The NEW waiting to exchange thread...

scottie21

Rincewindcl said:

birdmadgirl8 said:

Hi everyone ☺️ I've finally caught up on the thread after taking a break. Massive congratulations to all those who have exchanged/completed. Hooray for @Monsternextdoor @Cookie211 @WorriedKirkels @bailyleykxo @cheeky-peach @tanpopo @Rincewindcl @ss2020jd @MayMark @vixst @neydejean @Kazzam1984 @Elle83 @toniq @clare19811 @Ally_E. @heartofzinc @James-may @mat1964🎉🎉🎉 

It's a comfort to see that some long time companions on here have made it & gives me hope that we might too. If you've completed, I wish you happiness in your new homes 🌻

Thank you badmadgirl8!

We are moving tomorrow but completed and had the key on Monday (the end of an 8 month journey). We've been painting every night since and are very much looking forward to putting our feet up and celebrating tomorrow evening!

I hope that you too come into some good news soon!

Congratulations & good luck in your new home. 

Hope today goes ok for everyone completing & your new homes are filled with love & happiness 💖🏡🔑🍾

Sending positivity & good vibes to all those hoping to exchange today ready for next week completion ✨🤞🏼📝📦

esubbs

Good luck everyone hoping to exchange/complete today.
I'm only a tad jealous 😜

E_D_FTB

scottie21 said:

Rincewindcl said:

birdmadgirl8 said:

Hi everyone ☺️ I've finally caught up on the thread after taking a break. Massive congratulations to all those who have exchanged/completed. Hooray for @Monsternextdoor @Cookie211 @WorriedKirkels @bailyleykxo @cheeky-peach @tanpopo @Rincewindcl @ss2020jd @MayMark @vixst @neydejean @Kazzam1984 @Elle83 @toniq @clare19811 @Ally_E. @heartofzinc @James-may @mat1964🎉🎉🎉 

It's a comfort to see that some long time companions on here have made it & gives me hope that we might too. If you've completed, I wish you happiness in your new homes 🌻

Thank you badmadgirl8!

We are moving tomorrow but completed and had the key on Monday (the end of an 8 month journey). We've been painting every night since and are very much looking forward to putting our feet up and celebrating tomorrow evening!

I hope that you too come into some good news soon!

Congratulations & good luck in your new home. 

Hope today goes ok for everyone completing & your new homes are filled with love & happiness 💖🏡🔑🍾

Sending positivity & good vibes to all those hoping to exchange today ready for next week completion ✨🤞🏼📝📦

Adding to these positive vibes! Good luck everyone - let's hope today is a good day and we get some good news before the weekend!

HopeAndDriftWood

Seconding congratulations to all who have exchanged/completed; and best of luck to everyone who is waiting 🤞

Ours pretty much came crashing down yesterday. After I asked our estate agent if our buyer was actually proceedable on Tuesday, outright, they maintained that he was... but chased him, and he admitted that we were no longer waiting on a second valuation, but were now appealing the valuation as it was £20k shy of what he wanted. Our EA helped with his appeal and asked what his back-up plan was, he didn't reply. They assured us that he was going as fast as he could. 

Yesterday our vendors EA told us that our vendor really wants to sell to us, but feels that we don't have a proceedable buyer, and therefore he needs to protect his own interests... they've got viewings arranged for today. They said in their opinion, we should have remarketed weeks ago. 

Our estate agent came back yesterday and said they had debated advising us to remarket but felt it was "harsh" on our buyer, and therefore hadn't. I asked them to follow up with the person who made the other offer, who is going to let us know by tomorrow... otherwise, they've now recommended that we remarket, after confirming that our buyer is £10k short if the appeal fails. 

I feel lost, to be honest. I'm now in my third trimester, and there's no other houses for sale where we wanted to be. It's far too small here. I felt something was wrong all the way through, but people kept saying it was normal and fine... 

I hope you're all having better days! 

scottie21

HopeAndDriftWood said:

Seconding congratulations to all who have exchanged/completed;  and best of luck to everyone who is waiting 🤞

Ours pretty much came crashing down yesterday. After I asked our estate agent if our buyer was actually proceedable on Tuesday, outright, they maintained that he was... but chased him, and he admitted that we were no longer waiting on a second valuation, but were now appealing the valuation as it was £20k shy of what he wanted. Our EA helped with his appeal and asked what his back-up plan was, he didn't reply. They assured us that he was going as fast as he could. 

Yesterday our vendors EA told us that our vendor really wants to sell to us, but feels that we don't have a proceedable buyer, and therefore he needs to protect his own interests... they've got viewings arranged for today. They said in their opinion, we should have remarketed weeks ago. 

Our estate agent came back yesterday and said they had debated advising us to remarket but felt it was "harsh" on our buyer, and therefore hadn't. I asked them to follow up with the person who made the other offer, who is going to let us know by tomorrow... otherwise, they've now recommended that we remarket, after confirming that our buyer is £10k short if the appeal fails. 

I feel lost, to be honest. I'm now in my third trimester, and there's no other houses for sale where we wanted to be. It's far too small here. I felt something was wrong all the way through, but people kept saying it was normal and fine... 

I hope you're all having better days! 

Sorry to hear this, I don’t even know what to say. 

The only consolation I can offer is the sentiment that if it’s meant to be it will be.

We have tried to move house to varying extents 3 times in the last 10 years. Actually if we had moved when we wanted to initially (all 3 times) we would have been so much worse off. Staying where are has meant I was able to care for my terminally ill mum, even during lockdown when I moved in with her. It wouldn’t have been do-able if we had made our move. Now she has passed away our house is worth more than it has ever been. 

I do believe everything happens for a reason, it’s just not always the reason we want it to be at the time. Xxx

Newdrake88

HopeAndDriftWood said:

Seconding congratulations to all who have exchanged/completed; and best of luck to everyone who is waiting 🤞

Ours pretty much came crashing down yesterday. After I asked our estate agent if our buyer was actually proceedable on Tuesday, outright, they maintained that he was... but chased him, and he admitted that we were no longer waiting on a second valuation, but were now appealing the valuation as it was £20k shy of what he wanted. Our EA helped with his appeal and asked what his back-up plan was, he didn't reply. They assured us that he was going as fast as he could. 

Yesterday our vendors EA told us that our vendor really wants to sell to us, but feels that we don't have a proceedable buyer, and therefore he needs to protect his own interests... they've got viewings arranged for today. They said in their opinion, we should have remarketed weeks ago. 

Our estate agent came back yesterday and said they had debated advising us to remarket but felt it was "harsh" on our buyer, and therefore hadn't. I asked them to follow up with the person who made the other offer, who is going to let us know by tomorrow... otherwise, they've now recommended that we remarket, after confirming that our buyer is £10k short if the appeal fails. 

I feel lost, to be honest. I'm now in my third trimester, and there's no other houses for sale where we wanted to be. It's far too small here. I felt something was wrong all the way through, but people kept saying it was normal and fine... 

I hope you're all having better days! 

Gutted for you, pretty poor on the EA involved they didn’t advise you sooner 

I know it’s hard to think it now but everything happens for a reason 

E_D_FTB

HopeAndDriftWood said:

Seconding congratulations to all who have exchanged/completed; and best of luck to everyone who is waiting 🤞

Ours pretty much came crashing down yesterday. After I asked our estate agent if our buyer was actually proceedable on Tuesday, outright, they maintained that he was... but chased him, and he admitted that we were no longer waiting on a second valuation, but were now appealing the valuation as it was £20k shy of what he wanted. Our EA helped with his appeal and asked what his back-up plan was, he didn't reply. They assured us that he was going as fast as he could. 

Yesterday our vendors EA told us that our vendor really wants to sell to us, but feels that we don't have a proceedable buyer, and therefore he needs to protect his own interests... they've got viewings arranged for today. They said in their opinion, we should have remarketed weeks ago. 

Our estate agent came back yesterday and said they had debated advising us to remarket but felt it was "harsh" on our buyer, and therefore hadn't. I asked them to follow up with the person who made the other offer, who is going to let us know by tomorrow... otherwise, they've now recommended that we remarket, after confirming that our buyer is £10k short if the appeal fails. 

I feel lost, to be honest. I'm now in my third trimester, and there's no other houses for sale where we wanted to be. It's far too small here. I felt something was wrong all the way through, but people kept saying it was normal and fine... 

I hope you're all having better days! 

That's so terrible, what a nightmare. Hopefully you're other offer person will still be interested and that will calm down your sellers and stop them from going with someone else. They know you're a good buyer, even if your buyer has been a nightmare, and they have no guarantee they'll end up with someone reliable if they go for someone else.

I really hope it all works out for you!

E_D_FTB

Well, no call from the solicitor yet to give authority to exchange, so I'm starting to feel like it won't happen today either. That means it's been 1 week since we first gave authority. *sigh* I know it doesn't really matter as long as it happens in time for completion on Thursday, but I'm just feeling very frustrated by how stupid it all is. 

@scottie21 hope you're having a better time of it? Would like to see one of us exchange this week at least!

scottie21

E_D_FTB said:

Well, no call from the solicitor yet to give authority to exchange, so I'm starting to feel like it won't happen today either. That means it's been 1 week since we first gave authority. *sigh* I know it doesn't really matter as long as it happens in time for completion on Thursday, but I'm just feeling very frustrated by how stupid it all is. 

@scottie21 hope you're having a better time of it? Would like to see one of us exchange this week at least!

I’ve had an email to say they’re trying again today but it’s a long chain ??? (We are the only link) 
no phonecall yet. 

Fingers crossed for you. Like you say as long as it happens for Thursday. 

🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

scottie21

If it’s 5 working days for mortgage funds should they be requested today? Or is that not a thing?