Help - buyer wants to stay on after completion??????`

atrebor

Any advise gratefully received.....
We are due to complete on the property we are buying on Friday and we had a call from the estate agent asking if we could call the vendor. We did this (against my better judgement but figured that I didn't have to give him my number even if he was stupid enough to give me his anyway thats a whole different matter) So we spoke to the vendor and they asked us if they could stay on Friday night and finish moving out on Saturday morning. Their argument is that they can't complete on the one they are buying until we've completed on theirs and then that only gives them whats left of friday to move out and they won't have time.

We don't need to be in the property until saturday and we weren't planning to get there until saturday lunchtime, so there is no real reason why not but it seems a bit dodgy to me - after all its our property and we will be responsible for it and i don't reallyknow these people other than they showed me round the house once or twice.

but then there's the karma side of it, it wouldn't put us out and quite frankly if they can't move out in time, they can't move out in time and there's not alot we can do about it.

What to do?????

maninthestreet

Don't you mean the vendor - you are the buyer, surely?

atrebor

yup changed any advise????

Generali

I'd tell them to get a hotel room. Too much risk involved for you.

Jonbvn

atrebor wrote: »

yup changed any [STRIKE]advise[/STRIKE]advice????

My first advice would be to learn English!

Secondly, if the vendor wants to move out after completion, then you should delay completion. This is not a friendship this is business! Do not hand over your money until they are out (remember squatters rights?)

atrebor

We're doing our own moving from big yella self store with my brothers transit - serous money saving so we are really flexable its them that are saying they simply won't be out in time, Can I insist - even though i't would change our plans if they did have to stay an extra night?

atrebor

Jonbvn wrote: »

My first advice would be to learn English!

Secondly, if the vendor wants to move out after completion, then you should delay completion. This is not a friendship this is business! Do not hand over your money until they are out (remember squatters rights?)

oh come on don't be mean, I have a broken arm right now so mind is not on the spelling. you know what i was trying to say

they can't complete on the one they are buying and therfore move the're stuff to it until we've completed on theirs - presumably they need the funds

Jonbvn

atrebor wrote: »

We're doing our own moving from big yella self store with my brothers transit - serous money saving so we are really flexable its them that are saying they simply won't be out in time, Can I insist - even though i't would change our plans if they did have to stay an extra night?

Absolutely insist they are out! Stop being so damn bloody British and stand up for your rights!

atrebor

can you delay completion if it is already specified - we exchanged some weeks ago?

Generali

Jonbvn wrote: »

My first advice would be to learn English!

Patronising and annoying.

NB Patronising - A long word meaning to talk down to another,

Jonbvn wrote: »

Secondly, if the vendor wants to move out after completion, then you should delay completion. This is not a friendship this is business! Do not hand over your money until they are out (remember squatters rights?)

Agree absolutely. Don't make their problem yours!

atrebor

Jonbvn wrote: »

Absolutely insist they are out! Stop being so damn bloody British and stand up for your rights!

thats the thing, i;m not sure what my rights are - am trying to find out through you guys. They have to hand the keys over to me at completion, and I cant see me (broken arm 5ft nothing two toddlers causing merry havoc in the background) prising them out of their hands if they haven't moved. What shoudl I do? Call my solicitor , Call the police?? they are insisting it is not possible for them to be out until saturday morning when they will both be around to move the last items out of the house.