Currently buying/selling a house? How is it going? READ MOD NOTE POST #1

Yay! I hope you can move in soon!

You could ask the Estate Agent to pass on your circumstances and that you want to make it your family home etc. (if that is the case of course).

We told EA our position that we were racing against a notice of termination and asked him to pass that onto the vendor. Not sure it was that that made us successful, but we offered asking price and it was accepted straight away. We had also met the owner before putting the bid in and we had a great laugh with him.

11 months sale agreed here and still no sign of a closing date.

Probate been the big problem.

Today has been an exciting day! Funds were released and should be getting our keys early next week. Honestly did not think this day would come.

Swapping notifications from house alerts to DIY projects for the home owning chapter. Not much needs doing at first so we can get a feel of the house first.

We went Sale Agreed 22 August - funds released 10 November.

Thank you so much! Hope you are getting on well.

Found a dream new build recently that we'd love to trade up to, so we're looking at selling our own home. The estate agent is suggesting to sell it 10k under market to get a quick sale and thinks he could sell it off market to some eager buyers.

We do need to sell to cover the deposit of the new build, due to be ready in April. That said, feels like we may be swindling ourselves by selling off-market

contract signed Friday by purchasers so closing in next week or two.

A wee update. I thought November 10th was an exciting day. I did not expect the 11th to top that.

Solicitor was determined that we would have keys on the 11th. He gave us updates as they happened. He really was amazing! We were trying to keep our expectations in check coz yano, the whole process is waiting.

So at 16.29 on Friday afternoon, after I was finished filling the car in the petrol station beside the estate agent, I received an email from the solicitor saying "Closed!" I parked the car and walked across the road to the estate agent who was on the phone. She was actually on the phone with the vendor's solicitor who was giving the go-ahead to release the keys. So, by 16.39, I was on my home to the rental with our forever home keys in hand.

Seriously what a whirlwind of an afternoon! So happy the process is over with. All apps have been deleted and we are now covered in paint.

Wishing you all a smooth process!

Again thank you to absolutely everybody who has shared their experiences and knowledge!

How big is the extension?

No. Its the solicitors job to check.

The house I'm selling has an extension that didn't have PP. EA asked me about it from the outset but I honestly didn't really know, I only bought it a few years prior without it being raised. He just said leave it to the solicitor to look into. It was under the size needed for planning so I just needed building compliance cert.

Sale Closed yesterday afternoon and picked up the keys this morning. Happy days. Giving ourselves a week to move; less than 1km so hoping it will go smooth enough. The vendors auctioneer was excellent to deal with-I would hire them if I was selling myself. Have to say any "local" professionals in the purchase process have been good. Bank could have been a bit quicker in the fund release process at the end. They are very centralised now - one could make a case for having "regional" hubs but doubt that will happen. More automation and IT tools in the process will eventually speed up the interactions between the various parties involved in buying and selling.