the bright side - if they can get there I can too. But it is extremely frustrating.. especially as one of their buyers originally offered on my flat but I turned them down for another buyer as they weren’t proceedable at the time. I try not to dwell on that! 

Feeling your pain! 

FTB_Help

birdmadgirl8 said:

FTB_Help said:

birdmadgirl8 said:

It's also been painful watching two of my neighbours putting 'Sold' signs up this week. Willing to bet they'll be out before us...😭🤣

Have you seen that Friends episode where Rachel goes into labour, and she watched 4 women come in after her and leave to give birth whilst she's still waiting and only 3cm dilated?!!

I kinda feel like im this situation.

Joined this thread in Nov i think, and watched loads of people join the waiting to exchange and leave whilst I'm still here for another month!

🤣🤣🤣 Best analogy!

If anyone else joins this thread and leave with their house before me I'll sue you! 🤣

Sam2030

ohdarn said:

Sam2030 said:

ohdarn said:

I think today marks seven months since we accepted the offer on our house.
We were pleased when two weeks ago, our buyer started suggesting completion dates.

Since then, we've heard nothing from them and apparently the estate agent can't get ahold of them or their conveyancer, although I dont trust anything our estate agents says anymore (fun sidenote: we asked our estate agent who the branch manager was so we could make a complaint about them. Our estate is the branch manager).

So we've asked the EA that if they do manage to contact the buyer, to pass on that if an exchange date isn't agreed by the end of this week, we're putting our house back on the market.

It's been such a trudging s**tfest of ineptitude, complacency, lies, anxiety and worry that I'm not sure I'll ever be able to experience the emotion of happiness ever again.

Oh know did you get a response from your buyer we are 5 months in on the house buying saga and worry our buyer will pull out most of the time 

We did get a response from the buyer that afternoon.
Weird how as soon as you throw your teddies out the pram, you get an immediate response.
So either it was entirely coincidental that the second we threaten something, we get an answer from someone who apparently couldn't be reached for the last two weeks, or the estate agent was telling little fibs when they said they'd been trying to ring them for the past two weeks.
Of course if the estate agent hadn't already told us a bunch of fibs already, this option would be less feasible.
Either way, it infuriates me that it seems like we have to get angry at people, for things to happen.

The buyer was apparently very apologetic, and claims that they'll still be going ahead with things.
We asked to pass on our email address so the buyer could contact us directly, but so far, nothing.
They claim that the delay was because their mortgage offer paperwork hadn't reached their conveyancer and that the mortgage company only deal with physical copies, no emails etc.
But then their conveyancer seemed to have miraculously received this paperwork the very next day.

They want to organise exchange of contracts early next week, which is great.
Except our conveyancer is on annual leave Monday and Tuesday.
But they do say their colleagues will do the work if necessary.
So I'm sure it'll all go absolutely swimmingly, first thing on Monday morning.
I'm sure it will.
So sure.
It will.
Hm hmmm.
Yup.
Sure.

Oh good at least your buyer hasnt done a bunk it's sounds like the estate agent maybe not getting in touch with them. We were supposed to be completing on the 26th of March our buyer wanted earlier but then we found out that there is 6 in the chain and not 3 that we were told and that  5 and 6 were not ready no mortgage offers in enquiries outstanding so was quite worried that we will never exchange and our buyer might look elsewhere we got news yesterday that number five are ready now contracts signed and 6 just need to review the answers to the enquiries and sign the contract so hopefully we will exchange soon.