Owning your own home

The place listed on upper Walthamstow road recently for 1.4 and went for a little north of 1.6 (45 viewings and 14 offers 🤯 in one weekend)

As my estate agent said to me once " Jack, you wouldn't believe how much money some people have".

not really, it’s all about the levers that can be pulled or pushed the other way and adding up to a timeframe.
availability of surveyors.
buyers keenness
agents willingness to chase
sellers answering questions immediately.
how long is that piece of string?

Another few hours spent on the Ivy.

Garages 3 and 4 still have a turf and ivy roof, but I’ve cut a fire-break (root-break?) along the parapet which should hopefully lead to it all dying, at which point I’ll clear it.

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And I thought I had a horrible DIY morning...!

That turf. Maybe it's structural?

You can cut the turf into squares with a wood saw, the density of the fine roots make such a square very cohesive, even though the soil is very fine- literally the result of leaves breaking down over time. That the roof is turfing itself is, in some ways, quite interesting. And in other ways, wry annoying of course.

which part of catford?

The part I can afford

Yeah, my mate bought that one, oppo other pals.
Their garage is the size of my house.

bellingham?

Nice house but a lot of money for a house without central heating!

I would move to Bellingham tomorrow

Do not worry I bet they have enough for a heat pump

anyone got a solicitor recommendation?

Oh, I thought you meant Bellingham

If you don't get any I can give you mine, she's a family friend and smashed my sale through. Although it was simple.

The house we offered 40k under has now had a price drop by 20k, although we're yet to hear a response to the offer.

I would deduce that if they have dropped the price by £20k your offer hasn't been accepted. Presumably the drop is to see if they can stimulate any further interest.

Depending on mortgage length and interest rates I would think the extra £20k equates to about £100 per month in mortgage repayments. If you can spring to that, maybe worth offering the revised asking price to get it off the market?

I think you're right about the offer but we'll see what they come back with. I'm tempted to let them struggle for a bit longer and if no offer then they'll crack and come back to us. If we don't get it fine, because it'll be a lot of work anyway. I'm seeing another house this weekend that would need absolutely nothing doing to it and although being opposite a small park isn't in such a good location.

Did you offer via an agent? Worth a call to chase/re-iterate it's still on the table if so?

edit/p.s. still looking in/around Leeds?

Got recommendations for a really fast and efficient lawyer with matching fees (2k-2.2k) in central (always available, super keen and friendly, everything can be done digitally, lots of people I know have appointed him and are equally chuffed) and a good one with normal rates (1.2k in east). Let me know via PM if you want their details. FWIW I don’t get paid for referrals and our surveyor seems to be a forum favourite now 😉

Chased today, got the standard response for proof of mortgage agreement etc. Still waiting on a proper reply. We're looking a bit further West now, basically following the jobs.

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/61576844/

Anyone looking for a project?

Fairly sure I recall that being for sale for maybe twice that value a while ago

Cemented

Lol

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