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Would buyers solicitor pay our extra costs
northwest1965
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Our buyer needs to complete before 11th December. We agreed on 10th.
We still haven't exchanged contracts as buyers solicitor has gone on leave & not told her replacement of the date
As we booked & paid for removals company, if we postpone it will be another £850.
Chances of getting this paid by from buyers solicitor??????
Very unprofessional of them
UPDATE -. Completion being met
We still haven't exchanged contracts as buyers solicitor has gone on leave & not told her replacement of the date
As we booked & paid for removals company, if we postpone it will be another £850.
Chances of getting this paid by from buyers solicitor??????
Very unprofessional of them
UPDATE -. Completion being met
Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
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Why have you booked and paid for your removals before you have a confirmed completion date?5
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Our buyers mortgage runs out on 11th.user1977 said:Why have you booked and paid for your removals before you have a confirmed completion date?
Their solicitor wanted a confirmed date of 10th for completion.
As December is busy, we had to get the date booked
Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!0 -
Nothing's confirmed until exchange though. Why aren't your buyers telling their solicitors to get their finger out?1
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Zero.....you jumped the gunnorthwest1965 said:Chances of getting this paid by from buyers solicitor??????
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Don't book anything until you have exchanged. They could yet pull out of the deal.1
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They've waited for our house since May!!!👍m0bov said:Don't book anything until you have exchanged. They could yet pull out of the deal.
All sorted now.
Completion being metLoved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!0 -
Have you exchanged now?northwest1965 said:
They've waited for our house since May!!!👍m0bov said:Don't book anything until you have exchanged. They could yet pull out of the deal.
All sorted now.
Completion being met1 -
Monday. Their solicitors are bad! Buyers mortgage offer ends Wednesday.Tabieth said:
Have you exchanged now?northwest1965 said:
They've waited for our house since May!!!👍m0bov said:Don't book anything until you have exchanged. They could yet pull out of the deal.
All sorted now.
Completion being met
Solicitor went on vacation without telling person filling in of the agreed dateLoved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!0 -
If the buyer was 100% committed and confirmed on the sale then they would exchange. There's no middle ground where you haven't exchanged but you have a confirmed sale creating a liability if they fail to meet the date.0
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Hope you've exchanged already and on track... As to the question, there's nothing binding until you exchange.I'm FTB, not an expert, all my comments are from personal experience and not a professional advice.Mortgage debt start date = 11/2024 = 175k (5.19% interest rate, 20 year term)
- Q4/2024 = 139.3k (5.19% -> 4.94%)
- Q1/2025 = 125.3k (4.94% -> 4.69%)
- Q2/2025 = 108.9K(4.69% -> 4.44%)
- Q3/2025 = 92.2k (4.44% -> 4.19%)
- Q4/2025 = 44k (4.19% -> 3.94%)
- Q1/2026 = 26.5k (3.94%)
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