SarahBell Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/20/special-delivery-royal-mail-van-crashes-into-elderly-couples-home-4666499/ The house has a ‘sold’ sign outside, but it is not yet known if the current occupants are the new owners or the ones suddenly very pleased to be moving on. (EA signs come down the minute you get the keys IMO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlu Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/20/special-delivery-royal-mail-van-crashes-into-elderly-couples-home-4666499/ OT, but very weird, these two links to other stories came up for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_George Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I'd wake up salivating all over that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollover Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) You buy new house move in and go to sleep. When you wake up in the morning, you won't believe what you see. You have front extension worth 100k more. Edited March 20, 2014 by rollover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Necessities Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Here is more on the story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26661572 "Mr Wiles said: "I'm hoping our buyer can hang on until the house is repaired - it's a beautiful house." Uh, no it's not. It's a depressing looking new build box with no charm, 2 doors down from a petrol station! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatmanfilms Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Here is more on the story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26661572 "Mr Wiles said: "I'm hoping our buyer can hang on until the house is repaired - it's a beautiful house." Uh, no it's not. It's a depressing looking new build box with no charm, 2 doors down from a petrol station! I am hoping the buyer has insured the house from exchange of contract as they have to go ahead with the purchase . If they don't they will loose their deposit & probably be sued by the sellers for any losses incurred, if the subsequently sell at a lower price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quicken Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Here is more on the story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26661572 "Mr Wiles said: "I'm hoping our buyer can hang on until the house is repaired - it's a beautiful house." Uh, no it's not. It's a depressing looking new build box with no charm, 2 doors down from a petrol station! It's also on a busy A road, just down from a big roundabout. Street view suggests it was only recently redeveloped from a pub (the Wheatsheaf). Horrible development. EDIT: here's next door Edited March 21, 2014 by Quicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Goldfish Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) I am hoping the buyer has insured the house from exchange of contract as they have to go ahead with the purchase . If they don't they will loose their deposit & probably be sued by the sellers for any losses incurred, if the subsequently sell at a lower price. I had a real c0cky tw@t of a solicitor when I bought my house - he'd been recommended to me. I asked him about this point (i.e. what happens if the house burns down in between exchange and completion) and he said it was something he'd never thought about! After looking into it he came back with what you wrote Edited March 21, 2014 by oldsport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I am hoping the buyer has insured the house from exchange of contract as they have to go ahead with the purchase . If they don't they will loose their deposit & probably be sued by the sellers for any losses incurred, if the subsequently sell at a lower price. This is one reason why you should only exchange on vacant possession. Contracting to buy the house and then deferring moving in and allowing people to remain in it for a while just leaves you open to all manner of possible hassles. (I assume that there is a valid contract here, where the buyer has committed to buy the house and not just an offer that has been accepted .. Which is often enough for the vendor to assume that their house is now sold and certainly enough for an agent to put up a 'Sold' sign.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshasylumseeker Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Surprised he didn't know that one off pat, it's pretty basic conveyancing stuff. However in this case it should be relitevly straightforward to stuff the motor insurer for the bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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