Updated****16/3 i've got one! I'm stressed, can't find anything to buy

spirit · 7 March 2011 at 9:59AM

angel1976 wrote: »

I posted earlier on this thread. We finally had our offer accepted on a house we saw 3 months ago. The vendors were hell-bent on getting a certain price for their house and we already offered our max so today, they finally called to say they will take our offer! :T I can't believe it as we loved it from day one, been to see a lot more houses but kept coming back to this one...

Rautavaara I saw you on other threads but can't remember what the story with you is. Whereabouts are you buying in London? We are in SE London.

Well done angel, fingers crossed it all goes smoothly now for you :A

Rautavaara · 7 March 2011 at 11:57AM

angel1976 wrote: »

*Rautavaara* That's mad! Have you looked at Earlsfield? I think it's only a stop out from Clapham Junction but very cheap for London as it has no tube... A friend of ours lived there and it seemed a nice, overlooked part of London... How long have you been looking for? You have a good deposit. Good luck!

Hi - Earlsfield may have been cheap at one point ... not so much at the moment!

I would have to be fairly close to tube (up to ten minutes walk) and unfortunately around that area it's only the Northern line which goes totally the opposite direction in which I work.

I will continue to keep my eyes peeled, however

spirit · 7 March 2011 at 2:19PM

well i've seen the other house now, needs some tlc but if I can get it for £175k then i can afford to a few bits to it.

I've offered now so will wait to hear.

Rautavaara · 7 March 2011 at 2:46PM

spirit wrote: »

well i've seen the other house now, needs some tlc but if I can get it for £175k then i can afford to a few bits to it.

I've offered now so will wait to hear.

Good luck!

angel1976 · 7 March 2011 at 3:16PM

spirit wrote: »

well i've seen the other house now, needs some tlc but if I can get it for £175k then i can afford to a few bits to it.

I've offered now so will wait to hear.

Good luck! That would have been the house I would have gone for too. Let us know when you hear.

spirit · 7 March 2011 at 7:48PM

not the one with the big kitchen, lovely kitchen etc, but this one http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-18166650.html

It needs some tlc but is easy for me to do. If it's a non starter then i'll think about one of the other 2.

angel1976 · 7 March 2011 at 9:56PM

I think it's a lovely house, lots of potential and I think your offer is a good one. Good luck!

spirit · 16 March 2011 at 6:33PM

After an agonising wait I've got one. It's none of the previously mentioned houses.

I had last Friday off, initially to go to the Ideal Home Show. However I spent it hunting - again.

I nipped in to one of the agents and pointed out a house in my road. It's further down the close and further from the busy road (which is behind my house)

It's an Assisted Sale so is empty. the previous owners gave up cleaning months or years ago I think. It is roughly the same size as my present house but a different layout, although the same builder.

Knocked £20k off the asking price, the bank didn't care seemingly as long as the debt/mortgage was covered I guess.

the garden is twice the size of mine so I can have my chooks and also take my name of the lottie waiting list! I'll be able to sit outside in the summer and hear the birds - and hens, not the traffic.

It just needs litres of bleach and elbow grease really.

Happy days:T