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Can/should my estate agent give me info on the full purchase chain?

jez9999 · 2026-05-05 12:08:25

I'm currently in a chain that's 5 links long (was in a 4 link chain before but it fell through). I'm rather keen not to just know about my vendors and buyers, but my buyers' buyers and their buyers. I'm pretty sure my estate agent knows the details of this (like their estate agents and properties, at least, not sure about…

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Jemma01 Posts: 993 Forumite

16 May at 2:05PM edited 16 May at 2:07PM

I was lucky because our agent at the time was trialing a system that showed all the chain (property addresses + initials + agent details) and every time there was an update, the system would be updated (mortgage done, survey done, exchange done, etc). It was very insightful.
The stressful part was seeing the chain collapse 3x, the third we told my Sellers' seller to move out or we're walking away, my seller told him the same. He kept breaking the chain.

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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