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The NEW waiting to exchange thread...
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whoop, congratsscottie21 said:We didn’t complete til 15:25 so it’s been a bit of a mad dash, but we are in. Surrounded by boxes & bags. Had a glass of fizz. Can’t quite believe it. Xxx0 -
Hooorrraayyy 💥 congratulations. So pleased for you. Enjoy your lovely new home 🍾🏡🪴🔑🍾scottie21 said:We didn’t complete til 15:25 so it’s been a bit of a mad dash, but we are in. Surrounded by boxes & bags. Had a glass of fizz. Can’t quite believe it. Xxx0 -
so happy for youscottie21 said:We didn’t complete til 15:25 so it’s been a bit of a mad dash, but we are in. Surrounded by boxes & bags. Had a glass of fizz. Can’t quite believe it. XxxFTB on no chain house
15/8 offer accepted
18/8 instructed solicitor
20/8 instructed surveyor
1/9 Draft contract received
1/9 Local searches ordered
15/9 Survey done
17/9 Survey report received. No major issue
21/9 Survey report sent to our solicitor
4/10 A bunch of documents received from solicitor (inc. local search results, fitting fixtures forms...)
4/10 Enquiries raised
Hoping exchange in mid Oct, completion on end of Oct
20/10 Suggested 1/11 as completion date - let's see how it goes!
1/11 Exchangrd & Completed!0 -
yes I hope sobirdmadgirl8 said:
Welcome @novelle 👋 That sounds very familiar - our solicitor only seems to respond when she feels pressure from action in the rest of the chain. To be fair, they must be so busy this week (as you say) and will be focusing on those who can complete in time. Hopefully the silence will break tomorrow.novelle said:Mine suppose to be a straightforward purchase. We are renting at the moment, and seller is just selling her investment with the tenants moved out at the end of August.
On one hand, EA told me my solicitor is very efficient as she has been working with her for the past few years. On the other hand, my solicitor never update me on the progress, never reply my emails and voice messages.
Radio silence since the draft contract pack received and the local searches have been sent out on 1 Sept. Tried to call her to ask for an update on Mon. I know they must be busy with stamp duty. Will try again tomorrow.
FTB on no chain house
15/8 offer accepted
18/8 instructed solicitor
20/8 instructed surveyor
1/9 Draft contract received
1/9 Local searches ordered
15/9 Survey done
17/9 Survey report received. No major issue
21/9 Survey report sent to our solicitor
4/10 A bunch of documents received from solicitor (inc. local search results, fitting fixtures forms...)
4/10 Enquiries raised
Hoping exchange in mid Oct, completion on end of Oct
20/10 Suggested 1/11 as completion date - let's see how it goes!
1/11 Exchangrd & Completed!1 -
Who knows I’ve just given up what will be will beHopeAndDriftWood said:
im going to Greece next week for two weeks to get some peace and perspective
well as much peace as you get with four pre teens lol0 -
Congratulations @E_D_FTB and @Scotty21!! Enjoy your new houses!!
@DeletedUser Greece sounds lovely; have an amazing time.
I'm hoping for normality to resume next week, and maybe a bit more communication now the SLDT deadline is gone. I had a bit of a sad moment yesterday afternoon - I was so sure that we'd get it over the line with 12 weeks to go and a "straight" sale - but I'm doing okay, mostly.
As far as I know, we're still waiting on the new buyer to confirm that he wants the searches and make payment; and for his solicitor and mortgage broker to do their thing. The mortgage broker thought valuation early next week, but no contact on that yet.
I'm nervous but trying not to put that on the new buyer, I know a lot of it will be to do with the old one!Signature down for maintenance :rotfl:0 -
I know the feeling I was disappointed yesterday but then thought I’m not getting down about something I can’t control! Hope you feel better about it soonHopeAndDriftWood said:Congratulations @E_D_FTB and @Scotty21!! Enjoy your new houses!!
@DeletedUser Greece sounds lovely; have an amazing time.
I'm hoping for normality to resume next week, and maybe a bit more communication now the SLDT deadline is gone. I had a bit of a sad moment yesterday afternoon - I was so sure that we'd get it over the line with 12 weeks to go and a "straight" sale - but I'm doing okay, mostly.
As far as I know, we're still waiting on the new buyer to confirm that he wants the searches and make payment; and for his solicitor and mortgage broker to do their thing. The mortgage broker thought valuation early next week, but no contact on that yet.
I'm nervous but trying not to put that on the new buyer, I know a lot of it will be to do with the old one!I am focusing on pushing it through for next week now because half my house is packed and half isn’t, feel in limbo!0 -
Reading the posts on this thread has certainly given me some perspective - I don’t know how some of you are coping with the stress!
My purchase has luckily not been complicated, it just all seems to have taken a long time. I heard today that everything is ready for exchange, aiming for completion next Friday. Feeling rather giddy! I’ve been living in limbo since May, with most of my stuff still in boxes, and I am SO READY to get settled and organised and be able to think about other things!0
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