Buyer seeking compensation after completion.

user1977

lookstraightahead said:

DE_612183 said:

tooldle said:

@Titus_Wadd 11pm is considerably more than an hour or two. The OP does not seem to understand ownership of the house changed when payment was received. Suggesting a neighbour takes the keys of a house they no longer own , to let in their removal team is cheeky and i can see why the actual owner was not happy and wanted to stay until the removal team had cleared the house. As before a gesture of appreciation is needed from the OP.

Surely completion is contractually on a given day - not just the exact moment when the payment hits the bank account?

I suppose it's like everything else, when you've paid for it, it's yours. 

No, it's when the solicitors agree completion has taken place. That will require funds to be transferred, but it doesn't literally mean that "it's yours" as soon as the funds hit the seller's solicitors' account - there are often other matters still outstanding. And if it's known e.g. that vacant possession isn't available yet, then completion ought to be delayed until both parties can fulfil their obligations.

jj_43

I would completely ignore it. They have no claim , absolutely zero. Life is complicated sometimes especially moving.

tooldle

DE_612183 said:

tooldle said:

@Titus_Wadd 11pm is considerably more than an hour or two. The OP does not seem to understand ownership of the house changed when payment was received. Suggesting a neighbour takes the keys of a house they no longer own , to let in their removal team is cheeky and i can see why the actual owner was not happy and wanted to stay until the removal team had cleared the house. As before a gesture of appreciation is needed from the OP.

Surely completion is contractually on a given day - not just the exact moment when the payment hits the bank account?

Usually it is unless the contract specifies otherwise. Completion at 11pm would be unusual.