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Solicitor wants proof we can pay them the fees
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Thrugelmir we are not dragging it out because of lack of funds it was because of the mortgage offer.
Anyway they've been paid for now, the rest of the conveyancing fees are now in one account and everything is fine.0 -
yes they do, they apply to most first time buyers, as most first time buyers won't really have many (Necessary) demands on their money that are going to eat up their surplus funds until completion!
The urgent demands are normally things a boiler breaking etc, but if you are a FTB his won't apply!
You are skating on thin ice as a FTB. I had 10 K as slush fund after buying a house. Have to use 5 k of that to fix a major undisclosed plumbing disaster. A few grand here and there for car breaking down buying a new one, insurance costs, furniture etc.
Sod's law applies to you FTB or not. More so as a FTB as you don't know underlying issues.
You do know installing a new boiler can cost up to 5k+"It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP0 -
I mean realistically who wants to !!!! about getting statements from different accounts to show them the proof?
The ease at which most people can go online and press "print screen" when viewing a savings account is probably the reason the majority thought you didn't have the money. They don't need official statements, they just want to see that you have the money.
Unless your savings are held by the National Bank of Nigeria and they only go by snail mail.0 -
You are skating on thin ice as a FTB. I had 10 K as slush fund after buying a house. Have to use 5 k of that to fix a major undisclosed plumbing disaster. A few grand here and there for car breaking down buying a new one, insurance costs, furniture etc.
Sod's law applies to you FTB or not. More so as a FTB as you don't know underlying issues.
You do know installing a new boiler costs 5k+
You're a mug if you paid over five thousand pounds for a boiler.0 -
Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays wrote: »You're a mug if you paid over five thousand pounds for a boiler.
Depends on boiler and condition of current central heating. If you want a cheap one go for it.
Lucky my boiler has been changed this year before buying the house then."It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP0
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