Since my last entry on the matter, well, not much has happened, really. (Belt up for a thrilling ride readers!)
First, there was a slight miscommunication between us and the solicitor which has probably delayed things by about a week. They were waiting for a letter from us to tell them to proceed, whilst we were waiting for news from them about what to do next. (I thought I’d instructed them last time, but apparently me turning up in person and saying ‘yes’ isn’t enough, they need it in writing. Fair enough, really.)
Then it seems that the building society ‘mislaid’ our mortgage application for a while, culminating in the amusing/frustrating (delete as applicable) situation where 3 branches were all claiming they’d never heard of us. It turned up at branch one (our local) after a couple of determined phonecalls from our IFA. We have decided to use the building society’s surveyor to do our Homebuyer’s Report, as it’s an awful lot cheaper. To be honest, having read one report and heard about a few others, they really don’t seem to be spectacular value for money whichever you choose, so going the cheapo way isn’t too concerning. (Cue comments….!)
So, now we need to start paying money… £525 for the valuation and homebuyer’s report, and another couple of hundred to get the local searches under way. A drop in the ocean really, but ‘ouch’ nonetheless.
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