Archive for May, 2005

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Survived the shopping unscathed…

… which was a relief. Saturday and Sunday (and a fair chunk of Monday) was spent sitting on more sofas than you can shake a stick at, as well as nosing around all manner of dining furniture.
The whole process would have been considerably less stressful had Crest Nicholson been honest about access to the […]

31May2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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3 days of shopping

It’s the bank holiday weekend, and that means all the major retailers are having special promotional sales. Which means shopping. 3 days of it to be precise, as we run around the south of England trying to sort out as many major furniture purchases as possible. At least it’s not going to […]

28May2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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Survey booked, and missing paperwork

Well, CN’s surveyor’s have finally got in touch (if you’re keeping track that’s taken them four days since they were last chased), and that’s now booked for next Thursday. That’s almost certainly going to delay exchange, which, until now, was provisionally pushed back to the fourth of June.
That’s not the only thing contributing to […]

27May2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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Survey

I’m still waiting for Crest Nicholson to carry out the survey on my place. Since the whole part-exchange on that is a pre-requisite of the purchase on the new place this needs to happen soonish.

23May2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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Questionnaires

CN’s solicitors have sent me a 162 (162!) question questionnaire about my place. Amusingly, at the top is the disclaimer that the buyer can’t rely on anything the seller (i.e., me) says, and that the buyer should have a survey done. And all the questions would be answered by the survey anyway. […]

23May2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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eBay

I’ve had the time to be a bit busier with the digital camera, and there are a few more items up for sale.

23May2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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Mortgage + ISA

The mortgage is now arranged. I wobbled at the last minute. After spending ages being happy with the idea of a variable rate, I’ve decided that, in these slightly uncertain times, a fixed rate makes a bit more sense. Alliance and Leicester are doing a rather nice 2 year fixed rate offer […]

23May2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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Snagging

I’ve been on the phone to the nice people at New Build Inspections, and have got my snagging survey booked. I’d like to think this is overkill — the house looks OK, and Crest Nicholson don’t appear to have a nasty reputation vis a vis typing their name in to Google and seeing what […]

23May2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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Interior Design

All that, and we’re off tomorrow morning to sit down for an intial consultation with an interior designer tomorrow. Since the house is going to be empty with a very minimalist interior (magnolia on the walls, light carpet, that sort of thing) this is our opportunity to get the design right. Rather than […]

23May2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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Losing my eBay virginity

With moving house comes the requirement to sell some of my accumulated posessions. There’s no point moving in to a new place and taking all your existing clutter with you. So I’ve dipped my toe in to the brave new world of Internet commerce (how very 1997) and lost my eBay virginity.
Now it’s […]

20May2005 | Nik | 0 comments | Continued
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