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Moving in to new home 2-4 days before completion on old one- how?

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  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    CarolFi wrote: »
    Well that is advice for the vendors and nothing to do with helping me out. Thanks for nothing.
    It's useful for you to know what you can realistically expect the vendors (or lenders) to agree to, surely?

    However, if you're going to be so thoroughly ungrateful about our free advice, I'll let you get on with it.
  • kingstreet
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    If contracts have been exchanged, the vendor might be prepared to allow you access under licence, but this will not permit you to move in, have building work, decorating etc done.
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    CarolFi wrote: »
    Another option I guess is a short term tennancy agreement with the vendors

    I think this is a wonderful idea and all efforts should be put into making it happen.
  • enthusiasticsaver
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    This is unlikely to be allowed for all sorts of reasons mainly legal in that if you gained access to the property without paying any dosh you have an advantage in that you are now a sitting tenant. No mortgage company will agree to hand over money for an asset not yet bought. We recently sold a flat where the new occupiers wanted to do a lot of work before moving in. They put their stuff in storage, stayed initially with their daughter then a hotel until the work was done.
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  • Thrugelmir
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    CarolFi wrote: »
    Hi
    The money we are being paid for our home will be lodged with our solicitor 5 days before completion but obviously is not accessible by us until completion.

    That's an unusual situation. Why was completion delayed if this is the case.
  • davidmcn
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    That's an unusual situation. Why was completion delayed if this is the case.

    I suspect the OP is referring to the loan funds for their purchase. Doesn't make much sense otherwise.
  • Tom99
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    [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]If the vendor is prepared to help you out in this way and since the risk of completion not happening is mostly theirs, then download a model AST agreement and use that. Don't bother telling your solicitor.[/FONT]
  • getmore4less
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    CarolFi wrote: »
    Thank you ACG. I am not going to be sitting around doing nothing during that period. I have a lot to do to the current house which is why I want to spread the work out a bit.

    What on earth need doing to the place you are selling?

    is completion dependent on these jobs?
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