Is our vendor serious or should we move on?

Silvertabby

kazwookie said:

Ask to stay where you are and offer more rent.

This happens automatically with SFA.  OP's husband will become an 'irregular occupant' and rent will then be on a par with that of a similar council house, rather than the previously subsidised rate.

GDB2222

Silvertabby said:

kazwookie said:

Ask to stay where you are and offer more rent.

This happens automatically with SFA.  OP's husband will become an 'irregular occupant' and rent will then be on a par with that of a similar council house, rather than the previously subsidised rate.

Does this apply?

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-service-housing-advice-office-leaflet-index/occupation-of-service-family-accommodation-updated-april-2020

If you have been unable to secure alternative accommodation before expiry of the Notice to Vacate, you should still be in SFA and continue to seek a place to move to. You will be classed as an Irregular Occupant and charged a new rate that is based on local council rents, council tax and water/sewage rates and, whilst this is not full ‘market rate’, it may be considerably higher than your current SFA charges. These figures are individually calculated and issued in plenty of time for you to apply for housing benefit if applicable.

Silvertabby

GDB2222 said:

Silvertabby said:

kazwookie said:

Ask to stay where you are and offer more rent.

This happens automatically with SFA.  OP's husband will become an 'irregular occupant' and rent will then be on a par with that of a similar council house, rather than the previously subsidised rate.

Does this apply?

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-service-housing-advice-office-leaflet-index/occupation-of-service-family-accommodation-updated-april-2020

If you have been unable to secure alternative accommodation before expiry of the Notice to Vacate, you should still be in SFA and continue to seek a place to move to. You will be classed as an Irregular Occupant and charged a new rate that is based on local council rents, council tax and water/sewage rates and, whilst this is not full ‘market rate’, it may be considerably higher than your current SFA charges. These figures are individually calculated and issued in plenty of time for you to apply for housing benefit if applicable.

That's it.  The 'Notice to Vacate' makes it sound like the occupants have to vacate by that date, even if they have nowhere else to go, but that's just the terminology used.

Getting_greyer

Yes. Hopefully OP is now aware of this, and won't be made homeless.  Hopefully stress levels reduced.

badger09

This particular forum is wonderful. I never cease to be amazed by the knowledge of some regular posters, and their willingness to share it.

From an interested bystander - Thank You!

Mobeer

"Our vendor doesn’t even have a home buying survey booked until next month, two months after they offered"

- Taking a long time to book a survey would be bad
- Booking a survey promptly but then finding the earliest date possible is two months away is just a sign of a busy market

From your text I am not sure which of the above is the case,

steampowered

It sounds like the vendor is nowhere near buying their next house. If they haven't booked a survey yet I doubt they have booked searches either.

8 weeks to completion is a tight timeline especially at the moment. If you wanted to complete in that timeframe you really needed to find someone who was chain free.

If you are in a chain, your vendor is also at the mercy of the their vendor.

I cannot see how you are going to get exchange in the next few weeks. Unless the vendor is prepared to move into rented accomodation?

You might have to look at moving into rented for a few months.