I'm never moving house again

badger09

@Doozergirl

That is such a despicable thing to do! I really hope your buyer's buyer moves into their new home (so you can complete on your sale) and then spends the next xxxx years hating everything about it! And I'm not usually a horrible person

Our buyer's buyer had an issue with the FTB's mortgage valuation on their agreed sale price but they & our buyer both agreed to 'share the pain' so we could all keep the chain complete. That happened a few weeks ago though, not on/after exchange day & they got their mortgage offer through yesterday. As we've also thrown quite a big chunk in to persuade our vendor to sell to us after they pulled out, at least I feel everyone is now committed to it. The stress is awful though. I actually burst into tears this morning when the anticipated letter from our solicitor didn't arrive.     

oldbikebloke

but just think of the countless number of properties you have refurbished and sold at a huge profit to buyers who were too lazy to do the work themselves.
a minor hiccup in your own property is nothing

Doozergirl

oldbikebloke said:

but just think of the countless number of properties you have refurbished and sold at a huge profit to buyers who were too lazy to do the work themselves.
a minor hiccup in your own property is nothing

I haven't done that in 10 years. 

We search for and carry out projects for other people.  Aside from 1 house, they've all been purchased by and kept by the homeowners.  I'm very proud to create beautiful homes for people 💕

Rural_Puppy

Doozergirl I feel your pain! The entire house selling / moving process is soooo very stressful anyway, but when folks mess you about at the last minute it's just the pits!
We spent more than three years trying to sell our house, required 3 different estate agents and finally the fourth buyer to actually complete, two weeks into lockdown.
It nearly bankrupted us, as we had already bought the dream project....
But - we are still here, the project continues and I look forward to not spending another Christmas in a caravan.   At least you are now in your new house. And you know that at least next year all this crapola will be but a memory!
Enjoy a glass of something nice up to your neck in warm bubbles in your lovely spa bathroom. Sending good wishes!

Doozergirl

Rural_Puppy said:

Doozergirl I feel your pain! The entire house selling / moving process is soooo very stressful anyway, but when folks mess you about at the last minute it's just the pits!
We spent more than three years trying to sell our house, required 3 different estate agents and finally the fourth buyer to actually complete, two weeks into lockdown.
It nearly bankrupted us, as we had already bought the dream project....
But - we are still here, the project continues and I look forward to not spending another Christmas in a caravan.   At least you are now in your new house. And you know that at least next year all this crapola will be but a memory!
Enjoy a glass of something nice up to your neck in warm bubbles in your lovely spa bathroom. Sending good wishes!

Oh my.   Yours is a story!  Thank god we didn't do the caravan thing.  We'd all be dead 😂

Unicorn_cottage

Doozergirl said:

oldbikebloke said:

but just think of the countless number of properties you have refurbished and sold at a huge profit to buyers who were too lazy to do the work themselves.
a minor hiccup in your own property is nothing

I haven't done that in 10 years. 

We search for and carry out projects for other people.  Aside from 1 house, they've all been purchased by and kept by the homeowners.  I'm very proud to create beautiful homes for people 💕

Seems to me that there is less and less opportunity to make money this way?

Thrugelmir

We all say we'll never move again but we do. 

Next time for me we will be the last. 

SuperHung

This is a thread about never moving again but here I am. Is avoiding a chain the best way? Sell house, rent and then buy final house?

Scotbot

I  am in the opposite situation. I bought a house I knew I didn't like simply because I needed somewhere to live and felt guilty about pulling out of the  sale. I thought I would grow into it however three years on I still don't like it but the whole moving process is so difficult I am still here. If I sell mine I have to find somewhere else but there is so little stock that I like. In 3 years of looking I have seen maybe 5 houses I like. Plus the SDLT makes moving so expensive.

The English system sucks, I  have lived overseas and there are much less stressful systems .

Doozergirl

Unicorn_cottage said:

Doozergirl said:

oldbikebloke said:

but just think of the countless number of properties you have refurbished and sold at a huge profit to buyers who were too lazy to do the work themselves.
a minor hiccup in your own property is nothing

I haven't done that in 10 years. 

We search for and carry out projects for other people.  Aside from 1 house, they've all been purchased by and kept by the homeowners.  I'm very proud to create beautiful homes for people 💕

Seems to me that there is less and less opportunity to make money this way?

Yes.  Unless you're already a multimillionaire or you like DIY and living in the middle of a renovation.  😬