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Completion date and Covid19 quarantine
Flugelhorn
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Due to complete on in April - no chain - so what happens if the vendor is under quarantine or gets Coronavirus and can't move?
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It is not obvious that the person quarantined would stay put as the minimum? they most certainly wont be leaving the property until it is safe to do so, ideally everyone in the chain stays put, minimises their expenses and everyone moves when free of virus.When using the housing forum please use the sticky threads for valuable information.0
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Ask your Solicitor, it's what I would do.0
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Even if they were not ill, but just quarantined and had another place to safely transfer to, would you want to move into a place that was potentially infected?I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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...ohfertheloveofgawd...23
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Virus doesn't live that long on surfaces - hours to day or so at most - we wouldn't need to move in immediately, more of a case of what are the rights if someone simply doesn't move out, or hasn't cleared the poperty?silvercar said:Even if they were not ill, but just quarantined and had another place to safely transfer to, would you want to move into a place that was potentially infected?1 -
No different to any other failure to provide vacant possession.Flugelhorn said:
more of a case of what are the rights if someone simply doesn't move out, or hasn't cleared the poperty?4 -
that is what I assumed - now doubt will get leaned on to be lenient ...AdrianC said:
No different to any other failure to provide vacant possession.Flugelhorn said:
more of a case of what are the rights if someone simply doesn't move out, or hasn't cleared the poperty?0 -
You need to just use common sense dont you.
Technically they would be in breach of contract and you may be able to sue. Realistically though, you are no worse off if things get put back a week or 2 and it is one of those things which is not really avoidable. Just delay it until everything is good to go, no need to make a mountain out of a molehill.
I am a Mortgage AdviserYou should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.3 -
You can find somewhere else to quarantine yourself, you don't need to do it in the property which you're meant to be moving out of.0
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Not making mountain of a molehill. We have exchanged, there is a completion date - just asking what happens if the vendor can't physically move outACG said:You need to just use common sense dont you.
Technically they would be in breach of contract and you may be able to sue. Realistically though, you are no worse off if things get put back a week or 2 and it is one of those things which is not really avoidable. Just delay it until everything is good to go, no need to make a mountain out of a molehill.0
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