Completion date 'On Notice'

AdrianC

You're mis-reading what you wrote.


They GIVE you an "on notice" date. IF the property is ready earlier, THEN you can mutually agree to move it forwards.


You are CHOOSING to DIY the move, and you are CHOOSING to hire a specific type of van to move a whole bunch of eminently delayable stuff in one go. You may need to rethink that choice.

At the very outside, can you move everything non-essential out of the old house to a friend's garage or somewhere similarly temporary on Wednesday, and take the (minimal) essential stuff in the car boot with you to work on Thursday?

G_M

Are you doing the conveyancing yourself? I advise you to stop.


If you have a solicitor (hopefully an independant one rathr than one recommended by the developer) you should be discusing this with him (or, I suppose, her).

Apprentice2019

They GIVE you an "on notice" date. IF the property is ready earlier, THEN you can mutually agree to move it forwards.

Ahhh okay, that kinda makes sense.

Yes I know the rest is my choice but felt like I wasn't asking a lot for a change in date. I have obviously misunderstood the on notice bit...which is kind of why I'm here.

We are already in the process of moving everything none essential by the way. We had planned for a Friday move as that was what the saes team suggested would happen. The Thursday move has thrown us off somewhat. Blame it on February for not having enough days!

Anyway thank you very much for your help. We shall have to accept the 28th and work around it :-(

Apprentice2019

No we were stupid and went with the recommended solicitor (by the time I read these forums on not to do this I had already signed).
Don't think im doing the conveyancing.....

AdrianC

Apprentice2019 wrote: »

We are already in the process of moving everything none essential by the way.

So there y'go, you don't need a large van on moving day.

Apprentice2019

You'd think wouldn't you! Wall units, beds, wardrobes, drawers, settees, general furniture are not easy to store round at peoples houses (and would require a van to shift them anyway). By none essential we basically mean everything that can be put into boxes and in the back of cars with rear seats down. Looking at the stuff that is left im reckoning on at least two trips in a luton van! Still as you say that was my choice and one I'm still happy with.

hb2

OP, FWIW, I would also be peed off that the developer won't give any leeway on the exchange date. However, it looks as if you have little choice, so I hope you are able to make suitable arrangements for the move.

lisyloo

My advice if you are not too far away is to visit the property on the day BEFORE you agree to hand over the money.


Ours was set for 28th Feb for financial reasons as it was end of the developers financial year.
On they day the house wasn't ready and there were 20 vans outside trying hurridly to get everything ready.
It would have been eye wateringly obvious it wasn't ready if we had visited.

As it happened it wasn't habitable because of a heating issue, but the developer did NOT inform us it wasn't ready as they desperately wanted the cash on their books that day.


Take advice from your solicitor as you are contracted to complete (as they are contracted to provide it in a habitable state), but if I was in the same situation again and it was driven by a financial goal rather the house being ready, I would want to check that the house was acutally habitable.

AdrianC

Apprentice2019 wrote: »

You'd think wouldn't you! Wall units, beds, wardrobes, drawers, settees, general furniture are not easy to store round at peoples houses (and would require a van to shift them anyway).

Big Yellow and the like.

"Essential" is as little as an overnight bag plus an airbed.

"Wall units"? As in fixed to the wall? You want to leave enough time to make good anyway, assuming you've notified the buyer via the PIF that they're going...

lisyloo

"Essential" is as little as an overnight bag plus an airbed.

Toilet paper is always good.