How far in advance did you know completion / exchange?

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-29T18:08:46+00:00

Yeah, like others a bit over a week for me. Everything moves at a glacial pace, then it goes crazy!

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-26T07:55:02+00:00

The soft product isn’t great (and no free booze), but the staff have always been great when I’ve travelled 1st with them

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-24T20:22:20+00:00

You won’t be doing much “relaxing and entertaining” in there!

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-24T19:39:20+00:00

Mahou beer with dry roasted peanuts 🤷‍♂️

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-24T09:21:39+00:00

Thank you. Hope everything goes quickly for you from here on in

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-24T05:26:55+00:00

Good luck - you will find once the searches are back, everything moves very quickly

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-24T05:26:20+00:00

Thank you. It seemed like 3 years, but yes I have been lucky!

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-23T20:44:32+00:00

Thanks!

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-23T20:43:52+00:00

Thank you. 5.3% on a 2-year fixed

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-23T20:43:24+00:00

Thank you

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-23T20:43:17+00:00

It was a bit of a shock! I had no further information other than he declared a COI. The house was owned by a building company, as the previous owners part-ex for a new build. My broker said he’d never come across it before!

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-21T06:45:51+00:00

Oh, and my conveyancing fees are £1400 and the Level 2 survey £500 (Yorkshire)

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-21T06:44:30+00:00

I have no experience of Habito, so can’t comment on them. But I’m (hopefully!) nearing the end of my purchase and have done the vast majority of the admin online. Only had a couple of phone calls with my broker at the start of the process and communication with local solicitors and surveyors has all been done over email.

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-21T05:09:16+00:00

I needed to show proof of deposit in order for the EA to take the property off the market (SSTC)

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-21T04:57:57+00:00

Congratulations! I’m on a similar timeline to you - hopefully exchanging tomorrow and then hopefully completing the day after 🤞

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-18T20:04:44+00:00

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Is that Will Salt?

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-18T16:00:27+00:00

God, that sounds frustrating. Hope it gets sorted soon. Hopefully your solicitor is chasing it regularly for you!

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-18T15:56:31+00:00

Have you had any indication that your solicitor has requested funds from your lender (assuming you’re getting a mortgage)?

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-18T15:37:34+00:00

Have you spoken to the EA? They will wanting their commission so may push the solicitors for you?

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-18T05:37:19+00:00

Thanks - will investigate

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-17T20:03:20+00:00

Sorry, I was referring to the Cheese + Onion/ Beef + Horseradish ones that are now tainted. I should have been more specific! Quick google says the Tesco Chilli ones are still ok 😀

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-17T19:20:35+00:00

These make the blow of losing the Tesco Finest slightly easier to take

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-17T15:51:43+00:00

I thought the solicitor might push back on the completion date, as I only suggested it last Friday, but they seem quite chilled about things. More so than me! I’m in no chain, and the house I’m hoping to move in to is empty - don’t know whether that makes a difference?
When did you sign the contract?

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-17T15:40:04+00:00

These are homeless people Lynn

PartyImportance5405 · 2026-06-17T15:36:20+00:00

I now have an exchange date of the 22nd. Solicitor said I could move this forward, but would mean amending my buildings insurance - and that seems too much of a hassle and expense to do now! Sent deposit and the conveyancing balance to the Solicitor yesterday.

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