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Completion - what could go wrong?

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  • CarrieVS
    CarrieVS Posts: 205 Forumite
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    DaftyDuck wrote: »
    It's even more legally awkward when only one vendor dies, and the other buries him under the patio!

    Sounds hard work. I suppose the fishpond was already occupied.
  • RedFraggle
    RedFraggle Posts: 1,521 Forumite
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    DaftyDuck wrote: »
    It's even more legally awkward when only one vendor dies, and the other buries him under the patio!

    In a Tesco bag for life
    Officially in a clique of idiots
  • Finchy2018
    Finchy2018 Posts: 508 Forumite
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    We completed! The house did not burn down and no sign of previous vendors under the patio!

    They did take the cooker which was included on the f&f form but hey ho. We can work with that.
  • bonkhos
    bonkhos Posts: 16 Forumite
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    We had a completion date agreed but at last minute one bank in the chain delayed paperwork.we had days of work booked and payed for an hire vehicle,we’re does that leave us with our loses.


  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    edited 18 December 2020 at 12:46PM
    bonkhos said:
    We had a completion date agreed but at last minute one bank in the chain delayed paperwork.we had days of work booked and paid for a hire vehicle,where does that leave us with our losses.
    Nowhere, unless you had actually exchanged. If you're not sure whether you had exchanged or what your rights are, talk to your solicitor.
  • dimbo61
    dimbo61 Posts: 13,727 Forumite
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    Hi Bonkhos,
    Please post your own question and don't add to an old post from Feb 2019.
  • moneysavinghero
    moneysavinghero Posts: 1,761 Forumite
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    bonkhos said:
    We had a completion date agreed but at last minute one bank in the chain delayed paperwork.we had days of work booked and payed for an hire vehicle,we’re does that leave us with our loses.


    Might be better to start your own thread rather than use a 2 year old one.
    If you have exchanged contracts and the seller does not honour that then you would have to sue your seller for the losses.
  • AskAsk
    AskAsk Posts: 3,048 Forumite
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    there are a few things that can go wrong but i won't go into them as they will just frighten you for nothing as the likelihood of them happening is very small so don't worry about it, just look forward to being a home owner on Monday  :)
  • Waunakee
    Waunakee Posts: 339 Forumite
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    edited 18 December 2020 at 1:46PM
    AskAsk said:
    there are a few things that can go wrong but i won't go into them as they will just frighten you for nothing as the likelihood of them happening is very small so don't worry about it, just look forward to being a home owner on Monday  :)

    Read the thread carefully.
    The OP completed on 4th Feb LAST YEAR!
  • amandacat
    amandacat Posts: 575 Forumite
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    Covid could mutate and cause a zombie apocalypse. 
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