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  • zoomy
    zoomy Posts: 88 Forumite
    Still got my fingers crossed for you!
  • helloapril
    helloapril Posts: 10 Forumite
    Hello all!
    Congratulations to all who have completed since I last came on here. And Good luck to Tek-monkey, you'll get there in the end!
    We completed on the 6th Nov and moved in the same day, everything went very smoothly and we are wll and truly settled! We managed to get everything to go through in 8 weeks, no bad going really!

    I only viewed the house once before we bought it and it seemed so much bigger when we got the keys!
  • parisjordana
    parisjordana Posts: 365 Forumite
    only come on here every now and then been in our house for a few months now and loving it....good luck all and its nice to see lots happening and happy endings and new beginings xxxx happy xmas all and happy New year...xxx
    :hello:Time2start a new year diet for a new me:j
  • Richard_Cypher
    Richard_Cypher Posts: 9 Forumite
    We exchanged last week, and hope to complete on Friday!! Move our stuff in the follwing day, get the bathroom done from scratch, electric sockets etc, then hopefully move in a few days before xmas !!!!!!!

    Solicitor has gone for a completion day on the 18th or before, but as we have to move out of our rented house by the 15th I have explaiend that (several times....) that we need to do by the 15th. have spoken to Places for People, and the Co-op regarding the money, iyts all good and waiting for us to transfer the funds. Good knows what my lawyer is on. Though she ahs been rather good, except for a few things..

    Bloody annoying though, would be living there by now, if the Co-op didn't change our Mortgage offer a day before exchanging....(vendor is paying the Stamp Duty on our House...incentive)
  • Ama
    Ama Posts: 96 Forumite
    I just had a call to go and collect my keys from the Estate Agent :j:j:j....Got there in the end. Good luck to all those waiting to complete. You will get there in no time.
    Debts at :idea: moment £31,500 :confused:
    [STRIKE]Debts as @ 28 June 2009 £15,654[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Debts as @ 25 July 09 £7,264 [/STRIKE]:j[STRIKE]Debts as at 8 Sept 09 £6,590 [/STRIKE]:T Debts as @ 10 October 09 £5,976:j:j
    Official Debt Free Wannabee- Nerd Club Member Number 742..........Longhaul supporters club member-Number 72
    Proud to be dealing with my debts! Love this forum :grouphug:
  • tek-monkey
    tek-monkey Posts: 1,434 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Congratulations :)

    I am about to exchange apparently, just had a call from my sol. Nearly there!
  • Ama
    Ama Posts: 96 Forumite
    tek-monkey wrote: »
    Congratulations :)

    I am about to exchange apparently, just had a call from my sol. Nearly there!

    Thanks. Did you manage to exchange?
    Debts at :idea: moment £31,500 :confused:
    [STRIKE]Debts as @ 28 June 2009 £15,654[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]Debts as @ 25 July 09 £7,264 [/STRIKE]:j[STRIKE]Debts as at 8 Sept 09 £6,590 [/STRIKE]:T Debts as @ 10 October 09 £5,976:j:j
    Official Debt Free Wannabee- Nerd Club Member Number 742..........Longhaul supporters club member-Number 72
    Proud to be dealing with my debts! Love this forum :grouphug:
  • tek-monkey
    tek-monkey Posts: 1,434 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Yup, exchanged today!

    Have one week from getting the keys to having my whole family over for xmas, eek!
  • Giraffeseeker
    Giraffeseeker Posts: 449 Forumite
    Congratulations to everyone who has completed - I've been in my house since July and I still love it and get it makes me smile when I come in from work on these dark winter days. I'm so looking forward to having family over for Christmas. Good luck everyone! xx
    LBM:1/1/12
    Debts @ LBM:£43,546 :eek: Debts now: £9,486 :cool: 78% PAID
    Found YNAB 1/2/14 - the best thing EVER!
  • ladybird3
    ladybird3 Posts: 134 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Tek monkey that' such great news!! :j

    you must feel so relieved after everything you've gone through-got there in the end though!

    Let us know when you get the keys and have a great xmas! :beer:
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