Another update and a question

Flosmum_2

Morning all. I've posted a couple of time with buying woes as we've just waited 3 weeks for a decision on an offer we'd put in. Any ways, Wednesday we found out it was ACCEPTED! Yippeeeeeeeeeee

Wanting to get in asap now as blink and we'll miss summer in our new garden (in an apartment now so looking forwards to the garden!)

So on with my question..l the house has massive potential/scope - it's a 2 bed bungalow with wraparound garden on a large plot. We plan to move in and live as is to see what our priorities are but the first job will defo be the bathroom - are there any apps or ways I can draw things out to size eg if we knock the bathroom and separate loo through, how can I work out how much space we have to see if a separate shower would work etc? Sorry am new to improvements as always been in rented!! Thanks

Miss_Samantha

Measuring tape, ruler, grid paper, pencil, rubber.

eddddy

If you google 'bathroom planner', you will see that many bathroom suppliers have online planners that you can use.

(Or if you're a bit more low-tech, do a scale drawing of the room and cut out scaled-down shapes for the bath, shower cubicle etc, and move them around.)

chou-chou

If you struggle to visualise the space, maybe find enough room (patio, garden, etc.) to plot it out on the floor with masking tape. That will give you a better idea of the gaps between the various bits.

Davesnave

Grid paper and bits of card have always worked for us.

I have a walk-around, 3D plan of my home in this computer..... and I never look at it! :rotfl:

googler

I posted in a thread elsewhere about the Govt possibly taking action to prevent gazumping ...

On the assumption that the seller took three weeks to simply accept the offer, that's another thing that needs to be changed in the Govt's review.

Make an offer in Scotland (in writing), and it's standard practice for the offer to have a limit date - accept within the time limit, or the offer is assumed to have been withdrawn. Seller doesn't have the option to drag things out to this extent.

A wait of three weeks for simple acceptance of an offer just wouldn't happen in Scotland.

Dan-Dan

I agree with Googler

I would be just so hesitant to start spending serious money on surveys, legal work etc on a property where the vendors left me hanging for 3 weeks

I would just be dreading bad news every day

ellie27

Wait til you get in the house which is likely to be a couple months away..... or probably more since they kept you 3 weeks to accept an offer. I think that is outrageous and I wouldnt be confident this purchase is going ahead. Why did they take so long? Are they having second thoughts about selling? Did they tell you they would take a few weeks to get back to you?

Anyway, you cant really make plans/sketches til you are actually in the house. Live with what you have when you move it, give time to settle and then see what you could do to improve. We moved in 10 months ago and we now have a couple things in mind of what we could do to make better use of the space.

Fingers crossed for you.

Sorry for the negativity, but I would have found another house in that 3 weeks!

Flosmum_2

The reason it went on 3 weeks is because the vendor had a fall and went into hospital so the solicitor (acting for him) wanted to get the best price - it had 4 offers and went to best offer in the end. Trying to push the mortgage through quick now!

Flosmum_2

ellie27 wrote: »

Anyway, you cant really make plans/sketches til yogu are actually in the house. Live with what you have when you move it, give time to settle and then see what you could do to improve. We moved in 10 months ago and we now have a couple things in mind of what we could do to make better use of the space.

Fingers crossed for you.

Makes sense, am being impatient! Thank you

G_M

googler wrote: »

On the assumption that the seller took three weeks to simply accept the offer, that's another thing that needs to be changed in the Govt's review.

Make an offer in Scotland (in writing), and it's standard practice for the offer to have a limit date - accept within the time limit, or the offer is assumed to have been withdrawn. Seller doesn't have the option to drag things out to this extent.

A wait of three weeks for simple acceptance of an offer just wouldn't happen in Scotland.

Disagree strongly.

Why should the seller be rushed into a decision? Or the buyer come to that?

The buyer always has the option to set a time limit on his offer himself if he wishes.

The reason it went on 3 weeks is because the vendor had a fall and went into hospital so the solicitor (acting for him) wanted to get the best price - it had 4 offers and went to best offer in the end.

Perfect example.