When we found out about our new house, and expressed an interest to the estate agents, we were initially told that there were 12 parties interested. As it was being sold through the Council, it would all take place through sealed bids. We were told that 4 parties had actually submitted sealed bids; so we knew we had a 25% chance of being successful!
25th October was the date we were supposed to find out if our bid had been chosen. Well, the 25th came and went and it wasn't until the following week that it was confirmed that our bid had been successful - and approved by the Council - and so the property was now officially sold subject to contract - yippee!
And then the waiting continued...
Our our house sold quickly, and so apart from the constant battle of tidying up after three children while perspective buyers came to view our 'lived-in' house, that part was fairly straightforward. The next hurdle was to submit plans to the Parish Council for a 'change of use' for the property: we wanted to turn it from a care home into a family dwelling. We were hoping for a decision just before Christmas, but it finally came on 25th January. Surely, now, we must be nearly there! But no, it turned out that the conveyancing couldn't really get very far without the go-ahead from the Parish Council. So we found out we still had to wait another 6-12 weeks!
Finally, everyone is nearly ready to go; the usual legal enquiries appear to have been resolved; the removal quotes are done; we now just need a final date to actually move!
All the frustrations and stress were nearly over, we now just needed to actually move in before we could embark on crafting our home. More news next week, hopefully!
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