I hate the English house selling/buying process.

Oh Mrs C my heart sank when I read the title of this thread!

But it will be okay. Fingers crossed for you!

Oooh! Mrs C! I hadn't realised you'd found and had an offer accepted on a house!

Fingers crossed this is the end of house stress and things all go nicely to plan from now on.

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Thanks Saisi...

GB - we had our cheeky offer accepted back in June/July last year. Our first buyer pulled out but we were lucky that our house waited for us to find another buyer. Throw in a landlord who decided to double the cost of the lease extension overnight... as happy as we have been here, I now cannot wait to see the back of this flat... even if we did rebuild the entire thing!!

I agree Mrs C the whole process sucks and that's without useless solicitors thrown into the mix!

I've only just got my cheque from the sale of my flat & that completed on 21st December!

Loads of vibes for it being sorted a.s.a.p. & fingers crossed further up the chain hold on a little longer.

Wow - that's a long time! I hope it all gets sorted super quick!

Once took 2 years to move....estate agents were to blame.....where are you moving to Mrs C?

Your neck of the woods Peter to where we got married

Fingers crossed it goes quickly and smoothly from now, the whole process is poor and becomes very stressful, I think alot of it comes down to taking peoples word regarding their situations with buyers and mortgage offers etc, it would be better if more proof in writing was asked for I think.

A friend who moved, always tried to make direct contact with all other members of the chain, so for example they would all call email and cc everyone in on a Friday afternoon to update where they had got to with everything, that way you hear it from the 'horses mouth' so to be speak, and not the estate blaming the solicitor blaming the vendor etc, but its dependent on others in the chain being happy about being contacted directly.

Mrs C... I may have missed an update on this? just wanted to know how it is going?

Thanks ladies, as far as we are aware, we are just waiting for the mortgage offer for the bottom of the chain and our replacement offer. Then we should be ok to exchange. I won't relax till the keys are in my hand!!

Keeping everything crossed for you Mrs C, I know you've been through the mill on this one!

When we bought our house we had no chain and they guy we were buying from was moving in with a friend (so no mortgage) and it still took 3 months to complete! Nowhere near as long as yours but just wanted to say I've shared your frustration!

Thanks Holey, our flat took 3 months and that was no chain! Our mortgage offer has just been issued, apparently the other is due in next 24 hours... We hope.

No confirmation of the buyer at the bottom of the chain's mortgage offer today... estate agents were trying to contact the mortgage broker all day, he was in the office for 3 hours and didn't come back to anyone. We can't get a straight answer out of our buyer's solicitor either.

Please please please let me get an answer tomorrow!!!!

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Oh my days, I'm going to fecking punch someone soon. I've now been told that aren't waiting for confirmation, the lender is still waiting for copies of payslips and bank statements!!! AND the buyer is apparently away for the week! WTF!!! Someone is lying, I can't get a straight answer out of anyone, I just can't lose my house.

I fail to understand why people can't simply be honest as to what they are doing and where they are at.

I don't mean to worry you but surely if they are waiting for payslips etc then they've only just started the application process? I also thought that estate agents only let you put an offer in if you can prove you'll get the mortgage ie show approval in principal?

Lots of get your bl00dy finger out and get Mrs C her house vibes !

I am feeling a little less angry this evening, I actually got to speak to the mortgage broker of the buyer myself and the application is definitely in process, Northern Rock are being arses and requesting every bit of paper under the sun and then some. Buyer is back sometime Friday and will email over paperwork.

We should have the final bit of paper on Monday/Tuesday...

Grr double post

What a palaver. Hope it all gets sorted soon lovely x

Covering their arses more like, bet they have increased their compliance requirements to prevent bad loans.