Spring house selling/buying support thread

[PyjamasForever]

After quite a lengthy time on the market I finally have an offer on my house and have had an offer accepted on a house I want to buy. I’m feeling a bit uncertain it will happen with the current financial situation and wondered if anyone else in a similar position wanted a thread for a bit of moral support?!

We’ve instructed solicitors, filled out our TA6 and TA10 forms, applied for a mortgage and have some documents to send them… I then find the next bit the hardest bit about buying and selling when you have all those uncertain weeks with searches/surveys etc and it could all fall apart at any minute!

God there’s nothing coming to market around here in South Wales. The odd £500k house that sits on the market for months or a terrace or old house that needs loads of work.
We’ve sold and I don’t know how long our buyers will wait for. Might have to give up on it!

Our survey was today - the surveyor called me just before 7 this evening which threw me a bit but it's not horrendous news so that's something.

The whole house needs repointing, there are wall ties that are corroding and the original windows would have been metal or wood and much more solid in structure than uPVC so we will probably need lintels put in on all the ground floor windows PLUS some of the double glazing has blown/is blowing 👍

We'll wait for the actual report and see how bad it is written down and then decide how to proceed. The repointing is the priority as it's really bad in places apparently but I don't really want to repoint it all and then have to undo it to have the lintels put in. He suggested we don't exchange until we've had quotes for the work. The owner of the house was in while all this was going ahead so she knows what's what but I don't think they'll be too happy if we ask for a reduction...

So sorry TeddyBeans I hope they reduce the house so the work can be done.

Meanwhile at chez Bumble we’ve exchanged!! And complete in 2 weeks.
DH and I have just been to view another house today, it ticks all the boxes.
Fingers crossed for everyone else in this crazy game.
I’ll be back when I’m trying to buy the next property. Thanks for the support.