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Meant to exchange contracts today, getting ready to finally book flights, accommodation etc over the weekend.

Then the phone call comes, no exchange today, our buyers,buyers are awaiting a new mortgage offer........WTF!!

Might do a Worzel and go on an 8 mile walk........aaaarrrrghhhhhh :mad:

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you poor thing....... what can i say......it seems to happening too often, these buyers taking the proverbial. do they not realise that they are messing with peoples lives, irrespective of the fact you are migrating (even if you wansnt, it would still be a pain in the ass) :( :mad:

sent you k to try and help things along.... :rolleyes:

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So sorry. I really can't understand people. I just hope that it happens to them one day & they will realise how you are feeling.

Sending k if I can

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ahhh well it will happen it will just be a couple of days later than you thought keep your chin up

its crap when your stuck in someone elses chain like that

sending k

jan & gaz xx

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Were in a similar situation where we have signed our contract but the purchasers have yet to get there's as their solicitor is in Bradford, yet both of us live in Brum. So it's taking longer due to them posting it to one another. We hoped to be out by the 9th September but or solicitor said if the contracts are not swapped in the next few days that is going to be unlikely

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Hope you get it sorted... :(

We are meant to be exchanging next week, keeping our fingers crossed

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The same happened to me today. Being the bank holiday it will take even longer to sort out. To say I'm cheesssssed off!!!!!!!! :mad: is an understatement.

If I take the 8 mile walk I may fall off the end of the pier, so I will stay indoors and keep dry :)

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If I take the 8 mile walk I may fall off the end of the pier, so I will stay indoors and keep dry :)[/QUOTE]


LOL.....sent you some k as well.... ;)

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LOL.....sent you some k as well.... ;)[/QUOTE]


Thany you Sleeping Beauty, I could do with buckets loads of K at the mo

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Hi Karen, Found you at last! Have just signed on and am amazed at how many people are heading to Oz! We are hoping to exchange in the next couple of weeks or so and move out on Sept 23rd. Then off to Oz 10 to 14 days after that. Can't wait to see my sister who is already there! Jo :)

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Hi Jo nice to hear from you. You must be very excited now its so close. How long has the process taken you?
Karen x

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Hi Pompeywill,

Signed on tonight to read all these depressing posts for property sales. I know how you must be feeling. Before we sold our property we had to go through the dilemma of our property sale falling through on day of exchange ....TWICE! I felt so sick and teary on both occasions. Chin up. Yours sounds like more of a delay hitch than anything more serious. Things can only get better. Sending some karma.

Netta

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Hi IRONS,

See we need to send you some karma too. As I was explaining to pompeywill I've been there, seen it, done it, bought the t-shirt - TWICE !! I didn't quite make the end of the peir, but I walked from Shoeburyness East Beach to Chalkwell and back again. I've still got the scars on my heels where the blisters were! Hope things get better soon....(What part of Essex are you from by the way?)

Netta

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Hi Karen
As I am a nurse, it has not taken very long.
I applied for my nursing assessment with the ANMC end of Oct 2004 and had vertification by Nov 24th. We then applied for our permanent residency visas end of Jan 2005 and they were granted beginning of July. We were going for a look around some time before our cut off date but since my husband secured a job it has been all systems go. We were extremely lucky and have sold our house to our next door neighbours who are also quite good friends, and there are only three of us in the chain! So it has all fallen into place and must be fate!! :) :) Jo

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It beats me how with all the people leaving the UK there are any buyers left. It took me a year to sell and four families within a 500 metre radius of us were selling to go to Oz as well, with another family heading for France.

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Oh nooooooooooooo!!!!!!! Paul you poor bugger! What agent did you use in the end?? Why on earth didn't they tell you the situation earlier?? :confused:

I really hope they get their mortgage offer through asap then you can all get on with sorting out flights etc. It's sooo frustrating...you just constantly feel 'on hold'. All this because some stupid bugger can't get his bloody mortgage sorted.... :mad: :rolleyes:

K on its way mate :)

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Hi Paul,

really sorry to hear that at the last hurdle....you are being hassled. Its not as if you havent enough stress as it is!!

All the best. Hope all goes well.

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Thanks people for all your kind words...it does help.

The solicitor still says that the moving day of Sept 9th is still on, so fingers crossed.

I just have a bad feeling about it, it seems this sort of thing happens a lot.
Its about time the system was changed to the Aussie one where an offer is legally binding.

Trouble is its not our buyers fault, they seem really genuine, its their buyers causing hassle. I think they will come through as they love the house. They may need another buyer though.

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aaaarrrrggggg!!
Bloody hell, what a nightmare.
Hopefully it will just be an extension of their previous offer, if so then it could be sorted on Monday and exchange can take place.
I understand a bit of how you feel, our sale fell through 2 weeks before exchange last time and we are now about 2 weeks away from exchange 2nd time round :eek:
Hope it all gets sorted on Monday for you.

Sharon

EDIT: Forgot its bank holiday Monday, hope it gets sorted on Tuesday.

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I have sent you karma. Though, on reflection maybe that wasn't a good idea. Bad luck may rub off on you.

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Well our buyer came round today paid for the cooker that we are leaving so they must be confident that it will all go through.
Theres a chance we will exchange tomorrow (well its only been 12 weeks) :rolleyes:

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fingers crossed :)

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House selling sucks big time !
Hope it goes through soon.

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I dont think I can stand another weekend in limbo.

Packers coming next wednesday regardless, no furniture, TV, beds etc.

Sold the fridge and washing machine (they are picking them up next week)

I honestly didn't think everything would get this stressful, it all started as such a laugh. Still could be worse at least we're not moving to New Orleans.

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Yeah it can always be worse .

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Hi Paul, Hayley & Co..........hope you get through the weekend ok.

all the best

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Any news?

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Exchanged today...........Hurrah :beer:

I never thought it would happen, but it has.

Relief beyond belief!!

Now the fun starts, oh and more good news, we got our first interest cheque this morning for the Aussie state bond.

Thanks to everyone for their good wishes, I'm off to get drunk and to find something else to worry about :D :D

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BRILLIANT :D

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Yee haa!! Excellent, and enjoy those beers! :beer:

Hope to post a similar post myself this time next week....

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Hey, that is brilliant news. Congratulations!
Lol, know exactly what you mean about finding something else to worry about :D