The NEW waiting to exchange thread...

MINNIEMOMO

Completed yesterday! Thanks all for your support and this thread has helped me keep my sanity. 

Quite cross as vendor left it filthy dirty when we were on our knees scrubbing our old flat just hours before. I don’t know why people sell places that are dirty, where’s the respect? Also appliances they left were biohazards and not working properly. Never mind. Hope you all exchange and complete soon!

faylou

MINNIEMOMO said:

Completed yesterday! Thanks all for your support and this thread has helped me keep my sanity. 

Quite cross as vendor left it filthy dirty when we were on our knees scrubbing our old flat just hours before. I don’t know why people sell places that are dirty, where’s the respect? Also appliances they left were biohazards and not working properly. Never mind. Hope you all exchange and complete soon!

Congratulations 🥳🎉. Bad form to leave the place filthy but at least you are in.

Lwizzle

@MINNIEMOMO congratulations!! 🎉😊

indigomoon18

KeepOnKnitting said:

indigomoon18 said:

Looking for any advice (or just a bit of sympathy! ) 

We accepted an offer on our house in November. We're buying a house with no onward chain. We've been ready to exchange for three weeks now but our buyers solicitor is just messing everyone around, they either don't respond to phone calls or emails from my solicitor or have told the buyer a load of rubbish about just getting more enquiries back (my solicitor sent them three weeks ago.)

My buyer is a FTB and I've told my EA he needs to call her and really guide her/ tell her that she needs to be on her solicitor everyday until they get this done. Oh I've also googled her solicitor and they have shocking reviews and everyone saying they just don't respond. But is there anything else I can do?! I feel like I'm chasing my solicitor and AE daily but making no progress. Was meant to be a really simple chain. So stressful! 

Oh man @indigomoon18 I could have written this! I've been ready to exchange on my new place for weeks, but my buyer is just messing about. Currently waiting for their mortgage company to agree ?something? 

No words of advice, only complete sympathy and understanding.

Thanks @keepOnKnitting I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too then! We have until Friday to exchange or the people we're buying from have said they are pulling out. Really praying that this makes our buyers solicitor start doing something! Also by Wednesday I'll just be going directly to our buyers solicitors, I know you aren't meant to, but what do we have to lose at that point?!

Alias_Omega

Alias_Omega said:

Alias_Omega said:

Sorry,

Viewed
Made an offer
Mortgage Offer issued
Had survey
2nd Viewing
Counter offer ~ accepted
Searches complete ~ no issues

Received Property Info Form / Fixtures & Fittings

What is next?

Exchange?
Complete?
Move?

Contact received and signed - 24th March 2022

Deposit paid to solicitor - 28h March 2022

Now we wait for Exchange & Completion

Exchange next Thursday
Complete next Friday

Move a week Thursday

Hopefully x

Kyrae

indigomoon18 said:

Thanks @keepOnKnitting I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too then! We have until Friday to exchange or the people we're buying from have said they are pulling out. Really praying that this makes our buyers solicitor start doing something! Also by Wednesday I'll just be going directly to our buyers solicitors, I know you aren't meant to, but what do we have to lose at that point?!

Just had exactly this problem too, I know how horrible it is! Our buyers solicitor couldn't meet the deadline and now the top of the chain has pulled out and it's so stressful, it feels so hopeless when you're chasing everyone up as much as you can but its out of your hands! I hope you manage to exchange and it all goes to plan, fingers crossed for you  

GentleGiant01

I’m still waiting on my mortgage survey report It’s been at least a week….. 

so frustrating 

Nova1307

Hi all, seller here 11 weeks into the process since accepting an offer. Buyer is using a cheap online conveyancer who take forever to respond to my solicitor. My solicitor has also complained to me about pedantic enquiries and requests for documentation that was already provided over two months ago. 

Could someone please advise what the norm is for giving a deadline to exchange contracts? I understand the average timescale (from offer acceptance to exchange) is 8-12 weeks. Is it therefore reasonable for me to tell buyer they have until the end of April which would mean 15 weeks since offer acceptance? I don't want to pull the plug without giving any warning and so is giving them another four weeks reasonable?

Thanks

Nicbetty

5 months today since I put my offer in and was accepted . Should have exchanged a week ago but another holdup … I’ve only packed a few things , not booked a van as this purchase has been up and down throughout ….. watch this space 

faylou

Nicbetty said:

5 months today since I put my offer in and was accepted . Should have exchanged a week ago but another holdup … I’ve only packed a few things , not booked a van as this purchase has been up and down throughout ….. watch this space 

Can totally relate we have just passed the 5 month mark . We should be heading for exchange and completion this week but also have not continued packing or booked removals for the same reasons you have just said . The stress has been immense and we are still not home and dry .