"they" say...

"They" say there is nothing more stressful in life than buying a house. I'm seeing now why this is the case. I am sitting watching people around me see houses, make offers and move in while I seem to be stuck in some kind of hell waiting for my vendors to get the fuck out.

Skippy am not very happy at all. Skippy am very unhappy.

I'm so tired of being patient and the good guy. We're into the fifth month now and have been ready to complete since December. I was told on monday by the vendor that it'd be another 8-10 weeks before we can complete because her solicitor hadn't started the paperwork for the house she's buying.

Firstly I don't know why her solicitor hasn't started this process by now. It's ridiculous as this has been going on since october and her mother had the necessary works done on her house in december so the sale could proceed. Why they have put it off is beyond me.

Secondly I don't know what all of a sudden she's not on her solicitors back about them being really slow! 8-10 weeks for paperwork is having a laugh. Something smells fishy and I have a feeling it may go belly up leaving me and Al out of pocket and back to square one, 5 months on and 5 months worth of house prices rising later.

Hacked off is one phrase i'd use but fuming is more accurate. I don't understand why there isn't some kind of law or statute that protects buyers from situations where this can happen. I think if a vendor is selling then decided to pull out then they should be liable for the costs lost to the buyer and visa versa. As it stands if anyone pulled out we'll lose £640 without even thinking bout it. It's wrong. Ridiculous. Incredibly stressful.

So at the moment we may not get the house at all, or we may, or we may have to wait, or we may be faced with them pulling out, or indeed we may have to threaten to pull out and then pull out if that doesn't get them moving.

Any of these options is not particularly joyous to think about bar one. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do until we hear either way so I'm stuck still further in limbo just waiting.

bah humbug.

Did get a smile today tho as I sat in work. The view from my window is the top of a walkway, domed which steadily got more piled with snow throughout the morning. I felt like I was on the Ice planet Hoth in Star Wars :D

i went for a walk in it later and I felt like a kid again because it was pretty untouched and swirling gently round. The thing I love about the snow is how it dulls everything - I work by one of the busiest roads in the city yet it was muffled by the snow and seemed so far away. All the noise that's normally round was less obtrusive and everyone seemed much more relaxed and fun.

Tomorrow however will be a nightmare as the snow turns to ice and i predict me falling on my ass at least 3 times.