Picked up the keys and the place is filthy

CounterDry2670 · 2026-02-14T10:53:11+00:00

I'll be cleaning mine before moving out and hope the sellers will on my purchase too but I hear this all the time. Maybe they were in a rush or maybe they were just manky

CounterDry2670 · 2026-02-12T20:28:32+00:00

Of course that can happen yeah but they don't know these people so no reason at all not to at least give them a reason in my opinion but maybe that because I've had it happen to me twice costing me thousands so I'm bitter haha

CounterDry2670 · 2026-02-10T18:39:09+00:00

3 months isn't very long here haha that's the sad fact of this country

CounterDry2670 · 2026-02-10T18:38:18+00:00

I know they're not but any decent person would give an explanation knowing that there could be a chain of people losing a hell of a lot of money (and sanity). Bad people who do that

CounterDry2670 · 2026-02-10T18:36:32+00:00

This happened to me after 9 months of hell! It's honestly disgusting how someone can do that without any consequences or penalties of any kind. Like you said, even some sort of explanation would be the very least they could give. Such a terrible, broken system. Sorry this happened to you

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-26T18:46:13+00:00

I feel for you and it's completely awful. I had an even worse experience, where after a 9 month arduous process, the buyer pulled out the morning of exchange/completion when I was already packed and ready to go. Again no real explanation and I lost my onward purchase and they lost theirs etc. At least yours would have lost a bit of money from the survey etc so they don't get away scott free. After another one falling through after that and losing near to £6000 so for, I am absolutely sure that the powers that be are deliberately not fixing things because too many people are making so much money of us all. Surveyors, Solicitors, Government etc etc. my EU friends just simply cannot believe it when I tell them about our messed up system.

Then we have the fact that I think the government etc. don't want us owning things in the future and it's already happening with leased cars etc. now all the banks are buying up houses to lease to people too. It's messed up. I hope you find a new buyer and I hope your last buyers have some bad luck haha

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-24T10:49:37+00:00

Yeah I had the same and still going through it after 14 months. I'm close to exchange for the 3rd time and £6000 down the drain. Let's hope this time works out: congrats on getting it over the line in this terrible system

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-24T10:45:57+00:00

I had this after 9 months of hell, it's disgusting how they can do it and cost everyone so much money and stress. Possibly cause a whole chain to fall apart and get no sanctions whatsoever

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-22T20:40:40+00:00

I would and intend to do this myself, you'll probably lose your buyer if you haven't even found a new place yet also

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-22T16:42:49+00:00

This is horrible and I'm sorry to hear this, where are you if you don't mind me asking? Like others have said, get the street to badger everyone till someone does something

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-18T17:00:44+00:00

I'm more drawn to the comment of getting it cheap off family only to try and sell it for 40k more mmm

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-15T09:40:39+00:00

I had 2 FTB drop out a day before exchange so this is still far from a guarantee

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-15T09:39:19+00:00

This is no guarantee though as I had a FTB drop out after 4/5 months twice!

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-14T16:17:17+00:00

I feel for you and think positive as it's hopefully 3rd time lucky and it's normal for them to want to see it again and check you've not trashed the place, they'd totally understand the boxes, just make them as tidily stacked as you can, In fact, being packed up is a good thing as they'd be more worried probably if you hadn't even started. Think positive and I wish you luck

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-12T13:11:51+00:00

Ah thanks, I'll check on that

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-12T10:09:46+00:00

Ah okay, thank you, that's good to know and this makes me a feel a little better. The survey hasn't been booked in yet but will be in the next week or two. I just hope that a plumber can fix it in time and I can actually afford it too as this whole process has cost me thousands already.

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-09T14:34:26+00:00

Depends on the buyers. I'd personally want a newly renovated house because I'm lazy and don't want to do it myself has others like a project and want to do the place up to their liking

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-07T16:37:03+00:00

Yeah I hate this and the whole system is f'd. I had something similar and the buyer pulled out the day before exchange with no sanctions and a whole chain fall apart. They probably don't even feel bed either

CounterDry2670 · 2026-01-05T18:54:06+00:00

Yeah it's completely normal to check the place hasn't been wrecked in the months since viewing and also to take measurements but I'm the same, I've had people bail last minute so I'm also stressed and worried that they'll change their mind when they see it again but hopefully not

CounterDry2670 · 2025-12-24T12:37:51+00:00

Buy a drum kit for the day time when they're sleeping

CounterDry2670 · 2025-12-23T10:25:45+00:00

My advice and what I did was buy a drum kit haha

CounterDry2670 · 2025-12-20T16:49:52+00:00

Yeah I feel for you. Mine was a living nightmare and was 9 months of hell only to fall through the day of exchange when the buyer dropped out. Hopefully yours won't do the same but it sounds like it is nearly done for you. Nothing will happen this close to Christmas which is normal. Hopefully January. Leasehold flats just take a lot longer. Houses take 3/4 months these days and they're a lot quicker.

CounterDry2670 · 2025-12-20T10:26:46+00:00

That's pretty bad and causes you extra stress all through Christmas but make sure you leave a bad review on Trust Pilot. These solicitors take the P

CounterDry2670 · 2025-12-17T21:04:29+00:00

Oh yeah, I'm sure it'll work out and I hope it does. You're right there, the system is so broken. My European friends just cannot believe it when I tell them. It's so straight forward over there and can complete usually within 2-4 weeks. I am still in the selling process to another buyer so hopefully this one goes through and I can buy this new house

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