Property buying/selling timeline - currently into week 21
04/12/20: Both properties listed for sale
11/01/21: Offers
accepted on both sales & on our joint purchase
25/01/21: Identity checks completed, solicitors instructed
27/01/21: Purchase survey & valuation complete, mortgage offer
received
05/02/21: Reduction agreed on partner's sale (under-valuation) & on
purchase. Mortgage offer amended
08/02/21: Buyers pack returned to solicitor - sellers packs already returned
26/02/21:
Partner's sale contract signed
10/03/21: Purchase searches all back
16/03/21: My sale contract signed
28/03/21: Purchase enquiries satisfied, Title
Report & contracts issued, contracts signed & returned
11/05/21: Still waiting on final enquiry in the adjoining chain to be resolved. Consent to break the chain granted, instruction to move to exchange given.
17/05/21: All parties agreed to June 3rd for completion
27/05/21: Exchanged on my sale only
28/05/21: ALL EXCHANGED!
03/06/21: Completion
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Sadly we're young whippersnappers (HAH she says after putting her back out vacuuming at the weekend!) so miss that cut off by quite a way... And no parents willing to drive one lol. Where there's a will there's a way though! If it wasn't for lockdown I'd have done a few trips to mums garage with a car full.....1
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My back was already sore from working from home for the last year, and moving last week has not helped! Treated myself to a desk chair upgrade yesterday to see if I can recover in time to do it all again in a few weeks/month or so!Caz_Mnaz said:Sadly we're young whippersnappers (HAH she says after putting her back out vacuuming at the weekend!) so miss that cut off by quite a way... And no parents willing to drive one lol. Where there's a will there's a way though! If it wasn't for lockdown I'd have done a few trips to mums garage with a car full.....
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Same - we got our two bed flat into one 18 months ago and have only picked up a couple more pieces of furniture and white goods since we moved to a bigger house.Natbag said:
Same as me, and I reckon you'll be fine with 1 3.5T Luton. I fit my 2-bed flat in one, I didn't have a fridge, but I got a wardrobe, 3 chest of drawers, sideboard, large sofa, double bed, 2 single beds, 2 desks and a LOT of boxes and miscellaneous items in it with room to spare. Just bring your Tetris A-game and you'll be fine!Caz_Mnaz said:Wow, we've been told by a few companies our 2bed will need 2 Lutons... Which I don't believe as we don't have any wardrobes, just one bedframe and no dining room. Lots of boxes though! Our local van men won't do it as we're moving counties... Sigh.
Looks like it'll be us, a van, a hyundai and a mini 😂
We moved from our flat to this house in a hyundai... Amazing what you can fit in them!!Two beds, no dining furniture, no wardrobes - we probably could do it ourselves but for the sake of an extra £100 I’m happy to let two guys who know this like the back of their hand do it for us 😂0 -
My buyer also said yesterday ‘As long as you’re out by 6ish then it’s fine’ so I should be fine to do a couple of trips if necessary.0
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Ah that's handy. Our buyers are FTB so hopefully they'll be as generous. We are tempted to get professional movers in, as it is a lot of hard work and stress on the day, but then I just think that it's only 1 day, it's 5 minutes down the road and that money could be spent on better things. Hmmmmm. Maybe if we don't have to pay stamp duty. We'll see!timmins91 said:My buyer also said yesterday ‘As long as you’re out by 6ish then it’s fine’ so I should be fine to do a couple of trips if necessary.Property buying/selling timeline - currently into week 21
04/12/20: Both properties listed for sale
11/01/21: Offers accepted on both sales & on our joint purchase
25/01/21: Identity checks completed, solicitors instructed
27/01/21: Purchase survey & valuation complete, mortgage offer received
05/02/21: Reduction agreed on partner's sale (under-valuation) & on purchase. Mortgage offer amended
08/02/21: Buyers pack returned to solicitor - sellers packs already returned
26/02/21: Partner's sale contract signed
10/03/21: Purchase searches all back
16/03/21: My sale contract signed
28/03/21: Purchase enquiries satisfied, Title Report & contracts issued, contracts signed & returned
11/05/21: Still waiting on final enquiry in the adjoining chain to be resolved. Consent to break the chain granted, instruction to move to exchange given.
17/05/21: All parties agreed to June 3rd for completion
27/05/21: Exchanged on my sale only
28/05/21: ALL EXCHANGED!
03/06/21: Completion0 -
I'd love a mover if we can get one.. But not for 800quid thanks!!
I was hoping stamp duty extension would take some pressure off but our chain still wanting to move by end of the month.... Whyyyyyyy lol0 -
I'm the opposite, I need the pressure on. Now I've moved out of my flat and in with my boyfriend, we have 2 adults working from home and 4 kids between us under each other's feet in a very small house. It's ok temporarily, but we are desperate to get moved. But man, it is slow going.Caz_Mnaz said:I was hoping stamp duty extension would take some pressure off but our chain still wanting to move by end of the month.... Whyyyyyyy lolProperty buying/selling timeline - currently into week 21
04/12/20: Both properties listed for sale
11/01/21: Offers accepted on both sales & on our joint purchase
25/01/21: Identity checks completed, solicitors instructed
27/01/21: Purchase survey & valuation complete, mortgage offer received
05/02/21: Reduction agreed on partner's sale (under-valuation) & on purchase. Mortgage offer amended
08/02/21: Buyers pack returned to solicitor - sellers packs already returned
26/02/21: Partner's sale contract signed
10/03/21: Purchase searches all back
16/03/21: My sale contract signed
28/03/21: Purchase enquiries satisfied, Title Report & contracts issued, contracts signed & returned
11/05/21: Still waiting on final enquiry in the adjoining chain to be resolved. Consent to break the chain granted, instruction to move to exchange given.
17/05/21: All parties agreed to June 3rd for completion
27/05/21: Exchanged on my sale only
28/05/21: ALL EXCHANGED!
03/06/21: Completion0 -
After eight months, we exchanged today, completion agreed for Friday. Seems surreal but so excited to be getting the keys to our new house in two days
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Congrats!!! I can't wait for that day!1
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