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Completion Money Lost From Mortgage Lender

dteezle · 2024-04-17 10:53:41

Looking for advice on what to do and who is liable. My mum was due to complete on a house on Monday 15th April. This has still not occurred as of today Wednesday 17th April. As you would gather this is a huge issue causing immense stress to her and her partner, they are currently hopeless and are being told by their…

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EssexHebridean Posts: 25,896 Forumite

19 April 2024 at 2:14PM

I’m delighted to hear that it has completed! I hope your Mum will settle in well, and that in time the whole sorry saga will become an excellent dinner-party tale for her! It’s certainly incredibly unusual, I’ve been working for a solicitor for the last 14 years and thank goodness we have NEVER had anything like that occur! (Long may that last!)

🎉 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
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00. Balance as at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00

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