Getting worse by the day at the moment.
Turns out the probate sale at the top of the chain is completely in the mud because the couple that lived there and passed away weren't legally married as they thought they were (couldn't fvcking write it could you), so their wills were void and the trustees can't sell the house. Our buyer is basically ready to go, been chasing via our agent for weeks to then suddenly turn around and say "sorry no idea when this will be sorted haha". Solicitor at the top is chasing but it's completely at the mercy of the crown estate deciding if they can sell and have the funds held by the solicitor until it gets sorted.
Our sellers (3rd out of 4, buying the probate sale), won't break the chain because she runs a business from home and needs the space.
So essentially the whole thing is jammed up and I've got no idea what to do. Completely drained from the whole thing and it's taken all the excitement out of buying what should be our ideal forever home. If we pull out of buying we'd have to complete our sale and find something temporary, if we just sit here and wait for the decision we'll probably lose our buyer.