Is anyone moving now?

[Puzzles]

One friend is has his house on the market and looking, another is in a chain but waiting, with the reductions I see in hampshire and sussex I wonder how easy it will be.

[normalbloke]

CT05 Nose Cone said:

Double post, but I still haven't exchanged and was able to confirm they were supplied with the information they need on Monday lunchtime. Sent several emails without reply, rang repeatedly with no answer until just before 5. Finally someone picked up, although when they casually informed me the person whose been dealing with it was off today I had to take a few moments to avoid losing my temper completely.

So now a very stressful night lies ahead, but at this point I'm thinking of going for the nuclear option - ring first thing tomorrow and tell them they have 8 hours to get this done, or the house comes off the market.

So, how did it work out?

[The Don of Croy]

After nearly 12 months on the market we've accepted an offer, lower than I'd like but acceptable to get what we want.

Buyers are living with in-laws, mortgage arranged, hot to trot.

We've offered on a place just up the road (200 miles up the road), been accepted, solicitors all in touch. House is empty.

Spoken to conveyancing peeps here in Kent and in East Midlands, and both are turning work away as too busy!

Fingers crossed.

[sfella]

gotoPzero said:

Joining the thread... listed ours about 2 weeks ago. Just had an offer a bit over asking.
Sleeping on it tonight but think we will take it as its a cash buyer.

That would P me right off, been on market 2 weeks, offer over asking with cash to go, being told to sleep on nite would really rub me up wrong way

[leef44]

sfella said:

gotoPzero said:

Joining the thread... listed ours about 2 weeks ago. Just had an offer a bit over asking.
Sleeping on it tonight but think we will take it as its a cash buyer.

That would P me right off, been on market 2 weeks, offer over asking with cash to go, being told to sleep on nite would really rub me up wrong way

Yes I agree.

This is the price we are asking.
- OK I'll pay that and a bit more.
Erm, we'll think about it.

What is there to think if the buyer is right?

[CT05 Nose Cone]

Well the good news is that I moved and the house is in the same condition as when I viewed it, in fact having several features I wasn't even aware of. The bad news is my cat ran away just as we were loading the final things. Also the tv got damaged and there's nowhere for me to fit my fridge freezer, but I've still lost the most valuable thing in the move.

[sfella]

CT05 Nose Cone said:

Well the good news is that I moved and the house is in the same condition as when I viewed it, in fact having several features I wasn't even aware of. The bad news is my cat ran away just as we were loading the final things. Also the tv got damaged and there's nowhere for me to fit my fridge freezer, but I've still lost the most valuable thing in the move.

Congratulations on the new place.

Hopefully the cat returns to old house, any old neighbours you can ask for help?

[The Moose]

Seventyseven7 said:

GreatGranny said:

Skodapondy said:

Now in conveyancing purgatory, why is that bit so bleeding slow?

That's one of life's great mysteries.

Friend in Sweden's son moved recently, everything took 4 weeks! (sold and bought)
She said that's normal.

In Perth, Australia the average wait from offer to completion is currently 21 days.

I recently closed on a purchase in 14 days. Have done 10 days without drama on more than one occasion. Did 7 calender days one time too.

The principals need to control the time line, not the conveyancers.

[OutInTheShed]

CT05 Nose Cone said:

Well the good news is that I moved and the house is in the same condition as when I viewed it, in fact having several features I wasn't even aware of. The bad news is my cat ran away just as we were loading the final things. Also the tv got damaged and there's nowhere for me to fit my fridge freezer, but I've still lost the most valuable thing in the move.

I suspect you've run away and the cat has stayed put.
It's probably moved in about 3 doors down from your old place and will live happily ever after.

[oblio]

Our sale fell through on Thursday morning, 7.5 weeks into the process! We were almost ready to go on our purchase side so that may well be in jeopardy now as well.

[gmaz]

From my bitter experience, here's some tips if you are joining the house selling circus.

- Get an electrical safety certificate. Buyers can claim the whole place needs a £6000 re-wire because their friendly electrician mates reported that one of the lights wasn't fire-rated.

- Get a gas boiler service and safety certificate. Again, if there is no service history the buyer can leverage this to knock money off before exchange

- If any work has been done on the house structure, e.g. removal of walls, extension etc, make sure all the appropriate planning permission and building control documents are available. If not, apply for retrospective asap.

- Repair any signs of damp or mould

- fill external cracks in render or mortar, especially if there are signs of water penetration

[CT05 Nose Cone]

OutInTheShed said:

CT05 Nose Cone said:

Well the good news is that I moved and the house is in the same condition as when I viewed it, in fact having several features I wasn't even aware of. The bad news is my cat ran away just as we were loading the final things. Also the tv got damaged and there's nowhere for me to fit my fridge freezer, but I've still lost the most valuable thing in the move.

I suspect you've run away and the cat has stayed put.
It's probably moved in about 3 doors down from your old place and will live happily ever after.

I do rather want her back though, she is part of the family and very friendly, until it involves being put in a carrier. I rang Cat's Protection who lent me a spring trap which is in my former neighbour's garden, but she's still too wary of it.

On the plus side, my new place has even more features than I realised. What I thought was just a wooden shed has been fully insulated and powered up, plus it has a built in dishwasher. Although the best thing is not having to deal with any more estate agents or solicitors, companies who make the DVLA look like the model of swift and efficient service.

[lizardbrain]

Put up a poster?

Print up a 1000. Get all the extended family to pound the streets.

Or just one will likely do

[CT05 Nose Cone]

Thanks to the lovely people at Cats Protection and the new owner who allowed me to go back into the house, I now have her back.

So moral of the story is if you're moving and have anything but an extremely chilled out cat, for the love of god put them on a cattery for a few days!

[pb8g09]

CT05 Nose Cone said:

Thanks to the lovely people at Cats Protection and the new owner who allowed me to go back into the house, I now have her back.

So moral of the story is if you're moving and have anything but an extremely chilled out cat, for the love of god put them on a cattery for a few days!

And then get fleas in your new home!

[Craigyboy143]

The Moose said:

I recently closed on a purchase in 14 days. Have done 10 days without drama on more than one occasion. Did 7 calender days one time too.

The principals need to control the time line, not the conveyancers.

7 days maybe if your buying with cash.....

[Seventyseven7]

The Moose said:

Seventyseven7 said:

GreatGranny said:

Skodapondy said:

Now in conveyancing purgatory, why is that bit so bleeding slow?

That's one of life's great mysteries.

Friend in Sweden's son moved recently, everything took 4 weeks! (sold and bought)
She said that's normal.

In Perth, Australia the average wait from offer to completion is currently 21 days.

I recently closed on a purchase in 14 days. Have done 10 days without drama on more than one occasion. Did 7 calender days one time too.

The principals need to control the time line, not the conveyancers.

How is that possible when local authority searches seem to take on average 3 weeks?

[spikeyhead]

Seventyseven7 said:

How is that possible when local authority searches seem to take on average 3 weeks?

Why do you need searches?

[Jobbo]

CT05 Nose Cone said:

Thanks to the lovely people at Cats Protection and the new owner who allowed me to go back into the house, I now have her back.

So moral of the story is if you're moving and have anything but an extremely chilled out cat, for the love of god put them on a cattery for a few days!

We moved in March and have 11 cats. They hated the cattery - previously we have always had a trusted cat sitter come in - but it was definitely the right thing to do.

[Seventyseven7]

spikeyhead said:

Seventyseven7 said:

How is that possible when local authority searches seem to take on average 3 weeks?

Why do you need searches?

I’m no expert, but google tells me this

“ Local Authority Searches are an essential part of the property buying process. They provide information about a home and its surrounding area to ensure the buyer is aware of any potential issues that may affect their ownership.”

I don’t think it’s common to buy a house without having searches done in the UK.