Soldato
Errr - what? How was this not spotted before? Sounds very dodgy mate.
The nervous wait to exchange....
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Errr - what? How was this not spotted before? Sounds very dodgy mate.
Whoa. MEGA bummed for you mate.
We completed today:
Moving from this:
To this:
SO much work to be done!
Soldato
This time tomorrow il be in my new house 
Associate
This time tomorrow il be in my new house
That makes 2 of us
Whoa. MEGA bummed for you mate.
We completed today:
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Congrats! nice looking place you got there
This time tomorrow il be in my new house
Good luck with the moving guys
First major problem in my process, found out earlier this week that I've lost my job (long story, won't go into the details here) which I had only just started. If it had just happened a month later it would still have sucked but at least the house would have been sorted!
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Soldato
Just waiting for keys now as money has gone through, having a bit of fun driving the transit van around (who cares about the house?)
Soldato
Been through this process 4 times now and i know how stressful it all can be. Worst bit i found was waiting to exchange.
Moving day was exciting!
With our present house we had the keys to it late in the day, around 5pm!! The wife and i were the movers as we did it all ourselves. It was hard going!
Moving day was exciting!
With our present house we had the keys to it late in the day, around 5pm!! The wife and i were the movers as we did it all ourselves. It was hard going!
Bum! Has your mortgage application gone through yet? What are the implications?
We are in the very final bit before formal offer and almost ready to set a date for exchange. We have to tell the mortgage company as although we would almost certainly get away with it the consequences are to high for us to take the risk.
We are holding off for a week or so to try and have another job lined up rather than just saying to them that I've lost mine. Our mortgage broker thinks it will cause a delay but not scupper the whole process. Fingers crossed!
Associate
what a mess, the women who has been a night mare from the get go had not packed anything (she said she was expecting it to fall through) ...i mean WTF?!
she then advised us she was leaving some bits.
bench and shed, both Rot!
freezer door had been left open some long time ago and had a 2inch think layer of ice on the front, then i found the whole freezer was actually an ice block . 2 hours later i hacked through it all.
on sat i de greased the patio floor and removed a fallen over arch that a tree had raped it self around.
she then advised us she was leaving some bits.
bench and shed, both Rot!
freezer door had been left open some long time ago and had a 2inch think layer of ice on the front, then i found the whole freezer was actually an ice block . 2 hours later i hacked through it all.
on sat i de greased the patio floor and removed a fallen over arch that a tree had raped it self around.
Man of Honour
oh man, what a nightmare
hope it all works out for you! I guess in some respects at least its before you've purchased so you don't have problems paying the mortgage but still horrible time to happen It amazes me how many people just don't plan and seem to think leaving their place a proper mess is acceptable
We fully cleaned our place before we moved out but regardless i'd want to clean the new house when we finally find it...apparently were getting nearer to the exchange!
Soldato
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I know this varies but how long after full mortgage offer in place to getting the keys when no chain? I'm still waiting on outcome of searches at the moment (should have been started a month ago) but mortgage offer is in place and hopefully my solicitors now have everything from the sellers solicitors (they messed up causing a 2-3week delay previously).
I got it to a point where all I was waiting on was a mortgage offer (searches were already done), and we exchanged the following week.
Man of Honour
Finally exchanged! Completion set for next week 
Only taken 4 months, a month of that due to a last minute setback. It was a three person chain with us sat at the top (moving to rented while we find & do up new place) and a buy to let at the bottom
listed: 27 March
Offer accepted: 12 April
Exchanged: 12 Aug
So relieved
Only taken 4 months, a month of that due to a last minute setback. It was a three person chain with us sat at the top (moving to rented while we find & do up new place) and a buy to let at the bottomlisted: 27 March
Offer accepted: 12 April
Exchanged: 12 Aug
So relieved
Soldato
Just completed my first mortgage application today. Doing RTB on our council house so if the mortgage application is successful will hopefully not have all the usual long delays before I actually own the house.