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Buying and Selling Support - thread 2

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PippaFawcett · 14/07/2016 21:15

Hi everyone, it looks like the original thread is full.

There is a secret group on Facebook, either it can stay like that and people can PM me the email address that is linked to their Facebook account, or if people don't want to do that, I can make it 'Closed' which means you can find it yourself and ask to join it.

Secret means no-one can see it but us, closed means you can find it, see the members but not see the posts. Let me know what people want to do.

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Gobbolinothewitchscat · 14/07/2016 21:51

Closed is fine for me. I PM-ed my email address is there something else I should do?

Sorry - clueless!

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PippaFawcett · 14/07/2016 21:54

You should check your FB notifications, I have invited you to join the group. Accept the notification and our identities will be revealed!

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puggymummy1 · 14/07/2016 22:26

Fell asleep! Just PMd

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Chillywhippet · 14/07/2016 22:49

Aargh. We have been waiting for water company to agree to remove notice on title deed. Solicitor said it would be no problem, would take 2 days. Applied 4th July. Found out today there is a new system and it will happen on 26th.

Bloody hell.

Had got more chilled and tried to accept that there was nothing I could do to make the whole thing happen any quicker than it was going to happen.

How does anybody ever fecking move???

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puggymummy1 · 15/07/2016 06:11

Sounds complicated Chilly. What's the issue with the title deed? Yes, it is a wonder how people ever manage to move house!

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MunchyMunchkin · 15/07/2016 10:33

Pippa - have pm'd you. Happy with closed or secret just no house stealing although feel free to buy mine!

Sweet - we were also on at 135k similar to most similar properties but we only got 1 viewing in 2 weeks. So dropped to a guide of 125-135k with an aim of getting 128k. So far we have had 6 viewings and another next week. So being in 2 extra search categories on rightmove has definitely helped.

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Studious · 15/07/2016 10:55

We have a water company holding us up too, they need to correct a search. It's been two weeks since the agreed exchange date, we are in rented and have to be out soon.

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Mummyme87 · 15/07/2016 11:56

Would love to hear something by the end of today... Bloody waiting! I worked out how many weeks this has been so far... Not as long as I thought. So we went on the market beginning of March and accepted offer April 4th, our offer was accepted 28th April.. That's only 4months from us accepting offer. Feels like years

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Oogle · 15/07/2016 12:33

Hi Pippa, have PM'd.

Our buyers have gone for full structural survey. It's a Georgian property. I have mega fear!

I'm just going to do home buyers on the one we're buying as it's a relatively new build.

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PippaFawcett · 15/07/2016 13:54

Hi everyone, I have added everyone who has PM'ed so check your notifications. I am going away for a night now so can someone else volunteer to add other people to the group? It is currently set at 'Secret' but anyone can add members with an email address. Or it can wait until I am back!

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puggymummy1 · 15/07/2016 19:26

Survey of our house on Tuesday! Think it's just a valuation (hopefully).

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Chillywhippet · 15/07/2016 22:52

Woohoo Puggy. Good that survey is booked.

Notice on title deed is to give water company access to drains, I think. It was a new build and at the time we bought it the Halifax didn't mind the notice.2 years on and the TSB can't proceed until it's removed.

I am a bit worried vendor will get fed up. It's been 2 months since our offer was accepted. We do have mortgage offer in place and survey report finally arrived yesterday so keep reassuring myself that they won't sell to anyone else quicker.

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puggymummy1 · 16/07/2016 09:14

We have two surveys set up on the house we're buying on two different dates. The first being the valuation survey and the second the home buyers survey. From what I understand the buyer of our house has only arranged for a valuation survey so far. How long does that normally take? I'm still spending the weekend tidying though as DD2 has been home since she finished GCSEs and has wrecked the joint! Her bedroom is so untidy that she's moved into the spare room! Nearly end of term for me so hopefully can start thinking about packing the house and for my hols!

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puggymummy1 · 16/07/2016 09:24

Oogle, full structural! I'd shit my pants!

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PippaFawcett · 17/07/2016 10:23

If anyone wants to join the FB group, PM me with the email address that is linked to your FB account and I will add you.

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SweetPeaPods · 19/07/2016 22:48

Ahh finally found you all.
Things have picked up here thankfully. Got 2 viewings in this week and 2 this weekend also. All without dropping price so we'll see how we get on with these first.
Pippa will pm you now.

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MunchyMunchkin · 20/07/2016 08:08

That's good that the viewings have picked up sweet. Hopefully one of them offers.

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CaptainWarbeck · 20/07/2016 09:44

Hello can I join? Or is it all on facebook instead of this thread?

FTB here, just put in our first offer on a house we really like. Just getting used to the agent mithering about us changing his proposed conditions and saying our offer was a 'bit cheeky' - 4% under the 'offers from' number is fine I think! There aren't any other potential buyers yet I don't think and we're prepared to negotiate up if the sellers make a counter offer.

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puggymummy1 · 20/07/2016 17:54

4% is not cheeky at all. Sounds very reasonable.

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Mummyme87 · 20/07/2016 18:07

That's what I was thinking aswell.

Mortgage offer out for us today 😀😀😀

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puggymummy1 · 20/07/2016 18:21

Nothing happening here today.

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MunchyMunchkin · 20/07/2016 18:37

2 more viewings this week and still waiting on this potential offer.

4% is reasonable.

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CaptainWarbeck · 21/07/2016 02:48

Oh good! I thought it was perfectly fine. We'll see what the sellers say anyway.

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SweetPeaPods · 21/07/2016 10:48

We now have another viewing next week but this mornings has cancelled. Please someone just buy it!!

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Mummyme87 · 22/07/2016 08:28

We got our mortgage offer through yesterday on paper and it's not quite the mortgage we applied for We were offer two year variable or Five year fixed rate. We went for fixed rate and received a break down of figures etc. Papers through and it's the variable option.

I need to call broker this morning to discuss this. Either they won't give us the fixed for five years or it's been an error.

Not the end of the world if we can't have the five year fixed but it's our preferred. I'm hoping it's an error and it can easily be changed? I'm guessing I'm probably wrong though