My latest update could really be one sentence. No keys and more paperwork…

This feels like it is taking forever and I know people who are in chains/more complicated situations who have managed to exchange on their property before me. I’m jealous!

So, I received another bundle of paperwork through from the solicitor – three years of maintenance accounts, questionnaires filled in by the vendor, leasehold information, and another questionnaire that my solicitor had put to their solicitor.

Questionnaire overload!

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As before, it took me a little while to muster up the energy to sit down and work my way through it, but I did and I did it thoroughly. Think I was up until midnight going slowly cross-eyed!

I took my time though as wanted to make sure I understood everything. Would kick myself if a few years down the line I had missed something…..

It raised a couple of questions. Nothing major and certainly not deal breaker questions but decided I should wait for the responses. Unfortunately the vendor doesn’t know much about the property as I am assuming it was a relative’s place, so there are a few unknowns, and I thought it was best to try and investigate a little further.

The agent said that vendor wasn’t too pleased with me coming back with questions at this late stage but said I refuse to be rushed, and as my questions are minor (and reasonable questions)  hoped I would get something back pretty quickly.  Am still waiting…

As I explained to the agent, I am a first-time buyer who hasn’t done this before so it takes time to go through everything. I do feel like I am probably being over cautious, but there is  a lot of money involved so got to do it right. It’s nerve wracking, this last bit!

My solicitor seems to think once we have the answers back we can proceed pretty quickly, though, so that is positive.

In the meantime, my normally sensible Virgo side has disappeared momentarily and I have booked a mini-break to the fabulous but pricey South of France. WHAT AM I DOING?!

Feel completely irresponsible about money, and there is a possibility I could be completing as I board a sleazyjet flight to the sun. Oh well, can’t put your life on hold, and fantastic boyfriend has a contact with an apartment near Nice, so couldn’t really say no!

Am convincing myself that there will be a real need for a holiday after stress of moving although more than likely will be coming back to moving chaos…

C’est la vie!

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