Property buying/selling timeline - currently into week 21
04/12/20: Both properties listed for sale
11/01/21: Offers
accepted on both sales & on our joint purchase
25/01/21: Identity checks completed, solicitors instructed
27/01/21: Purchase survey & valuation complete, mortgage offer
received
05/02/21: Reduction agreed on partner's sale (under-valuation) & on
purchase. Mortgage offer amended
08/02/21: Buyers pack returned to solicitor - sellers packs already returned
26/02/21:
Partner's sale contract signed
10/03/21: Purchase searches all back
16/03/21: My sale contract signed
28/03/21: Purchase enquiries satisfied, Title
Report & contracts issued, contracts signed & returned
11/05/21: Still waiting on final enquiry in the adjoining chain to be resolved. Consent to break the chain granted, instruction to move to exchange given.
17/05/21: All parties agreed to June 3rd for completion
27/05/21: Exchanged on my sale only
28/05/21: ALL EXCHANGED!
03/06/21: Completion
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'Home Bargains' Finds - Thread 3.
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in home bargains this morning ( chadderton), and they had lots of supercook stuff at a reduced price, 500g bag mini marshmellows, 49p , white choc block 49p and continental chocolate blocks 49p, plus christams sprinkles 99p i think, handmade christmas daecorations cant remeber price, i think 69p, and also coloured ready to rollicing 1.29, i bought some for my hampers , snowman soup and for my baking gifts too.
Also they had some great girls hot water bottels for £2.50
and these boxes at 1.99 each, they come in a yellow box, but they are lovelly wooden boxes0 -
Oooh I like that hot water bottle. My eldest DD has just bought my youngest DD a hot water bottle similar to that one for £8 from New Look, I actually prefer the look of that one in HB. Will have to keep an eye out for one, you can never have too many hot water bottles lol0
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thanks for the tip on the h.w.bottle, been hoping they'd get them in, i'll get down there when i finally get some money. :beer:0
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Cashew Nougat Bars are yummy, 29p eachGod is good, all the time
Do something that scares you every day
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horrid henry books (10 in a pack, similar but different books to this set - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Horrid-Henrys-Terrible-Tales-Henry/dp/1407200089/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225654273&sr=8-1 ) £6.99 for the set normally £3 to £4 each.
i also bought memory foam pillows £7.99 each don't really know if this was a good buy or not but feels pretty comfy0 -
In Crossgates, Leeds, today I got/saw:
* Postman Pat 2009 annual - 49p
* Thomas the Tank Engine DVD £1.99
* lovely teapot, cup and saucer set in a presentation box, was a well-known make (can't remember now!) and very Cath Kidston-like - £2.99
* lovely pink pot cake stand, ideal for buns, cakes and nappy cakes alike, £1.49
I'll edit if I remember the other stuff!0 -
COLBY NEWHAM today had disney princess palace same as here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Disney-Princess-Ariel-Bubble-Palace/dp/B000GFA6QC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=toys&qid=1225734144&sr=8-2
£9.99 i think
also wollworths kids duvet sets for £4.99 i got a red love hearts one with pillow case rrp £14.99 great quality also had a boys one with bubble cars on
aslo elegant baby hooded jackets looked much better than this pic £1.49 ish 6-12 months great for little boys or girls
http://www.elegantbaby.com/products_en_2_4_16_21_3-Chocolate-Hooded-Jacket-Green.php
ha the hot water bottles too but thought they were quite small about half the normal size0 -
In Crossgates, Leeds, today I got/saw:
* Postman Pat 2009 annual - 49p
* Thomas the Tank Engine DVD £1.99
* lovely teapot, cup and saucer set in a presentation box, was a well-known make (can't remember now!) and very Cath Kidston-like - £2.99
* lovely pink pot cake stand, ideal for buns, cakes and nappy cakes alike, £1.49
I'll edit if I remember the other stuff!
I forgot to post about the china - if it's what I saw in Retford, it's by Typhoon (stocked in our Waitrose), and the sets are in this design:
http://www.typhoonhousewares.com/TyphoonSite/product/Teapots/57260.htm0 -
Typhoon, that's it wendym thanks! I didn't buy one as the ones that were left had slightly damaged boxes and I wanted it for a Christmas present. Also I already had too much to carry for someone so heavily pregnant LOL!Property buying/selling timeline - currently into week 21
04/12/20: Both properties listed for sale
11/01/21: Offers accepted on both sales & on our joint purchase
25/01/21: Identity checks completed, solicitors instructed
27/01/21: Purchase survey & valuation complete, mortgage offer received
05/02/21: Reduction agreed on partner's sale (under-valuation) & on purchase. Mortgage offer amended
08/02/21: Buyers pack returned to solicitor - sellers packs already returned
26/02/21: Partner's sale contract signed
10/03/21: Purchase searches all back
16/03/21: My sale contract signed
28/03/21: Purchase enquiries satisfied, Title Report & contracts issued, contracts signed & returned
11/05/21: Still waiting on final enquiry in the adjoining chain to be resolved. Consent to break the chain granted, instruction to move to exchange given.
17/05/21: All parties agreed to June 3rd for completion
27/05/21: Exchanged on my sale only
28/05/21: ALL EXCHANGED!
03/06/21: Completion0 -
Just realised, it really was a bargain at £2.99 for the teapot, cups and saucers when the teapot alone is worth £12. Might have to go back, I can always mend/replace the box!Property buying/selling timeline - currently into week 21
04/12/20: Both properties listed for sale
11/01/21: Offers accepted on both sales & on our joint purchase
25/01/21: Identity checks completed, solicitors instructed
27/01/21: Purchase survey & valuation complete, mortgage offer received
05/02/21: Reduction agreed on partner's sale (under-valuation) & on purchase. Mortgage offer amended
08/02/21: Buyers pack returned to solicitor - sellers packs already returned
26/02/21: Partner's sale contract signed
10/03/21: Purchase searches all back
16/03/21: My sale contract signed
28/03/21: Purchase enquiries satisfied, Title Report & contracts issued, contracts signed & returned
11/05/21: Still waiting on final enquiry in the adjoining chain to be resolved. Consent to break the chain granted, instruction to move to exchange given.
17/05/21: All parties agreed to June 3rd for completion
27/05/21: Exchanged on my sale only
28/05/21: ALL EXCHANGED!
03/06/21: Completion0
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