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What an exciting day this has been.

We received four offers for the house, two very low, and the other two very reasonable.

We accepted the offer made by the young couple who are trying to get onto the property ladder. Then, about an hour later, we were notified that the young lady who had made the lowest offer had come back with an increase of £9k, putting her £2k over the young couple's offer!

I don't believe in gazzumping, so I said I would have to talk with Hubby. Thankfully he agreed with me, she should have made a reasonable offer in the first place, and we would stick with the young couple's offer.

Well, if the contracts are fully agreeable we should be moving at the end of August/beginning of September!

Then I will have more bloody painting to do!


Watch this space, folks!


lil xx

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Congrats...and very good on you for not shortchanging the deserving couple.

Thank you, sweethearts

I couldn't burst the young man's bubble when he'd only just had his offer accepted.

That is just too cruel!

Not too good for your personal reputation,either.

Love..time for me to head on off...


I hope to see you soon!!

Goodnight love. I hope to catch up with you on Fridy, or over the weekend

You're a good lass, lil.

Aww.. Thanks, Gnomon

eh ? keep it down

I should be all moved in and mostly unpacked and settled by the time you have to begin.

We might be able to have a hootoo house warming paaarrrtaaayy at the end of August


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Well done that couple

oh congrats with such a timely sale, and it was wonderful of you to go with the original offer,

The law is different in Scotland, if a buyer tries to back out of a deal, they have to pay 10% of the asking price to the seller.

I have bought and sold 4 houses in my lifetime, and I think the Scottish law makes the whole thing simpler

Smudger.

What a shame there are not more people about like you Lil. to the young couple, and to you with your move. It sounds like the other person was taking the michael to me, and didn't deserve to get it.

It must be a lovely house to have so many people falling over themselves to get it - but knowing you I suspect they felt the homely vibes which have always worked for me

Websailor

The house is very sound, but does need some decorative work, a new kitchen and bathroom

We deliberately put the value on the house to reflect what is needed.


We had plans for an endowment that has just matured which would have paid for all the work needed. The opportunity to purchase the bungalow was just too good to miss.

Hubby and I both need to look to our retirement years now.

lil xx

Good for you! The right decision - especially since you probably already had at least an oral contract by accepting their offer...

I hope to be moving soon too, as my rent where I am now is a bit high for what I'm getting. Luckily, I don't have much room here, so most of my books are still in storage up at my parents'. I have my eye on a little place which isn't available yet, but I know the owners slightly and they told me it might be soon.

Good luck with the bungalow, lil!

TRiG.