Butti's Journey: A matter of loaf and death

Butti

ZTD wrote: »

Why have you done that?

..

The kitchen is rectangular shaped lending itself to a kitchen at one end and a dining area at the other end. There are about 20 houses virtually identical structure in the street. My house has a long kitchen with a table in the middle. All the sold houses have a u shape of kitchen units and a dining table at the other end. The kitchen in my house as it is, doesn't work.

p.m. me your email Z and you can see what I mean.

Butti

By gum Z it doesn't like your email address. I'll have to post it at this rate!

So no NSD today (unless it turns out the money hasn't come out today which is always possible :D:o) Instead I have booked accommodation and a train journey to a beery thing in August. Accom was about £32 a night in London and train was £10....so pretty good really.

Survey back:T:T:T:T:T

House worth the value agreed provided the extra tests / issues don't turn up anything or are dealt with. These extra elements;

• A gas test because one doesn't appear to have been done for at least a decade :eek: (if the gas fire is about to be condemned I would rather it was while they still own the house!)
• An electrical survey which will probably suggest a complete rewire :eek:
• Evidence of keys to the windows and Fensa qualification of fitter
• Asbestos in the flue
• Damp in the kitchen
  

I have given you a canny index to indicate how I feel about these elements. I deal with asbestos and damp a lot so it doesn't really phase me!

I have put these to my solicitors who it appears will put them to their solicitors once their solicitors send their contract documents. I think I'm in the bit called 'A chew on' and I suspect my seller is going to be a bit ars*y about some of these elements. He gave me the impression he thought I should be grateful to them for selling their house to me :rotfl:

We shall see!

ZTD

Butti wrote: »

By gum Z it doesn't like your email address. I'll have to post it at this rate!

Send me your email address, I'll send you an email, and then you can reply to it. Simples...

Butti wrote: »

So no NSD today (unless it turns out the money hasn't come out today which is always possible :D:o) Instead I have booked accommodation and a train journey to a beery thing in August. Accom was about £32 a night in London and train was £10....so pretty good really.

It is. Is this a beery thing you're serving at, or one you're drinking at?

Butti wrote: »

Survey back:T:T:T:T:T

House worth the value agreed provided the extra tests / issues don't turn up anything or are dealt with. These extra elements;

• A gas test because one doesn't appear to have been done for at least a decade :eek: (if the gas fire is about to be condemned I would rather it was while they still own the house!)

Yes - that would be a good idea.

Butti wrote: »

• An electrical survey which will probably suggest a complete rewire :eek:

In your practised eye?

Butti wrote: »

• Evidence of keys to the windows and Fensa qualification of fitter

Keys to the windows are easy - replace the barrels. The new ones will (obviously) come with keys. Fensa qualification would be more difficult - how much of a killer is that?

Butti wrote: »

• Asbestos in the flue
• Damp in the kitchen
  

I have given you a canny index to indicate how I feel about these elements. I deal with asbestos and damp a lot so it doesn't really phase me!

I have put these to my solicitors who it appears will put them to their solicitors once their solicitors send their contract documents. I think I'm in the bit called 'A chew on' and I suspect my seller is going to be a bit ars*y about some of these elements. He gave me the impression he thought I should be grateful to them for selling their house to me :rotfl:

:rotfl:

There's many people around the table - the seller, the solicitors, the estate agent - and others. Only one person is going to the table with money - that's you.

Butti wrote: »

We shall see!

Indeed we shall.

beanielou

What the bleep in the fensa thingy?
Some sort of qualification?

Butti

beanielou wrote: »

What the bleep in the fensa thingy?
Some sort of qualification?

It's the Institute of master window fitters or something!!

Butti

The real killers Z are the gas testing because carbon monoxide will kill me, and dodgy electrics because that may kill me or alternatively burn the house down.

ZTD

Butti wrote: »

The real killers Z are the gas testing because carbon monoxide will kill me, and dodgy electrics because that may kill me or alternatively burn the house down.

And dodgy windows might fall in and squish you...

Butti

Oooooooooh £215 coming my way.


What shall I get?
Shoes?
A hat?
My lady garden sprayed pure gold?



...or an exhaust manifold.

Wow the excitement will kill me!!!

ZTD

Butti wrote: »

Oooooooooh £215 coming my way.


What shall I get?
Shoes?
A hat?
My lady garden sprayed pure gold?

Is this something you've been waiting for?

Butti wrote: »

...or an exhaust manifold.

It's not very "Deleted_User" - but it's probably a little more practical...

Butti wrote: »

Wow the excitement will kill me!!!

If you're getting that excited by an exhaust manifold... :eek:

beanielou

Shoes of course.