In the Meantime

MovingForwards

Charities are difficult to deal with when it comes to getting offers accepted.

Enjoy the change, freedom and everything that comes with it for the next few weeks.

savingholmes

I'm glad you have some peace to kind of regroup and work out your strategy.

Glad your pain has improved.

jwil

That's frustrating about the house.  Hopefully they will come round.

Lovely to be housesitting and having some peace.  Enjoy it 

Skint_yet_Again

It sounds like you are having a lovely relaxing time house sitting dia. Glad to hear that your pain has reduced. 

Sorry to hear about your offers being turned down. Don’t feel forced into increasing above what you can afford to pay. If you do decide to submit a final offer & it is turned down, or decide not to increase, you could tell them you will leave it on the table so they can come back to you if they decide to reduce the price. 

mark55man

I have seen a number of comments around charities pushing to maximise the value of the estate - they don't care about you, just a few days effort playing hardball could earn them £5K -and they tend not to have time pressures.

I hate to say but looking like a red flag.  I would not pay more than you originally thought. Especially as there are a few challenges that made it your second choice

doingitanyway

Thanks for delurking @backinbusiness  I appreciate your positivity on my behalf! Nice to know someone else  enjoys my exciting pastimes   

Thanks @savingholmesGlad to report the pain decrease has improved my sleep and better sleep makes all things possible   

Thanks @jwil yes, I hope the vendors become a bit more flexible if the property remains unsold at the price point they are currently insisting on.

Thanks @Skint_yet_AgainI'm resisting the temptation to increase beyond what I feel comfortable with. Thank you for the reminder 

Thanks @mark55man I am determined not to overpay. However, I am very aware that I need to get out of my current position as it is increasingly untenable. I do like the house more and more, especially after meeting the neighbours. I could see I could be happy there, given the chance.

doingitanyway

This past few days have been restful. I'm sleeping more. In fact I'm having an afternoon nap plus I had 7 hours straight through last night for the first time in ages

I saw the physio who was helpful and I now have some exercises. I had been a bit scared to exercise as some gentle yoga and swimming both increased my symptoms. Now I know what I can do and what I shouldn't. As for walking, they suggest small walks so I am going to do two or three 15 minute walks for now.

I had my BP checked and weight. I am now 5 kilos away from being at the top of my ideal BMI range. I now want to add muscle whilst losing the last few kilos. I will work on that when my back improves further

I've been thinking about the house a lot and it is a real dilemma as I am in a very difficult housing situation. I am not seeing anything better or even vaguely suitable. To be comfortable in the house I need improvements costing about 20k the rest I can live with and do as and when. My new plan is to leave it for another week and then contact the estate agents and ask them to advocate on my behalf to help them see reason. Maybe something else will come up in the meantime...

I have a lovely Saturday morning planned. A nice breakfast of halloumi, beans, garlicky spinach and avocado. A paper to leaf through. Good coffee. 

I hope everyone has at least one nice thing planned for today 

jwil

Your breakfast sounds lovely!

Sounds like a good plan about the house.

beanielou

Sounds like a plan on the house. 

So glad that the physio has helped and you know what you can & can’t do. 

I do agree that finding a house is a priority. 

MovingForwards

Glad the physio helped and improved confidence with movement.

The EA should advocate as they'll want it off their books. A property appearing to stagnate isn't good for them and indicates to experienced buyers there's an issue somewhere. 
- it's the same with equity release sales where the money owed is more than the value of the property, they cling on thinking they'll get what is owed, trying to repeatedly explain the property will not sell and reminding them of what offers have been received since it's been on the market.