Tick tock

Our buyers didn't call last night, so by 9.15 I gave up feeling stressed and tried to relax. I've kept our sellers fully in the loop, which they're grateful for. It may cause problems at the very end of the chain, but I think that between us we can sort it out. I just hope the financial advisor is being honest and that the survey will finally be instructed by end of play Monday (and preferrably some time today). I'm guessing that if it is, then the mortgage offer will follow soon after, so there's a slim chance of exchanging on the 26th before our sellers go on holiday.

It is time the housing market was regulated far more thoroughly. How can one financial advisor hold everything up for everyone else? There should be strict timetables that can be enforced, and the financial advisor should be legally obligated to keep everyone in the loop at regular intervals - progress reports at least once a week for the estate agent, for example. Businesses are always calling for deregulation, but if they can't be relied on to behave responsibly, why do governments bend over backwards to accomodate them?