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wow - that is good progress - and bodes really well for a successful conclusion. The cloud of your first offer falling through has well and truly returned silver liningsI think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
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Ah, that's brilliant, I was really hoping you'd have good news! Like you, I found the whole viewings phase traumatic, even though it was just one (very intense) day as it turned out. Hope all runs smoothly from now on. Even if it feels against your nature, as it is mine, keep pushing all parties for updates, reminding them you're still there. As a solicitor said to me about my ongoing purchase, the property world is so hectic at the moment, it's a case of who shouts loudest... Good luck!7
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Blimey. That’s quick.Great news 😊👏I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
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Great news DIA 😼👍6
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That's great news that you had so many offer, your house must be very sellable
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the_end_of_the_rainbow said:Congratulations!
Thanks youmaggiem said:Fabulous news, I'm so pleased for you. Letts hope this is smoother than last time. If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
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mark55man said:wow - that is good progress - and bodes really well for a successful conclusion. The cloud of your first offer falling through has well and truly returned silver liningsenthusiasticsaver said:Excellent news on the offers.Forging_Ahead said:Ah, that's brilliant, I was really hoping you'd have good news! Like you, I found the whole viewings phase traumatic, even though it was just one (very intense) day as it turned out. Hope all runs smoothly from now on. Even if it feels against your nature, as it is mine, keep pushing all parties for updates, reminding them you're still there. As a solicitor said to me about my ongoing purchase, the property world is so hectic at the moment, it's a case of who shouts loudest... Good luck!beanielou said:Blimey. That’s quick.Great news 😊👏another_casualty said:Great news DIA 😼👍savingholmes said:so pleased for you. What a relief!
Thanks everyoneHairyHandofDartmoor said:That's great news that you had so many offer, your house must be very sellable.
@HairyHandofDartmoor I think my home has lots of potential and is also in a lovely road. It has lots of natural light as south facing. All things that attracted me in the first place
@savingholmes you are exactly right. I feel relieved...
@Forging_Ahead you are right I am taking no chances this time. I will be chasing like mad and shouting when necessary. I can't control the outcome but will be doing everything I can to nurse this sale.If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
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A day spent with a friend. We went to an art exhibition and had a glass of wine in a pub. Art brilliant, wine average, company excellent. My friend booked the tickets ages ago. Just in time. It was nice to get something social in before lockdown.
Hope you all had a good day.If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
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