If you were buying a house and as part of the negotiations you agreed a (crappy) deal regarding moving out of your own house and into temporary accommodation, but with no confirmed date on when you could move into the new house YOU WOULDN'T GO THROUGH WITH IT... unless you're a ****ing idiot.
Funnily enough, I know someone who did almost exactly this. And yes, it was a ****ing stupid decision that I was baffled by.