Prosperous & Creative Soul & MFW Year 3

mark55man

When dealing with the furniture - I think you can play hard ball.

You have to think whether someone selling their house will be bothered to either move excess or try and sell it.  So just say you you will take it to save them the bother but you are not paying more than 25% (or less or nothing if you dare but don't insult them or they will deny you just for pique).  The most they will get selling on ebay is 50% so you are not costing them a lot in the scheme of things, but you are ticking off stuff - who knows, if you take enough of the big stuff they may be able to downgrade their removal package

TallGirl

I agree do not offer too much it is hassle moving stuff out and costly. Our sellers left loads of stuff we did not want which was ok part from the beds were knackered and you could not even sleep in them so we had to move them out ourselves. 

Great news you are not having to pay twice for the solicitor and mortgage fees. Sounds like things are moving at pace now.

beanielou

The rug sounds fab. 

EssexHebridean

Well things have moved on here a bit in the last few days - congrats SH - and glad to see how excited you sound about this house, for me, that was what was missing with the other one, it felt more like a business transaction in some ways. 

Sounds like your buyers are in a similar position to the one we were in, moving from somewhere smaller so being short of furniture. We were really grateful for the bits our sellers agreed to leave - certainly the suite that was in the front room was a life-saver as otherwise we'd have been really short on seating for a while. Also that they left the dishwasher and the FF for us were absolute wins - we paid them £50 for the DW and £150 I think it was for the FF, and both are in great condition. They also left us two big wardrobes and a big chest of drawers in the dressing room which we've been able to make such god use of - and they were a perfect fit for the space too. It was the right balance - enough to save us a lot of outlay, but not so much that it still felt like someone elses house! 

On the rug - maybe balance up whether you love it enough that it will outweigh any worries it might cause you about it getting spills etc. 

LadyWithAPlan

I bought from moving out neighbours  a w/machine for £50 and a 3 month oven for £90 which have now lasted me 4years and still going strong
 All sounds promising on your move.

savingholmes

beanielou said:

Wow, all moving at a very fast pace!

Feels like lightspeed 

CCW007 said:

As a lurker, my observation would be that you seem far more engaged with this property than the previous one. It all seems very positive for you! 

I am happier with the price and the distance from work, family, shops, hospital etc. It feels more practical. I love that it has a wet room and is recently replastered and painted white throughout etc. I love the views. I was in love with the property next door in the summer until I was told everything wrong with it - and that was then up for up to £35K more than the one I am now buying. 

jwil said:

That's all really positive and very exciting.    I wouldn't go shopping now, you've only got to move it, and it would be better to decide what you want once you are in and have your stuff around you.

I agree I shouldn't go shopping - I should do the opposite and consider getting rid of everything I can and reduce my moving costs that way. My original removal quote was split £1000 for just plain removals, extra £200 if I want dismantling and reassembly and £300 extra for garden related items and pots. If I have built in wardrobes, buy their chest of drawers and bedside tables for the main bedroom, get a free desk and kitchen table - even if I buy their chairs - I have most of the basics for £240. I could use FBMP to get other things once I have a feel for how I want to use the space. Definitely a lot to think about. 

I'm leaning towards gifting either family or my buyers more of my stuff - as well as trying to sell what I can between now and the move. My art stuff is non-negotiable - but even that there could be some unused items I could return to free up space. 

I was wide awake at 4.30am so got up for three hours, emptied some of my wardrobe and chest of drawers into 3 cubes, and decluttered 4 bags of stuff between mine and DS's room. I then tried to doze for a couple of hours. Had a shower and got to work extremely late having also paid for the survey, asked for the searches to be done etc. 

savingholmes

KajiKita said:

“ I spoke to my mortgage company - great news - I'd passed the vetting so don't need to pay the port fee again - so all I 'lost' on the previous transaction was the survey fee of £359. Really happy with that. Debating whether to just push the button and order the survey and the searches tomorrow to hit end of Jan desired deadline. I may in the hope I get this move over with asap.”
Whoop! 😊👏🎉 That’s really good news. Yes, press the button - all parties seem fairly committed this time and it would be good to confirm to the others that you have taken this action. 

Re the wool rug - yeh, whatever to the care instructions! They gave all of these things defined, but I find they never need that much fussing over 😉

If the meds amount is right for you in other ways, maybe set a timer to remind you to move every 30 minutes, even if only to stand up and wiggle a bit? 😊

KK

Thanks for the advice KK - been trying to put pressure on the seller's EA to sort the ID check. She was out of office today. Her colleague however said I should be able to certify via an app so they will send me a link. I'll let my EA know so he can tell the buyers.

Good advice too re the carpet instructions. I tend to be quite literal - so the length of instructions took me back a bit.

The timer thing is a good idea. I used to do during lockdown - perhaps need to reinstate something similar. 

savingholmes

mark55man said:

You have to think whether someone selling their house will be bothered to either move excess or try and sell it.  So just say you you will take it to save them the bother but you are not paying more than 25% (or less or nothing if you dare but don't insult them or they will deny you just for pique).  The most they will get selling on ebay is 50% so you are not costing them a lot in the scheme of things, but you are ticking off stuff - who knows, if you take enough of the big stuff they may be able to downgrade their removal package

Thanks Mark - I have looked up how much they would cost new and what they've asked doesn't seem too unreasonable.

TallGirl said:

I agree do not offer too much it is hassle moving stuff out and costly. Our sellers left loads of stuff we did not want which was ok part from the beds were knackered and you could not even sleep in them so we had to move them out ourselves. 

Great news you are not having to pay twice for the solicitor and mortgage fees. Sounds like things are moving at pace now.

I'm really relieved there are no double fees other than for the survey. So grateful I took a no move no fee package.

Thanks Beanie the rug is to my taste although I didn't feel it so don't know how soft it is. It's a JL one and there isn't a JL near enough for me to bother to test it out. It sounds like the price they listed is very close to the purchase price though so may be cheaper in the January sales.

EssexHebridean said:

Well things have moved on here a bit in the last few days - congrats SH - and glad to see how excited you sound about this house, for me, that was what was missing with the other one, it felt more like a business transaction in some ways. 

Sounds like your buyers are in a similar position to the one we were in, moving from somewhere smaller so being short of furniture. We were really grateful for the bits our sellers agreed to leave - It was the right balance - enough to save us a lot of outlay, but not so much that it still felt like someone elses house! 

On the rug - maybe balance up whether you love it enough that it will outweigh any worries it might cause you about it getting spills etc. 

Thanks EH - I think part of the issue with the previous house is how long things dragged on. It has felt never-ending. The end is now in sight and I feel more energised. Having a tidier house and getting back on top of things also helped. 

I think I'll ring the handyman tomorrow and ask him to quote for removals and help on the day and ask how he'd do it. I definitely need help getting furniture to their rooms but I think I also need to take a more practical view of what is here and whether it is worth the cost of moving and what's the minimum size removal vehicle I need. I think if he was planning to use his van it isn't up to the job - but if he could hire a better van that could work out.

Currently waiting for someone to turn up to collect a tree I theoretically sold on FBMP.  To be fair he gave an 'after' time rather than a specific one but how long 'after' is reasonable? If he doesn't come tonight I'll send it to charity hopefully tomorrow. 

Blackcats

A nice JL rug would probably sell quite easily if you decided it wasn't right for you once you've moved in rather than regretting not buying it and then thinking you've missed out on the perfect rug.
good burst of decluttering -well done

jwil

Well done on the decluttering.  Hope the tree buyer arrived ok.