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Solicitor exchanged contracts before we have a mortgage offer
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Your girlfriend should not be feeling awful about this, it's not her fault.(Anybody else noticed you were aiming to complete on Friday 13th....?)Make £2025 in 2025
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Never understood this. It's a forum. Absolutely no need to correct anyone's spelling or grammar or to provide a free English class.newsgroupmonkey_ said:Sorry to be the grammar police for the others in the thread, but should of, would of, shouldn't of and so on is just really, really poor English. Shoud've or would've. Should have or would have. If I had been asking for advice and people were using grammar like that, I'd be completely ignoring anything you said. And no, I'm not the spelling police, because everyone can't spell.2024 wins: *must start comping again!*13 -
I’m fairly sure that the OP has been saying a few French words over the last few days too!hazyjo said:
Never understood this. It's a forum. Absolutely no need to correct anyone's spelling or grammar or to provide a free English class.newsgroupmonkey_ said:Sorry to be the grammar police for the others in the thread, but should of, would of, shouldn't of and so on is just really, really poor English. Shoud've or would've. Should have or would have. If I had been asking for advice and people were using grammar like that, I'd be completely ignoring anything you said. And no, I'm not the spelling police, because everyone can't spell.0 -
The vendor(s) must be extremely perturbed as well. Having progressed with the sale and purchase on the basis of a confirmed offer for their property.Bonniepurple said:
I’m fairly sure that the OP has been saying a few French words over the last few days too!hazyjo said:
Never understood this. It's a forum. Absolutely no need to correct anyone's spelling or grammar or to provide a free English class.newsgroupmonkey_ said:Sorry to be the grammar police for the others in the thread, but should of, would of, shouldn't of and so on is just really, really poor English. Shoud've or would've. Should have or would have. If I had been asking for advice and people were using grammar like that, I'd be completely ignoring anything you said. And no, I'm not the spelling police, because everyone can't spell.0 -
Glad things are looking good OP
I had a survey with Santander on a Monday a couple of months ago and got the mortgage offer the very next day - I found them excellent
Fingers crossed for you both
( not your girlfriends fault under any circumstances )0 -
Boomdavidmcn said:
I think you mean "not everyone can spell"newsgroupmonkey_ said:everyone can't spell.
An answer isn't spam just because you don't like it......0 -
Any update on this OP?
Make £2025 in 2025
Prolific £617.02, Octopoints £5.20, TCB £398.58, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £60, Shopmium £26.60, Everup £24.91 Zopa CB £30
Total (4/9/25) £1573.21/£2025 77%
Make £2024 in 2024
Prolific £907.37, Chase Int £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus ref £50, Octopoints £70.46, TCB £112.03, Shopmium £3, Iceland £4, Ipsos £20, Misc Sales £55.44Total £1410/£2024 70%Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%4 -
Sorry for the very very late response but, for anyone interested, we got it over the line at the eleventh hour.
Thanks for everyone's advice!13 -
Well done on getting that sorted... Phew!
With hindsight perhaps the conveyancer was suffering from Covid. It was building up back in March.0
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