Help! Completion date won’t be met - New Buyuer

bethan11

babyblade41 said:

Due to not having exchanged I would walk away, if the ex hasn't bothered moving or at least looking I doubt he will move out in a hurry.

This could go on for months, obviously you will have your deposit back but will possibly have to pay the solicitor for work done already .

It happens but make sure you get as much as the back story as possible next time .

If the ex has signed to vacate the property before exchange and hasn't done so then he is playing silly beggars ..walk away...in fact run , your solicitor wouldn't allow you to exchange before you checking that the property is vacant by having another look  to make sure there is no evidence of anyone living there 

I

If I hadn’t already paid my money in I would of walked away by now as it’s becoming a joke. My dad - and I quote - wants to ‘go up there and drag him out’ but I’ve explained that’s not how things work lol 😂. Hoping my solicitor will get back to me soon with some clarity but I’m not holding out hope 

GDB2222

bethan11 said:

babyblade41 said:

Due to not having exchanged I would walk away, if the ex hasn't bothered moving or at least looking I doubt he will move out in a hurry.

This could go on for months, obviously you will have your deposit back but will possibly have to pay the solicitor for work done already .

It happens but make sure you get as much as the back story as possible next time .

If the ex has signed to vacate the property before exchange and hasn't done so then he is playing silly beggars ..walk away...in fact run , your solicitor wouldn't allow you to exchange before you checking that the property is vacant by having another look  to make sure there is no evidence of anyone living there 

I

If I hadn’t already paid my money in I would of walked away by now as it’s becoming a joke. My dad - and I quote - wants to ‘go up there and drag him out’ but I’ve explained that’s not how things work lol 😂. Hoping my solicitor will get back to me soon with some clarity but I’m not holding out hope 

There's nothing your solicitor can tell you. It's up to the seller to persuade her ex- to leave. Until that's settled, there's nothi9ng to be done at your end.

I suggest you give it a couple of weeks, then decide whether to walk away. In practice, you're not going to be able to buy anywhere else at the moment, and the seller is not going to find a new buyer. It's not costing you any more in fees to let things run on until you find somewhere else to buy. It's just the emotional cost. 

bethan11

GDB2222 said:

bethan11 said:

babyblade41 said:

Due to not having exchanged I would walk away, if the ex hasn't bothered moving or at least looking I doubt he will move out in a hurry.

This could go on for months, obviously you will have your deposit back but will possibly have to pay the solicitor for work done already .

It happens but make sure you get as much as the back story as possible next time .

If the ex has signed to vacate the property before exchange and hasn't done so then he is playing silly beggars ..walk away...in fact run , your solicitor wouldn't allow you to exchange before you checking that the property is vacant by having another look  to make sure there is no evidence of anyone living there 

I

If I hadn’t already paid my money in I would of walked away by now as it’s becoming a joke. My dad - and I quote - wants to ‘go up there and drag him out’ but I’ve explained that’s not how things work lol 😂. Hoping my solicitor will get back to me soon with some clarity but I’m not holding out hope 

There's nothing your solicitor can tell you. It's up to the seller to persuade her ex- to leave. Until that's settled, there's nothi9ng to be done at your end.

I suggest you give it a couple of weeks, then decide whether to walk away and cut your losses.

The estate agent has emailed me and told me that the seller does not want the sale to fall through she really wants to complete so he’s asked her to give the ex a push to try and get him to leave but I don’t think he will  

GDB2222

bethan11 said:

GDB2222 said:

bethan11 said:

babyblade41 said:

Due to not having exchanged I would walk away, if the ex hasn't bothered moving or at least looking I doubt he will move out in a hurry.

This could go on for months, obviously you will have your deposit back but will possibly have to pay the solicitor for work done already .

It happens but make sure you get as much as the back story as possible next time .

If the ex has signed to vacate the property before exchange and hasn't done so then he is playing silly beggars ..walk away...in fact run , your solicitor wouldn't allow you to exchange before you checking that the property is vacant by having another look  to make sure there is no evidence of anyone living there 

I

If I hadn’t already paid my money in I would of walked away by now as it’s becoming a joke. My dad - and I quote - wants to ‘go up there and drag him out’ but I’ve explained that’s not how things work lol 😂. Hoping my solicitor will get back to me soon with some clarity but I’m not holding out hope 

There's nothing your solicitor can tell you. It's up to the seller to persuade her ex- to leave. Until that's settled, there's nothi9ng to be done at your end.

I suggest you give it a couple of weeks, then decide whether to walk away and cut your losses.

The estate agent has emailed me and told me that the seller does not want the sale to fall through she really wants to complete so he’s asked her to give the ex a push to try and get him to leave but I don’t think he will  

Eventually, she'll get the court to do something, but that could take a while. The question is whether that matters? You're not supposed to move now, anyway. And, any threat to walk away is a bit hollow, because you can't even start viewing other properties.

bethan11

GDB2222 said:

bethan11 said:

GDB2222 said:

bethan11 said:

babyblade41 said:

Due to not having exchanged I would walk away, if the ex hasn't bothered moving or at least looking I doubt he will move out in a hurry.

This could go on for months, obviously you will have your deposit back but will possibly have to pay the solicitor for work done already .

It happens but make sure you get as much as the back story as possible next time .

If the ex has signed to vacate the property before exchange and hasn't done so then he is playing silly beggars ..walk away...in fact run , your solicitor wouldn't allow you to exchange before you checking that the property is vacant by having another look  to make sure there is no evidence of anyone living there 

I

If I hadn’t already paid my money in I would of walked away by now as it’s becoming a joke. My dad - and I quote - wants to ‘go up there and drag him out’ but I’ve explained that’s not how things work lol 😂. Hoping my solicitor will get back to me soon with some clarity but I’m not holding out hope 

There's nothing your solicitor can tell you. It's up to the seller to persuade her ex- to leave. Until that's settled, there's nothi9ng to be done at your end.

I suggest you give it a couple of weeks, then decide whether to walk away and cut your losses.

The estate agent has emailed me and told me that the seller does not want the sale to fall through she really wants to complete so he’s asked her to give the ex a push to try and get him to leave but I don’t think he will  

Eventually, she'll get the court to do something, but that could take a while. The question is whether that matters? You're not supposed to move now, anyway. And, any threat to walk away is a bit hollow, because you can't even start viewing other properties.

Our local estate are offering virtual house tours and are still allowing rental properties to be rented / houses to be purchased so he doesn’t have any reason not to look, especially when he’s had 4 months to look way before lockdown started but never bothered, and I could also view other properties if I wished. 

blue_max_3

bethan11 said:

The estate agent has emailed me and told me that the seller does not want the sale to fall through she really wants to complete so he’s asked her to give the ex a push to try and get him to leave but I don’t think he will  

Personally, I'd be sueing the ex! Feel so sorry as the vendor is letting him stay there for nothing and they have a signed agreement. 
But you could buy and move in. And when he left, change the locks : )

davidmcn

bethan11 said:

wilfred30 said:

I don't understand how you can have a completion date of 8 May when it's a bank holiday and solicitors don't work on bank holidays?

My solicitors and estate agents had both agreed that that day was fine and they would make accommodations for it

They can work next Friday if they like, but the banks won't be transferring money.

bethan11

So latest update - is basically nothing! Not heard from my solicitor at all this week. I’ve sent them a further email advising that if the tenant was self-isolating then the isolation window would now of passed so there’s no reason to delay completion any further unless he has a shielding letter.

I drove past the property this week and I’ve now noticed that the letterbox and an outside light which is attached to the property are damaged and the front kitchen window pane appears to be blown as it’s full of condensation- it wasn’t like this when I made the offer so I’m not sure what I need to do to get this rectified? It’s also making me nervous of what the inside of the property is now like  

m0bov

Time to view other properties, this is going no where.

blue_max_3

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