The NEW waiting to exchange thread...

parkingadvice1212

I have now received the update that they were planning on exchanging on the 2nd but this has now been pushed back to the 8th
I assume this is so they can wait until the Budget is announced and if the SDLT holiday is extended, at which point they can further push back the 8th to some other date in the future

I am probably going to start viewing other houses this weekend because it doesn't seem like this one is going anywhere

Insomniac101

Still waiting, no emails or calls, but reassured by the solicitor yesterday that it's going to be soon....

Nikkihud0609

Well we should be completing tomorrow but as we are using the Forces Help to Buy scheme it’s so up in the air! Waiting for their funds to be sent to our solicitor, they claim to have sent on Tuesday so should be there today but they say it can take 3-5 working days 😩. I’m so over this, it’s so draining! Absolutely won’t move house again!! Lol

Natbag

Nikkihud0609 said:

Well we should be completing tomorrow but as we are using the Forces Help to Buy scheme it’s so up in the air! Waiting for their funds to be sent to our solicitor, they claim to have sent on Tuesday so should be there today but they say it can take 3-5 working days 😩. I’m so over this, it’s so draining! Absolutely won’t move house again!! Lol

Think I said that twice already lol, and here I am again only 3 years after the last time. This will also be my 3rd and soon 4th house move in 4 years - bought a house, split from my ex and moved into rented, leaving my rented flat next week to live temporarily with my now partner and then into my purchase once we complete. Arrrrrgggghhh!

Coopsy85

Thought we were pretty much ready to go, put forward a suggested completion date only to find out today that our sellers, who have been pushing for a Feb completion, are still waiting for their searches to come back. 

Lostthegame

I’ve just exchanged! 🎉🎉 Completing on Monday... oh how these next few days will drag!

annetheman

Josephgousto said:

Hi everyone!
Been reading on this thread for a while, here´s our timeline so far:

• Offer made and accepted on the house we want 9/02
• Offer received and accepted on our house 20/02
• Solicitors Instructed 22/02
• Solicitor gave us our fixtures and fittings form for purchase and sale questionnaires 22/02
• Mortgage application submitted to Santander 23/02
• Valuation booked 24/02
• Valuation carried out 25/02
• My buyers valuation carried out 25/02

Very excited about everything!

Sounds like you need the Awaiting mortgage offer thread. This is the second tier of housebuying hell, where people languish in pain whilst Waiting to exchange. See you in about 2 months! 

n0438

👋
I'm going to be brave and join this part now in the hope it might move things along 🤣

Our sale and purchase in a chain of 6 eek is ready, searches back, enquiries answered etc and we sit and wait for our report on title and contract to sign.
We were promised this 3 weeks ago 😬

There's one outstanding issue with bottom of chain and some deed of variation on rent which they're resolving but that shouldn't delay our contract! The post comes and goes each day and nothing.

 Spoke to EA yesterday to say potential extension to SD shouldn't result in it being delayed and he understood and knows all of us are ready and want to exchange Asap.
So here we sit with no exciting news or progress 😜

Cuddlybearman

Been emailing  and calling my solicitor all day and finally got a reply at 1pm 
"xxxxx, I am very busy with completions this morning and i will get to your case when i'm ready to"
!!!!!!!!!!! 
Like to see what would happen if i was to say "thank you for your invoice, i'm very busy doing the garden today and i will get to your payment when i'm ready to"

rachlikeswinter

Hi all, I'm due to complete tomorrow (eee!) and just received my completion statement from my solicitor. (It is WAY higher than expected but that's by the by.) Does it have to be paid before completion can happen? Or can I still complete and then pay it next week, say?

Obviously don't want to delay completion WHATSOEVER but I'll be getting my rental deposit back next week which would be very useful....