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Hard_Up_Hester

Well I had a phone call from the solicitors today, the money should be released Monday or Tuesday, I won't believe it until the money is in the bank, oh and I have to pay £36 for the pleasure of the money being transferred into my account!

silvasava

Hard_Up_Hester wrote: »

Well I had a phone call from the solicitors today, the money should be released Monday or Tuesday, I won't believe it until the money is in the bank, oh and I have to pay £36 for the pleasure of the money being transferred into my account!

Why??? A bank transfer is free of charge - might be worth asking for a breakdown of this charge. When we sold my Mum's house there was no charge for transferring the money - it all came under the conveyancing fee - after all did they expect to keep the money?? Grrrr.

Knit_Witch

I agree with silvasava - that seems a little odd unless you are paying for expedited clearance of funds?

greenbee

If it's a CHAPS payment rather than BACS then there is a fee payable for the transfer. Some solicitors include all fees in the bundled package. Others itemise them. From memory BACS payments are limited to £10k.

Floss

Hester glory be, that took some time and chasing! Will things be any easier now this is complete, or is it a stage completed in your plan?

Knit_Witch

Hmm I am just thinking amazing how the money suddenly got sorted out after Hester outted the company on FB

greenbee

Knit_Witch wrote: »

Hmm I am just thinking amazing how the money suddenly got sorted out after Hester outted the company on FB

I'm sure it's a coincidence :cool:

moneyistooshorttomention

Softstuff wrote: »

The induction doesn't work for me because I'm a pan shuffler, I move my pan around a fair bit, which turns it off, then I accidentally set off an alarm (by putting my pan on the bit where the touch buttons are) and I don't seem to be able to control the heat as easily. Basically I'm more clumsy than it allows for. In addition, touch buttons Don't respond to my fingers very well.

As for the worktop, they don't measure for a caesarstone (or any other stone) worktop until the kitchen is installed. They make sure the cabinets are level and sturdy enough to install to and then measure to the mm. I cheated with the bathroom vanity and ordered caesarstone without them measuring, but I allowed extra overhang so i didn't have to be mm perfect.

Thanks v. much. That has rather clarified to me that perhaps I would be best off having an electric oven (make that double oven I guess.....) and a gas hob.

I feel a little uncertain as to whether gas supplies will be constant okay for my estimated remaining lifespan of around 20 years - whereas I take the view "they" will have to keep electricity coming one way or another during that time. But I guess I might be best off having a gas hob and take the slight risk "they" might not be efficient at keeping our gas supply up and running and at a reasonable price.

In my house - my central heating and kitchen sink hot water is coming off gas (after I took it off oil - which was how the house was when I bought it) but I've put in a bit of a "fallback position" by having my shower coming off electric (rather than the gas one I would have really preferred in some ways).

So - I guess worst case analysis of "them" not keeping our gas supplies up to scratch at some point over that 20 odd years would be = buy a portable electric double hotplate or two.

I think the verdict boils down to = have a gas cooker hob instead. Nice and easy and instant control and hope-to-gawd TPTB deal with their responsibilities to keep it all running and affordable for 20 odd years.

With gas in the house already - then I guess it wouldn't be a "big deal" to make a suitable connection t'other side of a room where I've got a gas-powered radiator (ie part of my central heating system).

Decision made I guess. Thanks - that has helped clarify that decision a lot.

moneyistooshorttomention

Knit_Witch wrote: »

Hmm I am just thinking amazing how the money suddenly got sorted out after Hester outted the company on FB

Well - it's gotta work (ie "Facebooking" things) sometimes - as I have noticed a recent bit of "Facebooking" I had to do has resulted in the website I did that on seems to have (coincidentally...:cool: -.....yeh right...:cool:) changed to (hopefully;)) prevent any future "Facebooking"....:cool:

Floss

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

...With gas in the house already - then I guess it wouldn't be a "big deal" to make a suitable connection t'other side of a room where I've got a gas-powered radiator (ie part of my central heating system)...

Your "gas-powered radiator" will be of no use for a gas connection. You will need copper piping of the regulatory size run from your meter to where you want the cooker. When we had our old BG condenser boiler replaced by a combi in February 2010, we paid in excess of £700 to have new gas piping from the front door to the upstairs back wall, in a relatively straightforward run under accessible floorboards.