chrisw

Thanks Sam, nice to see you back on the forum! ( I thought for one horrible minute that Mr Brisca had buried you in the back garden for not cleaning those windows!) Ha Ha! Take care, talk soon!
Chris XXX

brisca

Ha ha!
He might very well try it, once he sees I've been making favourable comments about Martha's very gorgeous son!!

Thanks so much for sticking up for me about the windows!
I excelled myself this morning, and actually cleaned them

Hope to be busy this weekend, as Mr brisca will be home on Friday!!
Will be back soon though.

You take care, and will look forward to catching up soon.
Sam xx

chrisw

Lol! No probs Better make the most of it the forum while you can then! Well done on the windows, you're one up on me now! I am off Fri/Sat/Sun so expect that will be on my "to do" list as well, along with a bit of lawn repair (the usual reasons when you have a dog!) Take care Sam,
night night!
Chris XXX

derbyflan

Sorry to hear about that Chris. Sometimes, just when you're ready to give up - something out of the blue happens. Don't get down. Keep on those Agent's backs. Or switch Agents! Or both!

SmartiesUK

What the hell are you doing posting at 6:54 am

derbyflan

I go to sleep counting the days til we move - and wake up doing the same.

chrisw

Thanks, DF, I certainly will keep on at the agents now! We have done EVERYTHING possible to sell our house, and now intend to hound them regularly! Phoned them in my lunch break today to ask if they had any potential viewings - NO, Have you sent any more brouchures out -NO oh we have sent some out! When, today? Ah, NO but we did have some people looking in the shop today. :curse: OH GOOD! I will call you again Saturday for an update. We will let you know.... I will call you Saturday for an update! Etc Etc.....! You know the drill!
I know what you mean about counting the days, then waking up and more of the same!
And what were you doing up so early this morning posting?

derbyflan

Hiya Chris,

Bank holiday weekend coming up. Fingers crossed the weather will only be mild - too cold to sit outside picnicking but warm enough to be out and about viewing houses. You never know, you and all the others on this forum who are selling up may just get your good fortune, fingers crossed

I'm up at 0600hrs every morning for work. I don't leave the house 'til about 0700 so I manage a quick look on here to catch up with the previous night's activities I remember my Dad once telling me that he'd get up at the same time for a while after he retired as it was habit. He said the best part was in winter when he could sit in his front room early in the morning in his dressing gown with a mug of hot tea watching the people across the road scraping the snow and ice of their cars so they could drive to work and he knew he'd never have to do that again. I long for those days. I'm retiring early at 45 but I know I'll never be bored

We're doing our house to sell but in slow time as we won't be moving for another 2 years yet.

chrisw

Cheers DF, and fingers crossed for everyone else on the forum whose property is on the market! Sounds like your Dad had the right idea, getting up early to watch everyone else go off to work. Not a bad goal in life is it? I'm sure the next couple of years will pass quickly then you will be doing the same!
Chris XXX

derbyflan

Hope so, but to be fair - I think you've been waiting longer than me to relocate so I'm sending you some karma in the hope that you get a buyer very soon

chrisw

Ahhhh, Thanks DF !

helen17

I have to say, the agent we used has been fab. We have had difficulties post purchase and she has been there every time to help sort them out, despite some not being her "bag" as it were. So not all agents are rubbish, some are good, but I suppose its luck? We have been lucky.

helen17

P.S. to the above message, I sold our place on the internet in Spain and the house in england sold in 10 minutes and the flat in 2 weeks, so I suppose we were lucky. I did tell the agent for the flat that they had it for three weeks and if they hadnt sold it I would change agents at the end of the three weeks. They do work when you lay down the terms quite clearly - no one wants to lose a property in a competitive market.

Lionda

Not down here they don't - they don't give a rats **** whether they pull in the viewers or not - oh and they don't like working Sundays Trying the new kids on the block now, they have promised they are better (Mmmm think I've heard that one before ) we'll see

chrisw

:curse: None of the agents around here will budge on commission or Ts and Cs. It's 3 months signed up or nowt! Well, due for another chase up call again in the morning. Let us know how your new agents turn out like Lionda!