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Would buyers solicitor pay our extra costs

northwest1965
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edited 5 December 2025 at 3:06PM in House buying, renting & selling
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
Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
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  • user1977 said:
    Why have you booked and paid for your removals before you have a confirmed completion date?
    Our buyers mortgage runs out on 11th.
    Their solicitor wanted a confirmed date of 10th for completion.

    As December is busy, we had to get the date booked 



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  • user1977
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    Nothing's confirmed until exchange though. Why aren't your buyers telling their solicitors to get their finger out?
  • Chances of getting this paid by from buyers solicitor??????

    Zero.....you jumped the gun

  • m0bov
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    Don't book anything until you have exchanged. They could yet pull out of the deal.
  • m0bov said:
    Don't book anything until you have exchanged. They could yet pull out of the deal.
    They've waited for our house since May!!!👍

    All sorted now.
    Completion being met
    Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
  • Tabieth
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    m0bov said:
    Don't book anything until you have exchanged. They could yet pull out of the deal.
    They've waited for our house since May!!!👍

    All sorted now.
    Completion being met
    Have you exchanged now?
  • Tabieth said:
    m0bov said:
    Don't book anything until you have exchanged. They could yet pull out of the deal.
    They've waited for our house since May!!!👍

    All sorted now.
    Completion being met
    Have you exchanged now?
    Monday. Their solicitors are bad! Buyers mortgage offer ends Wednesday.
    Solicitor went on vacation without telling person filling in of the agreed date
    Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
  • saajan_12
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    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. 
  • Jemma01
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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%)... Q1/2026 = PAID (3.94%)
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