Q On 1 March, we exchanged contacts on the house we are buying with a completion date of 27 March. However, the government lockdown meant that the seller was unable to move because the removal company cancelled the job.
The spirit of humanity never ceases to amaze me but not in this case
No, not a 70 year old in the middle of a pandemic.
You can't.
No we should not force a property seller to move, but he/she should be willing to give back the money to the buyer in full.
No
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We just ‘had’ to move because we had exchanged pre-lockdown and our buyers were holding us to it - work stopped on our new build. Stressful as we are now in ST rental we didn’t budget for and we were questioned by the police en route!
Property is going to Bomb , people will be losing money from house purchases . Dont see why we shouldnt be able to move so long as its safe .