Found a property we love- it's not perfect- I've compromised on the fact it's a maisonette and not a house, the garden being accessed via the side of the house instead of directly, etc. but is so roomy and I can see us there for a long time. Here's the issue, it's a freehold maisonette and we'd need a mortgage. Our specialist lender has said they'll only lend on the property once the freehold has been changed to leasehold and the leasehold registered with land registry. I looked this up online and new registrations are currently taking 8-11 months. Time we cannot afford to waste (my husband is a contractor and we don't know how long his current contract will last- it's been renewed 5 times so far for context). If he takes another job at a new rate during the wait for land registry to register the property, that will impact our affordability for the property too. The location of the property works for us and that coupled with the fact that there's nothing currently on the market makes me think we should hold onto this property but another side of me thinks it's too messy and we should avoid spending money on instructing solicitors- conveyancings fees, etc. and getting a survey done.
Wwyd? Should we wait it out and see what happens in the hope that we'll move in eventually or should be try on looking?