House Buying Is More Stressful Than Divorce, Death or Bankruptcy

[smalex]

Well, one lot of people who made an offer were in a polygamous relationship

Wow! How do you know?!

[Chicky]

I have answered elsewhere...!

[nineseven]

Hurray, Chicky!

Delays here. My buyer's solicitor considers the colours on the plan at the Land Registry to be too pale, so we have had to track down a hard copy of the original and apparently have to get it re-registered at the LR. :woteva: Fortunately I think it can be expedited. It's good enough for the Land Registry and my lender, but not good enough for her apparently.

She also wanted me to get retrospective permission from the freeholder for the double glazing that was installed 17 years ago, before I bought the place. I have offered indemnity insurance as apparently my freeholder could technically refuse and asked me to reinstate the old windows.

This system :woteva: x a million

[nineseven]

AH why isn't :woteva: working?

[nineseven]

Just had a v reassuring call with my solicitor. We are nearly there. My vendors are a little bit behind as they are buying a new build and there are some snagging issues, but she thinks we may be in a position to exchange next week.

I first put my flat on the market in April 2018

[smalex]

The Land Registry map being too pale is a new one on me!

Good you've had some reassuring news. That nightmare flat took us 2yrs to sell, so I fully empathise. It's such a relief to not have to think about it anymore, when it finally does happen.

[Edith Bacon]

So close, Nine! Fingers crossed for smoothness all the way. Are you still buying the one you were going for before the last dickhead pulled out?

[smalex]

How soon is it you can see what a house sold for? Is it 3 months? I did an extension for a similar house to mine for some acquaintances a few years ago. They put it up for sale a few weeks ago at 295k (the most I've ever seen one listed for was 255). I thought they were batshit but it's listed as SSTC, I'm very intrgued to see if they massively lowered their expectations or if someone really paid something like the asking.

[Ella77]

Anything here, smal? Edit, sorry, you said a few weeks ago, not a few months.

https://www.primelocation.com/house-prices/

[nineseven]

Are you still buying the one you were going for before the last dickhead pulled out?

Yes! :toot:

[sally maclennane]

In Scotland, it's usually a few months by the time the sake goes through, and then the data is online a month or two after that.

I would be intrigued by that too.

[Squirrel]

The land registry has its own search function but I don’t know how often it updates. I’m trying to think of anyone I know who has moved recently so I can test it
https://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ppd

[Squirrel]

Just had a v reassuring call with my solicitor. We are nearly there. My vendors are a little bit behind as they are buying a new build and there are some snagging issues, but she thinks we may be in a position to exchange next week.

Yaaay!

[smalex]

I'll have to wait ages then I reckon (I'll have forgotten by then probably).

[nineseven]

It can be up to around three months, I think.

[nineseven]

The Land Registry map being too pale is a new one on me!

It's a new one for my estate agent who has been doing this for 30 years too. Absolutely ridiculous.

[emma_p]

I reckon it's about three months too.

That seems a little crazy, nine. Presumably legibility is all that's actually required? But that's good news about the imminent exchange!

I just picked up the keys for the final short let that will see us through to getting the keys to our actual house! It was recommended by my friend and I'd only seen photos before today but it's really nice so it'll be perfect for the final stretch. We've put a lot in self-storage these past few days so the actual move-in day should be ok. We are pros at moving now anyway

[nineseven]

That seems a little crazy, nine. Presumably legibility is all that's actually required? But that's good news about the imminent exchange!

The colours were faint but they were there. I think she was just being extra cautious. It was only done in 2016 and the Land Registry would have rejected it if it didn't meet their requirements. It was a dodgy few days and I got really stressed out by the idea of losing a sale again, this time because of a coloured pencil.

Hurrah for the penultimate place! Remind me when you complete?

[emma_p]

Feb 25th. I found our fabric advent calendar while I was packing up so am going to put that up on Saturday to properly countdown S said we should put a house related task in the pocket each day but I might stick to something more conventional and joyful.

[rosy]

Lots of chocolate!

Congrats, Chicky, and I hope everything goes smoothly from here, nine.