Slouching Away From Bethlehem #5

[sparrowsion]

And it's out of control again.

Buyer is aiming to exchange just before Christmas and complete within two weeks.

But because of Christmas, and particularly it being midweek this year, nobody is going to be working for those two weeks. Which means no removals company availability. And all their bookings push into the New Year.

I want to push to the third week of January because of parental availability. Have been told this will be unaccepatable to buyer. But I'm already struggling to get anyone to move me the second week, and I can't actually book anyone because I don't have even a decent estimate of a completion date because I have no idea how realistic this "exchange before Christmas" is.

I don't even know what my options are at this point.

Comments

[rmc28]

I expect moving companies are used to coping with "the exchange didn't happen on time", ask them what happens if exchange is delayed. Then you can go back and say "here's when I can get movers, please adjust your plans for completion accordingly".

[sparrowsion]

That's a good point -- one of the quotes I got had an optional cancellation insurance, should check in with the others.

(My solicitor was supposed to give me a call back yesterday and didn't. There's just so many things that could make me less anxious and none of them are happening)