The NEW waiting to exchange thread...

rose_T

Start of another week! 

For the ones who are waiting to exchange or complete including myself, I wish you all luck 🍀 

finger crossed 🤞 we will have some positive news 

key 🔑✨ dust to everyone 🏠

birdmadgirl8

GarretC said:

2 months into the process of buying, started to discuss exchange/completion dates that would suit the vendors last week.

This week, they pull out. No longer selling.

We're selling a flat, and given the current market in London, we'll plough ahead with that.

Now into the great unknown...

So sorry to hear that. Happened to us at 7 months and then again 3 weeks in (that second time was just irritating). Good luck with the hunt. No doubt we'll still be here when you come back with your new purchase.

birdmadgirl8

Cookie211 said:

birdmadgirl8 said:

@BuyingLateInLife Blimey, you've had a tough old ride there. Similar time-line to us and a familiar looking set of collapsed chains. It's got to go right soon hasn't it? Fingers crossed it all goes well for you now! 

Hi birdmadgirl8 any update on probate being granted yet? 

Thanks for checking in @Cookie211 No update on the probate, but not for lack of trying. Our (sale) agent did manage to find out it's a private sale, which makes it tricky to get info. He's going to contact them after his week's leave though. Not really his job, but agents further up the chain seem useless. He also unearthed more problems with our chain on Friday. Our sellers' solicitor turns out to be awful and it looks possible that searches might not have been requested (and it's only a 40 day wait 🙄). This weekend we've also discovered a problem in the contract pack, which makes the probate seem like a minor complication! 

Cookie211

birdmadgirl8 said:

Cookie211 said:

birdmadgirl8 said:

@BuyingLateInLife Blimey, you've had a tough old ride there. Similar time-line to us and a familiar looking set of collapsed chains. It's got to go right soon hasn't it? Fingers crossed it all goes well for you now! 

Hi birdmadgirl8 any update on probate being granted yet? 

Thanks for checking in @Cookie211 No update on the probate, but not for lack of trying. Our (sale) agent did manage to find out it's a private sale, which makes it tricky to get info. He's going to contact them after his week's leave though. Not really his job, but agents further up the chain seem useless. He also unearthed more problems with our chain on Friday. Our sellers' solicitor turns out to be awful and it looks possible that searches might not have been requested (and it's only a 40 day wait 🙄). This weekend we've also discovered a problem in the contract pack, which makes the probate seem like a minor complication! 

Oh no I’m so sorry to hear the new problems 🤞u will have some good news soon, we are ready now but still waiting on probate, had an update that probate could still take 4/12 weeks though 😭😭 had another viewing and the garden is so over grown now the EA was so shocked and was going to ask the seller to get a gardener in as she don’t live in the uk, unfortunately she’s not happy to get a gardener in and I’m not allowed to try and sort the garden so god knows what it will actually look like when we do get the keys

goodwithsaving

Another week to start. Hoping to get the enquiries this week as that is all there is to be done. Also very much hoping they will be resolvable enquiries. I need to exchange asap as the stress is taking its toll physically now and causing health concerns. 
I think I will have to break the chain and go into storage for a few weeks which is very annoying because it is always me to please everybody else, but one of those things I suppose. I won't believe any of it is happening until I have at least exchanged, if not completed.

Tiddleshalifax

Good luck 🤞🏻 we are hoping exchange and completion might happen over the next couple of weeks 😮😬

Oscarboi76

goodwithsaving said:

Another week to start. Hoping to get the enquiries this week as that is all there is to be done. Also very much hoping they will be resolvable enquiries. I need to exchange asap as the stress is taking its toll physically now and causing health concerns. 
I think I will have to break the chain and go into storage for a few weeks which is very annoying because it is always me to please everybody else, but one of those things I suppose. I won't believe any of it is happening until I have at least exchanged, if not completed.

Good luck, we are in the same situation as you.. we just waiting on enquiries back now, really want an exchange date soon 

birdmadgirl8

Cookie211 said:

Oh no I’m so sorry to hear the new problems 🤞u will have some good news soon, we are ready now but still waiting on probate, had an update that probate could still take 4/12 weeks though 😭😭 had another viewing and the garden is so over grown now the EA was so shocked and was going to ask the seller to get a gardener in as she don’t live in the uk, unfortunately she’s not happy to get a gardener in and I’m not allowed to try and sort the garden so god knows what it will actually look like when we do get the keys

Yes, I checked out HMRC and it states up to 8 weeks. As our agent says, the time taken can really be impacted by whoever submits the application though. He said private individuals (executors) often have a go to avoid solicitor's bills & they usually make mistakes, cos it's complex. Apparently our probate application is 'well on in the process', but nobody seems to know what that actually means.
I can't believe your owner won't get in a gardener! That seems so irresponsible to me. We've just had 2 weekends of DIY keeping this house in order for our buyers. I hope you enjoy gardening! 

baileykxo

The wait gets even more frustrating… we have been waiting for a completion date for a few weeks now. Vendors sols haven’t responded! Over the weekend we found out that the gas needs checking as it hasn’t been done since they moved in. So no there’s going to be another delay, I don’t have a clue how long one of those could take! 

E_D_FTB

baileykxo said:

The wait gets even more frustrating… we have been waiting for a completion date for a few weeks now. Vendors sols haven’t responded! Over the weekend we found out that the gas needs checking as it hasn’t been done since they moved in. So no there’s going to be another delay, I don’t have a clue how long one of those could take! 

The wait really does suck - sorry to hear you've had another delay. But at least it's come up now and can be checked rather than you moving in and there being a massive problem. We've got a similar sort of delay, and frustrating as it is it's better than being blindsided by a massive repair when you're in. Fingers crossed they can get it checked quickly and you're good to go.