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Still loving my bank virgin one from rbs

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Les

Another example of fine service from The One Account. Long story short, bought new house before old one sold. Now old one taking time to sell and costing me. Just in case latest sales efforts don’t pan out, I contact … Continue reading →

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10 days after offer we have exchanged

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Les

It feels incredible but we’ve done it. Friday 10th June, 10 days (including a weekend) after our offer is accepted and we’ve exchanged contracts. We’re now flat out for school applications. I’ve rather glossed over in these posts just how … Continue reading →

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7 days after offer

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Les

Tuesday 7th June. Another round of chasing phone calls and emails. The contract arrives. What’s more the council have played a blinder and the searches are back. No airports, no flood plain, no landfill. We’re good to go. On previous … Continue reading →

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6 days after offer

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Les

The vendor’s solicitor is back from holiday today. I email the agents. I email our solicitors. I email them all again. Call them all again. My Wife does the same. They get no peace until we get word from the … Continue reading →

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Decision day plus 10 more conveyancing

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Les

Aaarggh! The memorandum of sale arrives, solicitors make contact, it turns out the venfor’s solicitor is on holiday until the 6th of June! So much for my plan of getting the draft contract out before the weekend. At least the … Continue reading →

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life changes 9 days from decision day – conveyancing

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Les

Our solicitor was already on standby. All usual solicitor preliminaries were in place within two days of decision to move. Today our lawyer awaits the ‘Memorandum of Sale’ from the vendor’s agent;   and so begins the first delay. Why, … Continue reading →

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life changes – 8 days from decision day

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Les

Tuesday May 31st. It’s been a busy 7 days. Our current lender fortunately agreed to lend enough to buy new house without selling the current one. This makes us a ‘cash buyer’ so a speedy move should be possible assuming … Continue reading →

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life changes – decision day

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Les

So, my Wife and I have one of our ‘is our lifestyle working for our family?’ discussions. Conclusion: No. Life’s good but we could all be fitter, more active and less time-pressured. Primary reason: Too much driving. School is a … Continue reading →

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WordPress.com you let me down tonight

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Les

So, here I am with a friend who needs a website for her new business. WordPress.com! I yell at her, it’s so easy, it’s quick, it’s free. Unfortunately, signing up for WordPress.com tonight is just not happening. Some site problem … Continue reading →

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Removing RSS feeds from outlook 2007

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Les

This post saved me from some outlook hell that had been bugging be for weeks. http://www.robinmalau.com/how-to-remove-rss-feeds-from-outlook-2007/ Shows how to remove RSS feeds from outlook 2007 when you think you’ve already removed them and can no longer see them under the … Continue reading →

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