The final countdown to June 2026

AgathaSquirrel

I would be tempted to lower your offer. The owners don’t need to know how you found out, just that you did. You found this property fairly easily, presumably there will be others?

carboot_karaoke

Awwh thank you so much for replying @south_coast I keep playing with the same two options in my head 🙈.

Mr CK agrees with your first comments offer 125k and if declined walk away, his theory being we only just decided to buy another one more will come up. He's right of course, but I have quite a specific list when researching a property and this one (currently) is the only one that meets them. This list includes being a home l would be happy with my children living in.

I think we would be foolish to not at least try to get some money off even if not the full 5k.

carboot_karaoke

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82065833#Comment_82065833

Thank you @agathasquirrel there are others available in the same location but 40k more 🙄 the truth is the price we offered was what the current owner paid 20 years ago. If we don't buy this one we can't afford anything else in this postcode.

But im sure other properties will come up that we like.

carboot_karaoke

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82065803#Comment_82065803

I checked at 3am this morning 🤣 It's £34 a month over a 20 year mortgage not that l have any intentions of paying it for 20 years !!

beanielou

Good news on the new tenant.

carboot_karaoke

Thank you @beanielou , your right, it is great news 😊

carboot_karaoke

Afternoon everyone,

Thank you all for your messages😊 after taking the weekend to consider our options we have decided to withdraw our offer altogether for the property. The decision in the end was based less on the cost side of things and more on the fact we risked entering a bidding war with other buyers able to submit bids at will until exchange of contracts.

There is no guarantee that would have ever happened of course, so whoever buys it will be getting a bargain but l don't think my nerves could have held for 3-4 months 😂.I will keep an eye out for new properties but only pursue one that's a bit more straight forward.

In other news…its the last week of term and the last for little CK in Junior school. They brought there report on Friday and l felt quite emotional 🥹reading the teachers comments. We have a leavers assembly to attend on Friday l suspect there wont be a dry eye in the room.

Moneywise, there hasn't been much change l topped up some interest received to £50 and sent it to the EF. Updated my signature to reflect the money made so far this year I've already surpassed my target. I wonder what l can get it to 🤔.

carboot_karaoke

Morning everyone,

I had an email from the estate agents yesterday saying that our new tenant has changed there mind 😕 so looks like were back on the hunt for new tenants.

I will phone the office shortly to discuss perhaps offering to the other interested parties. In either case l think the property will be vacant for a longer than hoped for.

carboot_karaoke

Called the office, the agent is going to reach out to the other interested applicants.

At the same time l discovered the nuisance tenant has retracted there notice 😒this has upset me more than the failed application.

beanielou

Sorry to hear.