The NEW waiting to exchange thread...

BountyBlink

hippocrates1 said:

WE HAVE EXCHANGED OMG CANT BELIEVE IT. Never thought this day would come.

Woo hoo!!!! So so so happy for you!! Go and enjoy a well deserved drink of celebration!! 🔑🔑🔑🔑🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾💙💙💙💙

TBG01

Reddington85 said:

laura_lau said:

Reddington85 said:

Tiglet2 said:

Reddington85 said:

More email tennis today. The solicitor has pointed out that the property we're buying has no gas boiler service record (though there is an installation certificate) and he's pressing us to get a service.

The boiler is in the spare room and we are looking at moving it/replacing it as part of the works we want to do into the kitchen area so it's going to need work anyway! So I'm tempted to tell the solicitor - just go ahead it's fine 

Yes do instruct your solicitor to proceed without the gas service.  The solicitor doesn't visit the property.  If you have plans to change it, then there really is no need to debate this, but legally the solicitor has to advise you, which they have done.

I figured as much, it was just more the reassurance part at my end haha. The solicitor was somewhat condescending about the matter as I'm moving from a new build to a 60s build and he seems to think I'm unaware there may be issues in the future!

Awww I'm moving to a 60' building too! Yes I guess they have to do their due diligence on it, but I also don't see a reason why you can't tell them forget this and let's continue as I'm not going to use that boiler anyway.

Yeah I've spoken to him now but he's insisted I email it in too - would assume it's too cover their behinds!

Of course it is.

Albeit for valid reasons, but you've gone against their advice. You might have your head screwed on, but there's plenty of clients that would still look to blame the solicitor if the boiler didn't work, even though it was their decision to not have it checked. Having it in writing puts that potential headache straight to bed. 

ss2020jd

hippocrates1 said:

WE HAVE EXCHANGED OMG CANT BELIEVE IT. Never thought this day would come.

Amazing news!! Congratulations! So happy to hear it! Well done. 

rosierunner

ss2020jd said:

Congratulations to those with good news already today and fingers crossed for everyone else.

So yesterday’s debacle was not exchanging again and finally finding out the bottom of the chain wanted to delay completion before they would agree to exchange, due to not being confident the funds would be in place in time. My buyer is understandably not happy as they then won’t meet the end of June deadline. 

So it all hangs in the balance. We would agree to the delay as long as we exchanged but if the buyers don’t want that it will be back to square one. Trying to keep calm at the moment and not think of the worst but have to prepare myself. 

Sounds exactly the same as our position!  Top of chain ready to go but being held back by funds release for our buyers.  So cross as they’ve been difficult all way through and have had ages to sort this out.  We don’t know if we have only half the truth and are totally dependent on what they do and don’t do.  We stand to lose 12k if we don’t complete by stamp duty deadline next week and we have had to pay removal company in advance to secure booking.  Walking a tightrope.  Good luck to you

hippocrates1

Thanks guys! Honestly exchanging is so anticlimactic isn’t it?

CLJ2986

hippocrates1 said:

WE HAVE EXCHANGED OMG CANT BELIEVE IT. Never thought this day would come.

Congrats! 

ss2020jd

rosierunner said:

ss2020jd said:

Congratulations to those with good news already today and fingers crossed for everyone else.

So yesterday’s debacle was not exchanging again and finally finding out the bottom of the chain wanted to delay completion before they would agree to exchange, due to not being confident the funds would be in place in time. My buyer is understandably not happy as they then won’t meet the end of June deadline. 

So it all hangs in the balance. We would agree to the delay as long as we exchanged but if the buyers don’t want that it will be back to square one. Trying to keep calm at the moment and not think of the worst but have to prepare myself. 

Sounds exactly the same as our position!  Top of chain ready to go but being held back by funds release for our buyers.  So cross as they’ve been difficult all way through and have had ages to sort this out.  We don’t know if we have only half the truth and are totally dependent on what they do and don’t do.  We stand to lose 12k if we don’t complete by stamp duty deadline next week and we have had to pay removal company in advance to secure booking.  Walking a tightrope.  Good luck to you

It’s so awful isn’t it?! Not even knowing the truth and getting drip-fed more and more until the latest full picture becomes clear. 

I hope it doesn’t come to that for you. As if things weren’t stressful enough.

We have heard that the buyers are agreeable to the later completion now if their buyer will exchange today but who knows what their buyer will do next. I really don’t trust them at this point but we don’t seem to have any option. My fingers are permanently stuck in the crossed position at the moment! 

Tiddleshalifax

Hello! I’ve been lurking.
our searches should be back soon and our solicitor is optimistic for an end July/beginning august completion.
the chain is ftb>us>vendor>Vendor>vacant 

the vendor for our vendor is pushing because he can’t understand why it’ll still be 3 or so weeks once searches are back but to me that’s normal or am I being naive? 

Cookie211

Tiddleshalifax said:

Hello! I’ve been lurking.
our searches should be back soon and our solicitor is optimistic for an end July/beginning august completion.
the chain is ftb>us>vendor>Vendor>vacant 

the vendor for our vendor is pushing because he can’t understand why it’ll still be 3 or so weeks once searches are back but to me that’s normal or am I being naive? 

Our searches started on the 1st June, rang yesterday and still waiting on the drainage one which isn’t due back till at least 5th July, the house is going through probate so I’m hoping that will come back same time 🤞🤞🤞

CLJ2986

It would appear that my solicitors phone lines are down. I've rung 4 times and it doesn't even ring, there's just nothing. Not the first time I've had this issue. Now trying to figure out what to say in an email that doesn't sound extremely annoyed 🤣