When we made our offer there was a full chain and we were the final piece. That chain then fell apart almost immediately.
Then our vendors found somewhere else and got as far as the survey before the surveyor told them to run a mile because it was falling down.
Then they found the current place who accepted their offer based on being able to move out by July. Later they said early August (early repayment fee on mortgage that ends at the end of July). Then they said they wouldn't even Exchange until August as they are buying a flat with tenants who won't be gone until the end of July.
We have been done, ready, approved and all surveys done since March. Our vendors have had trouble finding a place and then been screwed about by their vendors.
Its being taken right to the wire. Our vendors need to be moved by the end of August at the latest as they need to be living there before September so their kid can get the place in the school they want. Completion is currently planned for 24th August, which leaves just 1 week of slippage room before the whole thing may fall apart.
Were not out of the woods yet!
Oh, and solicitors up and down the chain being utterly useless. Our vendors solicitors regularly claimed to have written to our solicitor, only for it to take nearly 2 weeks for anything to arrive.