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Am I being too impatient?
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Thanks for the info @35har1old - I didn't know that. Let's hope that the buyer gets their mortgage offer soon
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Until the formalities progress. Pointless discussing dates. In chains. The bottom unfortunately waits the longest. Hardly surprising as they are ahead of those above.Essex22011 said:
Our buyers have asked us for dates and ready to exchange, but the sellers EA said they’re not asking sellers for dates until enquires are backtacpot12 said:I'd expect to be close to exchanging contracts by now, but you do have to push solicitors to get a move on, which means pushing the vendors if it's the vendor's solicitor that is dragging their heels.0 -
Hoenir said:
Until the formalities progress. Pointless discussing dates. In chains. The bottom unfortunately waits the longest. Hardly surprising as they are ahead of those above.Essex22011 said:
Our buyers have asked us for dates and ready to exchange, but the sellers EA said they’re not asking sellers for dates until enquires are backtacpot12 said:I'd expect to be close to exchanging contracts by now, but you do have to push solicitors to get a move on, which means pushing the vendors if it's the vendor's solicitor that is dragging their heels.The irritating thing is everything else is done aside from the response to two enquiries which I already know the answers to!0 -
Use the Estate agents for the chasing. On the enquiries, get the agent to ask the solicitor if the email that they say was sent on 22/12 with the replies can simply be re-sent urgently to your solicitor please - ask the agent to specifically check the email address it was sent to in case it was incorrect.EAs have a huge advantage here because they can legitimately contact any solicitors in the chain for an update - so make use of that advantage.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
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EssexHebridean said:Use the Estate agents for the chasing. On the enquiries, get the agent to ask the solicitor if the email that they say was sent on 22/12 with the replies can simply be re-sent urgently to your solicitor please - ask the agent to specifically check the email address it was sent to in case it was incorrect.EAs have a huge advantage here because they can legitimately contact any solicitors in the chain for an update - so make use of that advantage.
The sellers solicitor is useless- I asked her to chase and she said
I will leave it with XXX (my solicitor) to liaise with the sellers solicitors and resolve to obtaining the replies. Perhaps they have just gone missing in an inbox, a quick call between them should clear this up.
I’ve seen an email from my solicitor to theirs chasing again Thursday so hoping for some movement this week0 -
I think I may have cracked it with my pestering!! I believe that my buyer has had the mortgage offer and is now looking for a speedy outcome. Speedy to the buyer is 19th Feb, but whether that happens or not remains to be seen... there's nothing concrete yet, just a date that's floating around. IF completion happens by then, it'll be just over 16 weeks from memorandum of sale. Fingers crossed...0
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ExcellentSkyeD said:I think I may have cracked it with my pestering!! I believe that my buyer has had the mortgage offer and is now looking for a speedy outcome. Speedy to the buyer is 19th Feb, but whether that happens or not remains to be seen... there's nothing concrete yet, just a date that's floating around. IF completion happens by then, it'll be just over 16 weeks from memorandum of sale. Fingers crossed...0
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