Re: Didn't hear a ...

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:56:18 GMT
paul <usenet@watman.clara.co.uk> wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:00: "Kate West"
> <katewest1removespam@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> >"Jon Ribbens" <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:slrnhg8jmr.5ou.jon+usenet@snowy.squish.net...
> >> On 2009-11-18, Lyn David Thomas <lyn@cibwr.plus.com> wrote:
> >>> So far I have my solicitor deregistered from the panel of
> >>> solicitors used by the mortgage company by error.  The mortgage
> >>> company's surveyor then made a mistake in the mortgage offer and
> >>> assumed there was a parking space when there wasn't.  Then they
> >>> lost the request to get the surveyor to issue a new report...
> >>> [...]
> >>
> >> Both times I have bought flats, it has taken precisely 6 months
> >> between the seller accepting my offer and me getting the keys and
> >> walking in the door.
> >
> >Ok, I was a little scared but mostly excited, now I'm just scared!
> >I don't have a solicitor yet either.
>
> However, IIRC Scotland have a much better system for conveyancing so
> you should have fewer hiccups.

Indeed, much more sensible there!  It strikes me that in Wales and
England we have a rather long winded and less than useful situation.
The Housing Information Packs should have taken much of the work out of
the searches, in fact most of them contain bland statements designed to
avoid committing themselves on anything.

> > On the plus side, I got the mortgage
> >arrangement stuff sorted with absolutely no fuss whatsoever, just
> >have to wait until they tell me I can definitely have some money...
>
> Fingers crossed then :)

Seconded


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\/ Lyn David Thomas
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