Hello everyone,
I just need a bit of a rant and I have no-one else I can rant to. You don't have to read this and it may get a bit boring, but hey...
Over the last couple of years me and the mrs had been deciding whether to extend our property or move. 6 months ago we very nearly set our minds on extending but then the wife says 'what if we go through all this and the still want to move back to the village (the village we both come from). ****** it then, we are moving. So, we looked at a few houses as you do and found one we both liked but because we hadn't actually got our's on the market we couldn't put an offer in. Big rush, get our's on the market and an offer in so we can offer on new one. well......... that didn't work out and we missed the house. It took 3 weeks from putting ours on market to accepting an offer and luckily spotted another house to buy. Happy Days. Nice short chain too. The house we are now buying, the owners already have their new house and are ready to move asap. The people buying our house have no chain behind. All our financials are essentially setup from looking at extending.
Well, this was early September, fast forward to today. We are desparate to move with it being so close to xmas. Our house is practicallly paked up so no room for a tree etc. We are living out of boxes and have thrown most of our old furnature away with new stuff ordered and waiting in the shops to be delivered. BUT WE CAN'T MOVE YET!
Our solicitor is like my back side, saying they have not received paperwork etc when we know damn well they have as it was sent signed for, etc. Other solicitors not able to contact ours, etc. On top of that, the people buying our house have had mortgage issues and have had to change solicitors mid process.
The seller in front proposed a date of this Friday (FINALLY, we thought, Phew). We have accepted the date and proposed backwards to our buyer. He agreed verbally to me and emailed his solicitor to confirm as he couldn't speak direct to them on the day (last Friday). Me and the Mrs have been excited all weekend thinking it would be a case of their solicitor confirming today and all would be good. In fact the wife even phoned the bed shop and arranged the bed to be delivered this coming Friday afternoon to the new house.
I get a text today from the buyer basically saying that his solicitor has been in touch with him to inform him that his mortgage place need minimum 7 days to release funds. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! So, if they stand by their guns then we cannot move this Friday and it will have to be next week.
We have 2 children, 12 and 9. We currently have no tree or decorations up, We have done no xmas shopping as we a) didn't want it getting found by the children while house is upside down, b) we were hoping for a short notice move and didn't want stuff being delivered to old house once we have moved.
If we can't move this Friday, we will be looking at Friday 18th December. That will give us 1 week to get the house straight, xmas decs up, xmas shopping done, etc.
So, please, if any of you guys have any spare xmas miracles, please send one my way. We are now truely desparate.
p.s. sorry for banging on and I know there are a hell of a lot of people out there with bigger issues than me. I just want the kids to be happy this xmas. Peace and love to all x x x
I just need a bit of a rant and I have no-one else I can rant to. You don't have to read this and it may get a bit boring, but hey...
Over the last couple of years me and the mrs had been deciding whether to extend our property or move. 6 months ago we very nearly set our minds on extending but then the wife says 'what if we go through all this and the still want to move back to the village (the village we both come from). ****** it then, we are moving. So, we looked at a few houses as you do and found one we both liked but because we hadn't actually got our's on the market we couldn't put an offer in. Big rush, get our's on the market and an offer in so we can offer on new one. well......... that didn't work out and we missed the house. It took 3 weeks from putting ours on market to accepting an offer and luckily spotted another house to buy. Happy Days. Nice short chain too. The house we are now buying, the owners already have their new house and are ready to move asap. The people buying our house have no chain behind. All our financials are essentially setup from looking at extending.
Well, this was early September, fast forward to today. We are desparate to move with it being so close to xmas. Our house is practicallly paked up so no room for a tree etc. We are living out of boxes and have thrown most of our old furnature away with new stuff ordered and waiting in the shops to be delivered. BUT WE CAN'T MOVE YET!
Our solicitor is like my back side, saying they have not received paperwork etc when we know damn well they have as it was sent signed for, etc. Other solicitors not able to contact ours, etc. On top of that, the people buying our house have had mortgage issues and have had to change solicitors mid process.
The seller in front proposed a date of this Friday (FINALLY, we thought, Phew). We have accepted the date and proposed backwards to our buyer. He agreed verbally to me and emailed his solicitor to confirm as he couldn't speak direct to them on the day (last Friday). Me and the Mrs have been excited all weekend thinking it would be a case of their solicitor confirming today and all would be good. In fact the wife even phoned the bed shop and arranged the bed to be delivered this coming Friday afternoon to the new house.
I get a text today from the buyer basically saying that his solicitor has been in touch with him to inform him that his mortgage place need minimum 7 days to release funds. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! So, if they stand by their guns then we cannot move this Friday and it will have to be next week.
We have 2 children, 12 and 9. We currently have no tree or decorations up, We have done no xmas shopping as we a) didn't want it getting found by the children while house is upside down, b) we were hoping for a short notice move and didn't want stuff being delivered to old house once we have moved.
If we can't move this Friday, we will be looking at Friday 18th December. That will give us 1 week to get the house straight, xmas decs up, xmas shopping done, etc.
So, please, if any of you guys have any spare xmas miracles, please send one my way. We are now truely desparate.
p.s. sorry for banging on and I know there are a hell of a lot of people out there with bigger issues than me. I just want the kids to be happy this xmas. Peace and love to all x x x