The NEW waiting to exchange thread...

birdmadgirl8

tanpopo said:

They have had the draft contract pack through, but I don't know if that is different from the actual contract? EA chased the buyer's solicitor last week but apparently got really shirty/angry with them on the phone for chasing, and said 'we have our own process to follow'. So, we are reluctant to chase any more as we don't want to make them more angry! I am assuming from this that no news is good news... (right?!)

Yes, the draft contract is different from the contract you sign prior to exchange. The draft contract kicks things off, so that Sol can review & raise initial enquiries.The contract comes in further in process, but can be signed in advance of all enquiries being settled (if your Sol works this way). Your buyer's Sol sounds horrible, but I'm sure your EA has a thick skin for dealing with grumpy Sols! You shouldn't worry about letting them do the job (pushing things over the line) you're paying them for. 

birdmadgirl8

@mat1964 Sorry to hear that you're still having problems with those buyers. Good luck with remarketing & hope you find some new/solid buyers quickly.

cheeky-peach

Thanks for all your replies. I have checked with the LA and they confirmed they had received them and the person I spoke to said he bit was done on July 5th but she couldn't tell me the status of the other parts. She also said she could see the 28th listed. Never mind

cheeky-peach

birdmadgirl8 said:

@cheeky-peach Yes, as others say it can be a good idea to check with LA. Hold up might not be their fault. Some solicitors use a third party to collect searches, which can slow down the process. It can mean searches weren't requested when you thought & that there's another layer of processing when they do come in. Other thing to remember is that the due date given is only an estimate, so LA can't really be held to it. Ours did come back on time (first purchase that fell  through), but I had to prod Sol to check. Sure enough they were there when she looked. Good luck!

When I call the Sol, she does say about checking the portal and it sounds like they use a third party to get the search results. They too are apparently "chasing". It is beyond frustrating!! Thank you for your reply x

birdmadgirl8

@cheeky-peach Yes, it really is! We need a whole new language to describe the frustration involved in this process. On the positive side for you, at least the searches are happening and you're not just in the queue 🌼

Tiddleshalifax

Fingers crossed for everyone!!

for us it’s anxious waiting for a date to be agreed!! I mean everyone has agreed with discussions but the bottom solicitor hasn’t discussed it with our buyer 😂 EA is chasing!!

contract of sale and TR1 dropped to the solicitors today so 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Gemm83

Arghh!! Last week heard from our sols assistant that all enquiries were back and she was compiling all enquiries and the results of these enquiries to report back to us by the end of this week...... Got all excited..... Then heard today that she has spoken to the sols and that we are still waiting from the management pack from Clarion (ex LA property). So frustrating......😡 Was hoping we would be in at the start of September for new school term. 

birdmadgirl8

Gemm83 said:

Arghh!! Last week heard from our sols assistant that all enquiries were back and she was compiling all enquiries and the results of these enquiries to report back to us by the end of this week...... Got all excited..... Then heard today that she has spoken to the sols and that we are still waiting from the management pack from Clarion (ex LA property). So frustrating......😡 Was hoping we would be in at the start of September for new school term. 

Argh - feeling your pain. Hope you don't have long to wait for that. So many of us praying for that early September slot!

Gemm83

birdmadgirl8 said:

Gemm83 said:

Arghh!! Last week heard from our sols assistant that all enquiries were back and she was compiling all enquiries and the results of these enquiries to report back to us by the end of this week...... Got all excited..... Then heard today that she has spoken to the sols and that we are still waiting from the management pack from Clarion (ex LA property). So frustrating......😡 Was hoping we would be in at the start of September for new school term. 

Argh - feeling your pain. Hope you don't have long to wait for that. So many of us praying for that early September slot!

Not going to happen for us unfortunately as we still have to give a month's notice on the place we are renting 🙄 ideally now we want to give notice end of August (27th as that is when our rent date) so we can be in at the very beginning of October for mortgage purposes!! 

E_D_FTB

Gemm83 said:

birdmadgirl8 said:

Gemm83 said:

Arghh!! Last week heard from our sols assistant that all enquiries were back and she was compiling all enquiries and the results of these enquiries to report back to us by the end of this week...... Got all excited..... Then heard today that she has spoken to the sols and that we are still waiting from the management pack from Clarion (ex LA property). So frustrating......😡 Was hoping we would be in at the start of September for new school term. 

Argh - feeling your pain. Hope you don't have long to wait for that. So many of us praying for that early September slot!

Not going to happen for us unfortunately as we still have to give a month's notice on the place we are renting 🙄 ideally now we want to give notice end of August (27th as that is when our rent date) so we can be in at the very beginning of October for mortgage purposes!! 

Same here - We'll need to give a month's notice so most likely looking at an Oct completion now to avoid overlap. Ah well, we'll all get there!