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SuperCarpetCleanerMan
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Hello,
New to the forum so be nice
Myself and my better half have put an offer in for a house, had the mortgage offer in writing, searches done, survey done etc etc
First time buyers, no chain, property is empty
The seller still hasn't instructed their solicitors to send a draft contract and there is no sign of Fixtures/fittings... we have contacted the agent who has told us that the seller has had numerous home issues and that they were "too busy"..
We put the offer in end of October..
Should alarm bells start ringing? We're keen to move as we're currently paying 600 a month more than what our new house will be.. We don't want to be here any longer than we have to.
New to the forum so be nice
Myself and my better half have put an offer in for a house, had the mortgage offer in writing, searches done, survey done etc etc
First time buyers, no chain, property is empty
The seller still hasn't instructed their solicitors to send a draft contract and there is no sign of Fixtures/fittings... we have contacted the agent who has told us that the seller has had numerous home issues and that they were "too busy"..
We put the offer in end of October..
Should alarm bells start ringing? We're keen to move as we're currently paying 600 a month more than what our new house will be.. We don't want to be here any longer than we have to.
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Yes, alarm bells should start ringing. "Too busy" could cover a multitude of things, some genuine, some not. It's possible they are having second thoughts about selling. Either way, I would call the agent to find out what the hold-up is and consider recommencing a search for a different property.0
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Oh wow. I’d have pulled out already - like after a couple of weeks. I wouldn’t pay a penny for anything like searches or surveys until draft contracts received.
I mean, draft contracts is the key indicator of intention from vendor! Even then, the only effort is picking up the phone to a solicitor and signing their terms and conditions. That’s it. The rest is the solicitor’s job.
SorryEverything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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I think that you need at this stage to give an ultimatum that unless they make progress by end of this week you'll pull out. Then follow through and do that, start to look elsewhere. Sorry, but it sounds like they're not selling.0
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We're a bit new to all this being first time buyers and assumed that all that was underway..
I've just spoken to my wife now and the term that hit a note is "awaiting instructions".. meaning that they haven't paid the solicitor yet to start the ball rolling..
If we lose the survey fee's, so be it.. everything happens for a reason eh ?0 -
I don't know, we're constantly having to chase them and the estate agents have informed us that they "are awaiting instruction"...0
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Check with your solicitor, but I would doubt very much that they would have ordered searches (even though you may have paid for them) without having first received the draft contract pack from the seller's solicitor. They need the official copies of the title so that the searches are ordered for the correct property, as you could wasting a lot of money on the wrong property. Hopefully your solicitor can refund you the fee if searches hadn't been applied for.0
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I guess it's a standard accepted response rather than admit they don't start any work on the file until draft contract pack is in....!0
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We'll five days later,the solicitors have had contact with the seller, who's ill..
we shall wait on, how long do you give it before it becomes a "lost cause", really don't want to lose my survey and solicitors deposit..0 -
So when the solicitors had contact with the sellers what did they say, other than "I'm ill"? Presumably they are capable of speech and communicating exactly what is happening.
Personally I would be preparing to back out of the purchase if they can't give a better idea of what is going on. You get time wasters on both sides, both buyers and sellers. It's not looking good.0
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