Property buying/selling timeline - currently into week 21
04/12/20: Both properties listed for sale
11/01/21: Offers
accepted on both sales & on our joint purchase
25/01/21: Identity checks completed, solicitors instructed
27/01/21: Purchase survey & valuation complete, mortgage offer
received
05/02/21: Reduction agreed on partner's sale (under-valuation) & on
purchase. Mortgage offer amended
08/02/21: Buyers pack returned to solicitor - sellers packs already returned
26/02/21:
Partner's sale contract signed
10/03/21: Purchase searches all back
16/03/21: My sale contract signed
28/03/21: Purchase enquiries satisfied, Title
Report & contracts issued, contracts signed & returned
11/05/21: Still waiting on final enquiry in the adjoining chain to be resolved. Consent to break the chain granted, instruction to move to exchange given.
17/05/21: All parties agreed to June 3rd for completion
27/05/21: Exchanged on my sale only
28/05/21: ALL EXCHANGED!
03/06/21: Completion
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The NEW waiting to exchange thread...
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Oh my goodness, our paperwork is all back. I never thought I'd see this day. Just the deposit to be sent now, and we should be able to exchange....
Not celebrating yet - so much can still go wrong - but after ten months of this all I'm letting myself feel good about where we are today.5 -
@amyr that's great news!!!! So happy for you! Fingers crossed for you everything goes smoothly from now on!Debt free journey started 30/08/2023:
CC1 - 5,151.92 now 5,335.15
CC3 - 4,166.15 now 5,345.28
CC4 - 4,625.87 (balance transfer from CC2) now 5,717.24
Current outstanding: 16,397.67
Debt free by Jul 2027.
Challenges:
NSD Apr 2025 - 7/20
NST Apr 2025 -
#31 1p savings 2025 £32.40/£667.95
2025 Fashion on the ration - Coupons remaining 43.5/660 -
So turns out the *real* reason our buyers pulled out was because their dad's friend suggested to them that this part of town has a "bit of a reputation". Not quite sure what to make of that, there are some stereotypes about this area, but it's not something we can do anything about so...oh well.
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@amyr - great news! Hope you exchange soon. I feel the same, it's been almost 9 months for me, although officially 6.
@Justonemorecupoftea - sounds a bit fickle, but oh well, as you say you can't do much about that and hopefully the next buyer will love the property/area and not be swayed by idle gossip.0 -
Top of chain now saying they can't possibly be ready for 28th and suggested 4th June. I couldn't give a toss as long as we lock in a date and exchange 😂1
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Bottom of chain now getting a damp survey doing.... Top of chain say its all off.... I'm just sitting in the corner rocking.... 😭0
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@Caz_Mnaz arrrgh! Nightmare! Why leave it this late?! Surely you commission everything pretty much at the start once the chain is formed, obviously if an issue is flagged you investigate, but sounds like there has been plenty of time... So sorry!0
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They missed it apparently 🤦♀️ I really hope the top are just venting their frustration and we can still exchange ASAP after it's done0
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We tried and failed to exchange today, a solicitor went AWOL. Trying again tomorrow! 🤞 complete on Wednesday is the aim.
I'm glad some of you have had positive news and are looking to exchange soon as well but sorry some haven't. This is a tough process!
Now to decide how soon is too soon to do final cleaning of bathrooms/oven etc 🤷♀️2
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