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Sold my house within a week

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  • sebastianj
    sebastianj Posts: 1,039 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Make sure the money goes into a Bank that is not already bankrupt.
    seb
  • gemmalouanna
    gemmalouanna Posts: 456 Forumite
    Well if you get the house I look forward to seeing the windows open letting a bit of fresh air in :)

    Hope it goes ok
  • Kez100
    Kez100 Posts: 2,236 Forumite
    All the best!
  • dazco
    dazco Posts: 19,261 Forumite
    Thanks for the well wishes.

    I will not be getting the house in Blackpool, it is sold to someone else and if I was to buy it I would need a mortgage. Something I have decided to avoid.
    S!!!!horpe
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 26,875 Forumite
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    dazco wrote: »
    I will not be getting the house in Blackpool, it is sold to someone else and if I was to buy it I would need a mortgage. Something I have decided to avoid.

    My take on the house in Blackpool is that it's a great house in a lousy location, so it would always be difficult to sell. Also, a family house with no garden is a no-no. Overall, I think you are well out of it.
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • macaque_2
    macaque_2 Posts: 2,439 Forumite
    dazco wrote: »
    The house owners in Blackpool have taken a deposit on it.

    As for my house being sold, they buyer has given a deposit of £5000 which we keep if not completed by a certain date. So not all doom and gloom.

    Assuming the buyer is using a solicitor they will have no problem in recovering their deposit when the time comes. Have a look at the small print.
  • dazco
    dazco Posts: 19,261 Forumite
    macaque wrote: »
    Assuming the buyer is using a solicitor they will have no problem in recovering their deposit when the time comes. Have a look at the small print.

    You are an unbelievable doom and gloom merchant aren't you.

    Please (pretty please) try and depress someone else on another thread.

    Thank you
    S!!!!horpe
  • macaque_2
    macaque_2 Posts: 2,439 Forumite
    dazco wrote: »
    You are an unbelievable doom and gloom merchant aren't you.

    Please (pretty please) try and depress someone else on another thread.

    Thank you
    just a thread saying we are lucky lucky b'stards
    Sorry if this sounds like a gloating thread

    You did not come on this website to discuss or exchange views. You came to gloat. Many people would say that gloating is not nice. Quite apart from this, I suspect your grounds for gloating are tenuous at best.
  • zzzLazyDaisy
    zzzLazyDaisy Posts: 12,497 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well, it didn't come across as a gloating thread to me - quite the opposite, OP seemed to want to share her good news and to tell us that, with a bit of flexibility and imagination on both sides, houses can still sell, even in the current climate.

    Nothing wrong with that.
    I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.
  • dazco
    dazco Posts: 19,261 Forumite
    macaque wrote: »
    You did not come on this website to discuss or exchange views. You came to gloat. Many people would say that gloating is not nice. Quite apart from this, I suspect your grounds for gloating are tenuous at best.

    You have no idea why I came on this website or are you claiming to be a mindreader? You actually quoted my apology for if it appeared I was gloating.

    If I wanted to gloat I would have posted in the Arms, which I haven't, where people know me and not in the anonymity of a board where I am unknown.

    I posted as an alternative to all the "I cannot sell my house" threads just to let desperate people know that buyers are out there.

    Whether you think it will go through or not does not interest me, but you should be concerned by the size of the chip on your shoulder. What's wrong, cannot sell yours?
    S!!!!horpe
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