Soldato
Gratz!We're in. My back is absolutely knackered, but we're in.
The nervous wait to exchange....
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Yeah, I smell a little BS, but it is what it is. Place is back on the market and 2 viewings booked on Monday.Ah man that sucks sorry
Surely tho they would've had certainty for 5/10 year if they already had their mortgage in place.
Id far prefer knowing exactly how much I was paying per month that the potential rapid increase on rent.
yep looks like we're having to go that way too 
what's the odds that we got 2 buyers in a row that were just useless lol.
plus side might get more from the next buyer haha
what's the odds that we got 2 buyers in a row that were just useless lol.
plus side might get more from the next buyer haha
Soldato
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Moved in last week. Spending this weekend chasing cables in the brick walls for new wiring throughout.
Holy ship it's hard.
Holy ship it's hard.
Didn't fancy buying the tool?
Associate
A wall chasing machine, dust extraction hoover and breaker makes light work of wall chasing and gives a neat finish. Even a cheapy job from Aldi or Lidl are effective.
Soldato
Its best to get a qualified electrician to do the job.
Soldato
Ffs what a joke
Electricians don't need to be paid to chase a wall. They need to paid to join wires as per the instructions and then all importantly print off a certificate.
Soldato
Ahh ok cool
Warning: Sketchy haha
Theres a quick hacky way of doing it as long as you've got one of those vibrating mutitool things.
Stick 2 of the straight blades into it back to back, should give you adequate cutting for cabling
That's worth knowing!Warning: Sketchy haha
Theres a quick hacky way of doing it as long as you've got one of those vibrating mutitool things.
Stick 2 of the straight blades into it back to back, should give you adequate cutting for cabling
Soldato
You're talking about plasterboard not brick I presumeWarning: Sketchy haha
Theres a quick hacky way of doing it as long as you've got one of those vibrating mutitool things.
Stick 2 of the straight blades into it back to back, should give you adequate cutting for cabling
Use decent blades .... might cut brickYou're talking about plasterboard not brick I presume
Can only try haha
Soldato
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Exactly. My friend is an electrian. A very busy, and fully booked one! He said he'll rewiare the house but for me to tunnel the walls so that he can knock it out and sign it off in a weekend.
Owe him a big thank you.
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Fingers crossed for an exchange this week, we just need one final letter to come through. I think I’ve forgotten how much it is to furnish a place from scratch. I’ll make a spreadsheet today of items/links/costs I think. If we can get a bed in by the end of august the rest should be easy enough. Just need a completion date to work from!
Associate
Finger crossed for you.
I’m hoping to get an update today, middle of chain is last to get their legal work done. Ours is all done and has been for a while now.
Question on home insurance, this needs to be ready to go on exchange, I’ve done quotes etc on comparison sites and know who I’ll use but sounds like I need to get something more concrete “on file”. Is that right or can I just finalise the application on exchange day.
I’m hoping to get an update today, middle of chain is last to get their legal work done. Ours is all done and has been for a while now.
Question on home insurance, this needs to be ready to go on exchange, I’ve done quotes etc on comparison sites and know who I’ll use but sounds like I need to get something more concrete “on file”. Is that right or can I just finalise the application on exchange day.
Soldato
what we did was take out a policy as soon as exchange was done, literally 30 minutes after exchange we had a policy in our name, starting from the day of exchange. We did some quotes, got the prices and when our solicitor called to say we've exchanged, we took it out. Lender etc never asked for any info/proof of it.
Soldato
I took my policy out about a week before exchange apparently. Think they have cooling off periods etc so can always cancel if needed/exchange doesn't go ahead.
Associate
Interesting, thanks both. I’ll just play by ear, it’s not hard to take out insurance after all