If you are planning to move home, below are details of recent government and industry guidelines.
You have exchanged contracts.
If you have exchanged contracts and the property you are moving to is “vacant” you can continue with your move but need to follow the related guidance on home removals. There is no definition of vacant, but we assume this means a property where the seller has previously moved out rather than one where the seller will be vacating the property on the day of completion itself.
British Association of Removers view.
A statement from the British Association of Removers advises their members to cancel or postpone any move that has not yet started although this conflicts with the Government advice issued recently. So, this needs to be considered where parties have exchanged contracts but have not booked their removals. It also needs to be considered by those who have already booked removals. So even if a property is vacant you may have logistical difficulties in moving into it unless the removal is underway i.e. the removers have started packing.
The above information was sourced from Edwin Coe Solicitors on 27th March 2020.
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