Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
Jun 24th 2009, 7:06 am
#661
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
OMG!!!! 
We accepted an offer on our house today 
£40k below what it was valued at 16 months ago but the way the market is at the moment it was probably the best we were gonna get. OH out of work at the min so its just dead money staying here. Hopefully we'll beable to save a bit up b4 we move over
Just hope it all goes thru now.
We accepted an offer on our house today £40k below what it was valued at 16 months ago but the way the market is at the moment it was probably the best we were gonna get. OH out of work at the min so its just dead money staying here. Hopefully we'll beable to save a bit up b4 we move over
Just hope it all goes thru now.
Jul 23rd 2009, 12:03 pm
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
Can't believe we've had to say "NO" cos its not physically possible to get the shippers in & get sorted........... OMG i'm starting to panic!!!!! 
Jul 23rd 2009, 12:24 pm
#665
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
Congratulations to those who have sold you must be so excited.
We returned from our validation trip i managed to find work but OH just run out of time.
We are still living with my parents and still renting our bungalow out. Managing to save a little and pay off a lot which is good .We have now decided to wait til after christmas and put back on the market.
We have had 3 silly offers without the property being viewed
So at least things are picking up..
Good luck those on their way to OZ ...
We returned from our validation trip i managed to find work but OH just run out of time.
We are still living with my parents and still renting our bungalow out. Managing to save a little and pay off a lot which is good .We have now decided to wait til after christmas and put back on the market.
We have had 3 silly offers without the property being viewed
So at least things are picking up..
Good luck those on their way to OZ ...
Jul 27th 2009, 10:44 am
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
This post was one I did on 3/9/08! We have now sold to these viewers & they wanna exchange & complete next Friday & move in next Sat! Can't believe we've had to say "NO" cos its not physically possible to get the shippers in & get sorted........... OMG i'm starting to panic!!!!!
Can't believe we've had to say "NO" cos its not physically possible to get the shippers in & get sorted........... OMG i'm starting to panic!!!!! Realistically, how soon can you get it sorted?
I am sooo excited for you!
Jul 27th 2009, 1:22 pm
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
Jul 27th 2009, 3:22 pm
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
Which shipping company are you thinking of using?
I've had quotes from Crown 20ft container sole use 3.900 GBP
PSS - 3.400 GBP (sole use) and John Mason - 2.400 GBP (shared container)
Jul 27th 2009, 6:32 pm
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
EA rang today to say our buyers were going in to sign tomorrow & we'll probably be signing on Friday! Aaarrrrggghhhh........
Jul 27th 2009, 7:18 pm
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We are hoping to use Crown £3585 for 20ft sole use we managed to get them down too. Rang them today & they said they were booked up but would ring us back in the morning... If not we'll probably use John Mason who quoted £3100 but didn't include all the inspection & customs charges.....
EA rang today to say our buyers were going in to sign tomorrow & we'll probably be signing on Friday! Aaarrrrggghhhh........
EA rang today to say our buyers were going in to sign tomorrow & we'll probably be signing on Friday! Aaarrrrggghhhh........
I will give them a ring in the morning.I bet you're on the ceiling aren't you?!
Good Luck!
Jul 27th 2009, 8:05 pm
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
Hope everything goes well for you. We managed to get Crown down by £400 just by saying our other quotes were cheaper by that amount. We probably could have got them down more if we had tried. Goodluck
Jul 28th 2009, 9:11 am
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Keep us posted on your journey to your new life.
Jul 30th 2009, 2:35 am
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
Hi there,
I don't know if this will be of any help but it worked for us.
We sold our house in the UK by giving 5K in cash at settlement. We had an offer in three days, and upon completion, 5K was given to them from our settlement money by the solicitor.
Some buyers sees this as a real bonus because it gives them spare money they might not have had otherwise to buy things like paint/curtains/moving costs etc.,
Try it, you have nothing to lose - but change estate agents and get a fresh approach, new photos as well. they might have different people to view it they might not have seen it on the other agents lists.
Good luck and hope it all works out for you soon.
Melanie
I don't know if this will be of any help but it worked for us.
We sold our house in the UK by giving 5K in cash at settlement. We had an offer in three days, and upon completion, 5K was given to them from our settlement money by the solicitor.
Some buyers sees this as a real bonus because it gives them spare money they might not have had otherwise to buy things like paint/curtains/moving costs etc.,
Try it, you have nothing to lose - but change estate agents and get a fresh approach, new photos as well. they might have different people to view it they might not have seen it on the other agents lists.
Good luck and hope it all works out for you soon.
Melanie
Jul 30th 2009, 8:42 am
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
Hi there,
I don't know if this will be of any help but it worked for us.
We sold our house in the UK by giving 5K in cash at settlement. We had an offer in three days, and upon completion, 5K was given to them from our settlement money by the solicitor.
Some buyers sees this as a real bonus because it gives them spare money they might not have had otherwise to buy things like paint/curtains/moving costs etc.,
Try it, you have nothing to lose - but change estate agents and get a fresh approach, new photos as well. they might have different people to view it they might not have seen it on the other agents lists.
Good luck and hope it all works out for you soon.
Melanie
I don't know if this will be of any help but it worked for us.
We sold our house in the UK by giving 5K in cash at settlement. We had an offer in three days, and upon completion, 5K was given to them from our settlement money by the solicitor.
Some buyers sees this as a real bonus because it gives them spare money they might not have had otherwise to buy things like paint/curtains/moving costs etc.,
Try it, you have nothing to lose - but change estate agents and get a fresh approach, new photos as well. they might have different people to view it they might not have seen it on the other agents lists.
Good luck and hope it all works out for you soon.
Melanie
Let's hope it works for others.
Thanks for sharing.
Jul 31st 2009, 7:56 am
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Re: Who else is going to have to validate their visas due to house not selling?
Our packers are now booked for next Tues/Wed & we are looking at booking flights for the end of Sept as our container will arrive in Oz on 10th October We got our visa's Feb 08 so I know what its like having to wait for your house to sell... Its worse than waiting for your visa grant isn't it...