The NEW waiting to exchange thread...

Fletchasketch

Fletchasketch said:

Fletchasketch wrote: »

Latest from the buyer is that they will withdraw from the sale if we do not complete by 14th February. It appears that he was told by the estate agent that we would be completing by end of January at the latest (though they never mentioned this to me, even when I asked specifically what his constraints were :mad:) with 10 enquiries outstanding it seems extremely unlikely that this is achievable. I could throttle the estate agent for their sheer incompetence. Utterly fuming.

Latest is we can move completion to 18th Feb, which will be much easier for me. Only two enquiries remain as things stand, so feeling a lot more optimistic. Vendors of onward purchase have also agreed to March 12th post Budget completion. Cross everything!

Finally exchanged last thing yesterday (just as I was boarding the Eurostar for a work trip) and will now complete next Monday 17th Feb. Completion for my onward purchase won't be until 12th March and though they've agreed to let me store my furniture there between exchange and completion- my solicitor has now said there isn't the time to exchange before 17th Feb, so into storage and two moves it is. Grrr. Still- nearly there!

FtbDreaming

Wohoo I can join you all now! Just received my mortgage offer. Broker is appointing conveyancer for me now and  I've sent my right to acquire acceptance form via email and post to the Housing Association I am buying my house off! 

So nerve racking but the worst part is over now the mortgage is sorted. 

Fletchasketch

FtbDreaming said:

Wohoo I can join you all now! Just received my mortgage offer. Broker is appointing conveyancer for me now and  I've sent my right to acquire acceptance form via email and post to the Housing Association I am buying my house off! 

So nerve racking but the worst part is over now the mortgage is sorted. 

Congratulations! If it's not too late, I would highly recommend not going with the conveyancer appointed by the broker. They may well be fine, but chances are that they are expensive and inefficient. I would recommend asking friends and family for recommendations instead. A good conveyancer can be the difference between a sale going ahead and falling through! Also, don't forget that they don't need to be local. I'm based in London, but using a Manchester-based firm saved me hundreds. Not to burst your bubble, but I'm afraid the mortgage is probably the easiest bit. Crossing my fingers for a smooth hassle-free move for you

JoJo1978

Hey guys! Hoping an admin or mod sees this 👋 - not sure why but I’m being alerted about all your lovely moving stories for the last few days. I moved two years ago and have only just logged in again now to see if I can get the alerts stopped please! Sorry for hijacking your thread and best wishes to all! 😊

SameOldRoundabout

This forum change has not all been for the good! I am a little lost without seeing a date and time of posting on each post, it’s so much easier if that’s there! So if admin see this.....

kazwookie

Jojo, click on 'profile' top right, then on notifications, click / unclick as required, save.

Sameold roundabout  I can see the date and time in the blue band of each post.

SameOldRoundabout

Kazwookie oh that’s strange! I’ve got nothing there! Just the band with your name and forum posts. No date to be seen. 

Scotbot

SameOldRoundabout said:

Kazwookie oh that’s strange! I’ve got nothing there! Just the band with your name and forum posts. No date to be seen. 

Same here, fine on my laptop but not my tablet

yorkie18

I've just been informed by our solicitor that the exchange process has now started and we should exchange today. Finally! Keep your fingers crossed for us!

fullofcold

yorkie18 said:

I've just been informed by our solicitor that the exchange process has now started and we should exchange today. Finally! Keep your fingers crossed for us!

I am so jealous! Yet so happy for you.  Fingers firmly crossed