I exchanged today and complete on Friday.
It's been a nightmare the person I'm buying from said there he was buying a no chain. Months later and the day before exchange or turns out he won't move our like he said he would and now how now his no chain isn't a no chain there are multiple Houses above him that know one new about.
It's been the most stressful day a i have every had. I made him move our but offered some garage space to store his stuff while he storeys or the mess he has created on his own.
When we bought our flat we were a week away from the completion date and the seller says "sorry guys, I thought I had to repay a £25k loan but I don't so I can actually afford a house now".
Pretty much exactly what's happened to one of my mates. Were buying it from a couple who had split up. A week before exchange and yesterday they got a call to say the woman has decided she can afford to stay in the house now so sale cancelled.
It's shocking how this behavior is acceptable in this country.
Which you shouldn't have done until contracts were exchanged, but people still give notice, book removals, book carpet fitters and workmen on a property they aren't legally bound to buy despite being advised they shouldn't.Unsurprisingly we had given notice on our rental flat
We have completed! Yaaaaaay! Collecting the keys tomorrow when we move from Hemel to Wakefield. Exciting times
https://www.holroydmiller.co.uk/assets/9758.pdf
Which you shouldn't have done until contracts were exchanged, but people still give notice, book removals, book carpet fitters and workmen on a property they aren't legally bound to buy despite being advised they shouldn't.
I had someone book contractors to come in and replace the roof, starting work on X date that she'd plucked out of thin air thinking it would have completed by then. Then when it wasn't she had to cancel and they couldn't fit her in for 3 months
Don't get me wrong, I am completely with you in that the current system is **** and needs a total overhaul, but unfortunately until that happens people need to take precautions. On the first place I tried to buy I was most of the way through the process, had paid for searches & survey and the seller changed their mind and put it back on the market at a higher price...
Haha. That TV was made of plastic. Staged home on a budgetNice, but please sort out that ridiculous tv placement in the lounge!
Also, we now all know where you will be living
But on a similar note, here is what we are waiting on exchange of contracts for (just a different plot number):
https://www.dwh.co.uk/new-homes/greater-london/H620501-Cane-Hill-Park/plot-40
Nice, but please sort out that ridiculous tv placement in the lounge!
Also, we now all know where you will be living
But on a similar note, here is what we are waiting on exchange of contracts for (just a different plot number):
https://www.dwh.co.uk/new-homes/greater-london/H620501-Cane-Hill-Park/plot-40
Well the decor in that one is certainly an acquired taste....
This is why moving house is a complete ******* nightmare. We have had friends who are super smug about having a house with no chain on the buyers end and then a few weeks later a huge chain has suddenly materialised from nowhere. I wouldn't trust anyone who says they don't have a chain and basically expect the worst when it comes to delays.
When we bought our flat we were a week away from the completion date and the seller says "sorry guys, I thought I had to repay a £25k loan but I don't so I can actually afford a house now". Unsurprisingly we had given notice on our rental flat and had to be out of there on the agreed date. Luckily he agreed to move out and we "rented" it for about 4 months until he sorted himself out. We would have walked away if it was easy to do so and if we hadn't got a really good deal on the flat but its taught me not to trust people as far as you can throw them when it comes to moving house. Just remember that pretty much everyone would see you homeless if it meant they got more money for their house or it got them the house they want.
Nice, but please sort out that ridiculous tv placement in the lounge!
Also, we now all know where you will be living
But on a similar note, here is what we are waiting on exchange of contracts for (just a different plot number):
https://www.dwh.co.uk/new-homes/greater-london/H620501-Cane-Hill-Park/plot-40
Well I'll be using the train, and it looks like they recently added a way to get on to the a23 without having to go up to the town centre, but at the end of the day getting a nice 3bed detached in budget was the main reason.I looked around that development but Coulsdon itself and the local traffic put me off.
Was a year or two ago - any better now?