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The NEW waiting to exchange thread...
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Not exchaging today as the lenders haven't released the funds. Our sol is confident though we will be able to exchange and complete tomorrow but i'm not confident as we were supposed to exchange Wednesday. It's only us in the chain so im still keeping my fingers crossed.1
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Oh no! Wishing you luck for tomorrow. I haven’t heard anything today either, still have a glimmer of hope for the next hour but it’s dwindling rapidly.Pigeon56 said:Not exchaging today as the lenders haven't released the funds. Our sol is confident though we will be able to exchange and complete tomorrow but i'm not confident as we were supposed to exchange Wednesday. It's only us in the chain so im still keeping my fingers crossed.Hoping tomorrow everything is in place for a straightforward exchange, if I have to wait out the weekend I’m going to lose my mind!1 -
Good luck for tomorrow!!Pigeon56 said:Not exchaging today as the lenders haven't released the funds. Our sol is confident though we will be able to exchange and complete tomorrow but i'm not confident as we were supposed to exchange Wednesday. It's only us in the chain so im still keeping my fingers crossed.Our seller’s are going in tomorrow, to sign their documents and that’s the missives concluded ready for the payment to go ahead next week!1 -
WHAT? Oh no... How long does it take to get the property registered ?desthemoaner said:
Draft contracts have now been issued, but there's a new problem. The property we're buying isn't registered. The seller's solicitors are now addressing this urgently, but if they address it with the same urgency they applied to the contracts, then we'll be probably be moving in January.desthemoaner said:The transaction of our sale is virtually at the point of exchange, but the solicitors for our purchase haven't issued the draft contracts, despite being chased by both our solicitors and the seller's agent for the last six weeks.
What I don't want to do is move into the new property just before Christmas and find that we can't get any of the essential work done (boiler replacement, electrics, garage roof) till the New Year. We'd like to be in there end of November at the latest, when contractors will still be taking on work.
I'm tempted to wait another couple of weeks, and if there's still no sign of the draft contracts on the seller's side to ask our buyers ( who have been brilliant and not put any pressure on us at all) to back me up if necessary, then tell the seller's solicitor through our conveyancer that if they don't pull their fingers out there's a danger that our buyers will lose patience. I don't know if that would work, but it might be worth a try.
Or perhaps they won't give any more of a monkey's than they do right now.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!0 -
i am also waiting for the answers from the enquiries back. I have no idea have my seller answered them yet, or perhaps she did but just my solicitor doesnt have time to deal with them yet.Duck345 said:I'm having a breather. I don't mind being a little pest but I feel like I might have been a big pest the past few days, so giving my vendors sols the next two days to send the enquiry answers over and if need be I'll ask for an update through the EA on Monday.
Congrats to those with good news and good luck everyone waiting for good news!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 -
hope it's going to happen tomorrow or very soon 🤞Pigeon56 said:Not exchaging today as the lenders haven't released the funds. Our sol is confident though we will be able to exchange and complete tomorrow but i'm not confident as we were supposed to exchange Wednesday. It's only us in the chain so im still keeping my fingers crossed.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!0 -
so excited for you !Faodail said:
Good luck for tomorrow!!Pigeon56 said:Not exchaging today as the lenders haven't released the funds. Our sol is confident though we will be able to exchange and complete tomorrow but i'm not confident as we were supposed to exchange Wednesday. It's only us in the chain so im still keeping my fingers crossed.Our seller’s are going in tomorrow, to sign their documents and that’s the missives concluded ready for the payment to go ahead next week!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 -
Seem to be struggling at the moment to get through to anyone. I wanted to call our sales progressor to a) update them on where we were and b) find out if anyone in the chain is remotely ready. We have the contract here and ready to sign! Our boxes were delivered today (very early I'm aware, but we wanted to get them nice and early so we can spend a month or so decluttering).
Couldn't get through the sales progressor on either number, it seems they don't accept phone calls only emails. I just want to know where the rest of the chain is at so I know whether things are happening or I need to sit back and wait. I have a feeling we're the first to get this far.0 -
Had a response from our solicitor this evening that they will be looking at our files first thing and calling us to get authority to exchange!!
Fingers crossed!!2 -
Ahhh exciting! Sounds like you'll beat us by a day. We're looking to exchange Monday nowTheScone said:Had a response from our solicitor this evening that they will be looking at our files first thing and calling us to get authority to exchange!!
Fingers crossed!!FTB
23/6 - Offer accepted
7/7 - Application for mortage
8/7 - Searches ordered21/7 - Mortage Offer issued30/7 - Contract pack received. Enquiries raised.
9/8 - Mortgage Deed signed and witnessed.
11/8 - Searches returned.12/8 - Survey completed. Nothing major.
23/8 - Home buyers report received.
6/9 - Enquiries response received.
15/9 - LISA deposit paid to solicitors
5/10 - Contract signed27/10- Seller pulled out at exchange15/11- Exchanged1
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