The NEW waiting to exchange thread...

GUILUI

GUILUI said:

Hi all. 

Needed to vent my frustration somewhere. 

We had the exchange and completion on our flat sale lined up for today. Unfortunately it hasn’t happened due to our buyers funds not being released.

What’s annoyed me is our buyers solicitor is telling our solicitor that his mortgage isn’t ready and at the same time telling him that the hold up is at our end. 

Really don’t know what to do

Ignore me. Got confirmation of the completion at 5:10 woohoo!!! 

ss2020jd

laura_lau said:

@Firsttime2021 I'm keeping fingers crossed for you (and me) for exchange Monday! We can do it!!
@IronMan22 Congratulations!!!! You've made it! You can finally relax this weekend!! 

I’ll add the congratulations to you and to others who have made it today. Brilliant to hear the great news! 

Keeping crossed for you for Monday @laura_lau and @Firsttime2021 and anyone else I may have missed since in the flurry of posts today. 

It can happen later on in the day (my solicitor emailed to confirm exchange had happened and that was about 3pm) when I was convinced if it hadn’t happened by lunchtime, it wasn’t going to happen. 

Our buyers didn’t make the stamp duty with their buyer’s last minute shenanigans but I think they agreed to share the cost of what they would have saved in the end. So anything is possible! 

Firsttime2021

laura_lau said:

@Firsttime2021 I'm keeping fingers crossed for you (and me) for exchange Monday! We can do it!!
@IronMan22 Congratulations!!!! You've made it! You can finally relax this weekend!! 

Good luck to you too

flyingv

Congrats to all those who have managed to exchange this week - special mention to @laura_lau - so happy for you!!

I'm still here, still !!!!! waiting.  Almost 24 weeks for a no chain (just me and my buyer), no onward purchase palaver of a sale.  The LA have STILL not responded to the final remaining enquiry regarding title register - 6 weeks since they were first asked the question.  My LA (*coughLewishamcough*) are the absolute WORST!

It's heartening to see so many of you making it over the line especially in time for the SDLT holiday.  I just hope that it will be me at some point in the not too distant future. 

hippocrates1

flyingv said:

Congrats to all those who have managed to exchange this week - special mention to @laura_lau - so happy for you!!

I'm still here, still !!!!! waiting.  Almost 24 weeks for a no chain (just me and my buyer), no onward purchase palaver of a sale.  The LA have STILL not responded to the final remaining enquiry regarding title register - 6 weeks since they were first asked the question.  My LA (*coughLewishamcough*) are the absolute WORST!

It's heartening to see so many of you making it over the line especially in time for the SDLT holiday.  I just hope that it will be me at some point in the not too distant future. 

Try chasing it yourself get the reference number for the pms registry 

Kaysee24

Great to see the exchanges that have gone through congratulations everyone.

We paid all fees and funds were requested Weds for completion on 30th!
Exchange attempted for us yesterday afternoon but was unable to go ahead as seller's lender had sent through a new mortgage offer in error and it was already 3pm by then 😭
Their solicitor returned new CoT and has assurance lender will expedite, hoping for exchange Monday now, fingers crossed for everyone else hoping the same.

If we don't complete by 30th we'll have to wait for seller to receive new mortgage offer as they didn't budget for Sdlt *shakeshead*

Here's to a weekend of packing.

CLJ2986

laura_lau said:

CLJ2986 said:

@laura_lau thanks, it's interesting being back lol so happy you got good news! I emailed my solicitor, she's now out of office until Tuesday 😳

oh nooo I'm so sorry!!! I hate it when they do that without even letting you know! It happened the same to me just after the last May bank holiday! 

Yeah I was disappointed to say the least. Does anyone know if its acceptable to email the estate agent and ask if the vendor has any preference on a completion date? We want the 9th but I don't know if the vendor have said a date or anything 

flyingv

hippocrates1 said:

flyingv said:

Congrats to all those who have managed to exchange this week - special mention to @laura_lau - so happy for you!!

I'm still here, still !!!!! waiting.  Almost 24 weeks for a no chain (just me and my buyer), no onward purchase palaver of a sale.  The LA have STILL not responded to the final remaining enquiry regarding title register - 6 weeks since they were first asked the question.  My LA (*coughLewishamcough*) are the absolute WORST!

It's heartening to see so many of you making it over the line especially in time for the SDLT holiday.  I just hope that it will be me at some point in the not too distant future. 

Try chasing it yourself get the reference number for the pms registry 

Thanks @hippocrates1 What is the pms registry?  I've not heard of this (possibly being dim here).  It's a specific question that the LA need to answer regarding repayment of discount and mortgage on completion so not sure your suggestion would work but I'm willing to try anything at this point! 

I've tried asking my solicitor if I can chase this but they just never respond when I ask the question.  Tiresome.

hippocrates1

flyingv said:

hippocrates1 said:

flyingv said:

Congrats to all those who have managed to exchange this week - special mention to @laura_lau - so happy for you!!

I'm still here, still !!!!! waiting.  Almost 24 weeks for a no chain (just me and my buyer), no onward purchase palaver of a sale.  The LA have STILL not responded to the final remaining enquiry regarding title register - 6 weeks since they were first asked the question.  My LA (*coughLewishamcough*) are the absolute WORST!

It's heartening to see so many of you making it over the line especially in time for the SDLT holiday.  I just hope that it will be me at some point in the not too distant future. 

Try chasing it yourself get the reference number for the pms registry 

Thanks @hippocrates1 What is the pms registry?  I've not heard of this (possibly being dim here).  It's a specific question that the LA need to answer regarding repayment of discount and mortgage on completion so not sure your suggestion would work but I'm willing to try anything at this point! 

I've tried asking my solicitor if I can chase this but they just never respond when I ask the question.  Tiresome.

I meant land registry sorry I have fat thumbs 

ss2020jd

CLJ2986 said:

laura_lau said:

CLJ2986 said:

@laura_lau thanks, it's interesting being back lol so happy you got good news! I emailed my solicitor, she's now out of office until Tuesday 😳

oh nooo I'm so sorry!!! I hate it when they do that without even letting you know! It happened the same to me just after the last May bank holiday! 

Yeah I was disappointed to say the least. Does anyone know if its acceptable to email the estate agent and ask if the vendor has any preference on a completion date? We want the 9th but I don't know if the vendor have said a date or anything 

Yes, my estate agent was the one who asked me about completion dates suggested by the buyer. They had to be changed several times due to the bottom of the chain but we agreed to them and just checked that my solicitor was going to be available then too.