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We've been sorting out everything that we can, going through cupboards and doing tip and charity shop runs over the break. I can't bring myself to actually start packing until we've exchanged, but hopefully we've got ourselves into a really good place for being able to pack at short notice now.
Your solicitor sounds fab chazzab, ours has just treated me like an annoyance from the start, and hasn't actually contacted me once - I've only found things out by chasing him.0 -
Very much wishing the hours away until office hours open here. Solicitor, mortgage broker and surveyors all have emails to read! Knowing my luck the vendors will have spent the long weekend changing their minds and deciding to stay put.Mortgage Apr 18 £417,894 BTL Mar 18 £162,857
Mortgage now -- £350,085 BTL now --- £162,6680 -
Hoping for some progress this month !!!!!!!
Got to get forms signed and witnessed tomorrow and then off to the solicitor ..also need to have a chat with the EA about getting some kind of agreement with the vendor as to whether they will reduce or allow us to rewire before we move in ...wish us luck !0 -
Did your offer get accepted FloppyDisk? Congratulations!0
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We've been sorting out everything that we can, going through cupboards and doing tip and charity shop runs over the break. I can't bring myself to actually start packing until we've exchanged, but hopefully we've got ourselves into a really good place for being able to pack at short notice now.
Your solicitor sounds fab chazzab, ours has just treated me like an annoyance from the start, and hasn't actually contacted me once - I've only found things out by chasing him.
Exactly the same here, took me ten days to get a response before Christmas, and only got that by kicking up a fuss as we wanted to be sure the searches hadn't thrown up anything unexpected so that we could start to declutter.
Our searches are back, but they have queries apparently, we've no fixtures and fittings listing yet (and our vendor is on holiday now) so our solicitor says we might not exchange until the end of Jan now!0 -
Happy New Year everyone - here's hoping for good things for all of us.
My poor broker has been trying to extend my mortgage offer over Xmas as it expires on the 4th :eek: they decided they wanted 3 more payslips on the 28! So i still don't know if it's been granted. Even if it is they'll only give me one more month.
Will wait to contact people until this afternoon to find out what's going on. Need to give my solicitor a morning before I start harassing her.
And so it starts again.0 -
I've already left a voicemail for my solicitor asking him to check my file and come back to me with a progress report. It generally takes about 4 or 5 voicemails across 3 -4 days before he actually takes my call or returns it so I thought I'd get in early!
We had searches back in mid November, and kept being told we were on course for a pre-xmas exchange so I'm really hoping that we're close!0 -
I am so happy to have found this forum and see that I am not alone.
I offered back in August and I am still waiting, I am currently battling with solicitors - my solicitor is saying they are still waiting on things while the vendors solicitors say we have everything! This is the last little bit and the rest of the chain are ready to go so it is very frustrating. I've called and left a message and emailed today asking for the specifics. Fingers crossed I get something back soon and some confirmation as I have to move out of my current home on the 12th!0 -
I've already left a voicemail for my solicitor asking him to check my file and come back to me with a progress report. It generally takes about 4 or 5 voicemails across 3 -4 days before he actually takes my call or returns it so I thought I'd get in early!
We had searches back in mid November, and kept being told we were on course for a pre-xmas exchange so I'm really hoping that we're close!
What realistically is left to do after searches are back? From everything I've read, it's just signing of contracts and transferring the deposit money?
Hopefully he'll get back to you this week and get things moving - this part of buying a house is so frustrating as it feels like nothing is actually happening!0 -
Firsttimebuyers wrote: »What realistically is left to do after searches are back? From everything I've read, it's just signing of contracts and transferring the deposit money?
Hopefully he'll get back to you this week and get things moving - this part of buying a house is so frustrating as it feels like nothing is actually happening!
It doesn't stop just because searches are back. There may be queries, any further searches required e.g. ground stability, radon etc, awaited documentation e.g. fensa certs, building reg certs etc.0
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