We're buying a new build house and are rushing to complete before the stamp duty holiday ends. Our developer has told us there are big delays ordering kitchen/bathrooms and that we need to place our order in the next week if we want any hope of completing on time. We are supposed to go on Wednesday to do just that but DH wants to cancel because we are in a firebreak lockdown (Wales) and he doesn't want to get fined. I completely get it, we've followed all the rules but the fact that the builders merchants is open and we have a strict deadline surely means it's ok? We've ended up having a huge argument over it because having to cough up an extra £4K for stamp duty to me is a bigger risk than the police fining us £60. I know the Welsh lockdown 'ends' on the 9th but who knows what the new restrictions will be, my fear is that they get tighter or nothing really changes. The appointment would be social distanced and with masks. It's so much money at risk here.
I ended up emailing the non urgent contact centre for our police force to ask if we'd be fined for this, DH said that's an absolutely ridiculous thing to do and I'm wasting their time. I'm just worried sick about having to find another £4K if we get delayed.