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  • CommitedToChange
    CommitedToChange Posts: 1,325 Forumite
    Firsttimebuyers wrote: »
    Well, not quite sure how that happened - but we've exchanged!!

    Woo hoo

    Wonderful news :beer:
  • Firsttimebuyers
    Firsttimebuyers Posts: 161 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    spendinglikemad wrote: »
    Wow great news and a lovely surprise I bet!!

    SLM


    Crazy couple of hours, no contact at all - then an email saying if you can get your deposit over to us this afternoon we can exchange contracts today. Didn't have buildings insurance lined up so had to quickly do that too - was reluctant to do it too early with the vendors solicitor not committing to an exchange today.


    Huge sigh of relief, can enjoy the weekend and start packing properly now
  • Littlebobo1981
    Littlebobo1981 Posts: 194 Forumite
    Firsttimebuyers wrote: »
    Well, not quite sure how that happened - but we've exchanged!!

    Hurrah :) Good luck with your move !!!
  • Littlebobo1981
    Littlebobo1981 Posts: 194 Forumite
    Firsttimebuyers wrote: »
    Crazy couple of hours, no contact at all - then an email saying if you can get your deposit over to us this afternoon we can exchange contracts today. Didn't have buildings insurance lined up so had to quickly do that too - was reluctant to do it too early with the vendors solicitor not committing to an exchange today.


    Huge sigh of relief, can enjoy the weekend and start packing properly now

    wished you were the FTB in the chain that we are in ....we'd have exchanged today if they'd been able to get the deposit over :(
  • JaneyLouWho
    JaneyLouWho Posts: 155 Forumite
    Woohoo FTB! Great news!
  • Firsttimebuyers
    Firsttimebuyers Posts: 161 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Littlebobo1981 wrote: »
    wished you were the FTB in the chain that we are in ....we'd have exchanged today if they'd been able to get the deposit over :(


    Oh dear - I did have a panic to be honest, had set the solicitors up as a payee ready to go on my online banking, forgetting a needed the NatWest card reader again to make an initial payment to them - luckily found it in the bottom of my handbag.


    Thanks everyone, one week til moving day!
  • CommitedToChange
    CommitedToChange Posts: 1,325 Forumite
    Today on the show Will CTC ever actually get to buy this house.

    Are her vendors actually sorting stuff out at the solicitors right now?

    Will she ever get a firm completion date?

    Should she give up, book an expensive holiday and drink wine?

    Stay tuned to find out.

    I may be slowly losing my marbles. :rotfl: oh and my sol didn't reply to my email this morning, but since it makes no difference at all and I'm sure she's busy with actual completions and exchanges I can't even be bothered to chase her until 4.50.
  • Littlebobo1981
    Littlebobo1981 Posts: 194 Forumite
    Fingers crossed for you ..either way i will have a [STRIKE]Glass[/STRIKE]bottle of wine for you :)
  • mutley74
    mutley74 Posts: 4,033 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Signed papers today, but my sol now wants to ask for a indemnity policy on right of way access to a side road which the house has a gate access, but road is not owned by the council.
  • CommitedToChange
    CommitedToChange Posts: 1,325 Forumite
    Yep, nothing for me. They didn't even contact my sol to agree an exchange/completion date.

    I'm starting to believe this is all going to fall through.

    Super tempted to go talk to the vendors over the weekend - thoughts?
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