Surely some mistake.....!

Nathan just called................ know its an odd time to talk business regarding Solicitors but ours goes on Holiday from Monday (typical!!) and he's been working on a Saturday for us.........That'll cost!!!! and Nathan hasn't slept for 3 days so he's been asleep.

Anyway, the vendor has signed his contract and popped it through his Solicitors door by hand this morning.

Thank the Lord! Are we on the final straight...........God I hope so

The Finishing Post Is In Sight..........Again!!

I've not posted for a few weeks , possibly due to depression. Its been hell.

Insurance Policy bought, but the wording is wrong. Get it re-written. its wrong again, try again. Still wrong..........OK you do it then!!

This process of Policy Ping-pong takes an excrutiating couple of weeks.

But now we have no obstacles to contract exchange right..............wrong!!

Thursday this week, I get a call, "Can you go to the vendors house and collect a document re VAT and get it to our Solicitor?" I'd already volunteered to play courier, rather than wait days for the Royal Mail.

Friday this week, a call..."Can you go to the Pub and get some more info, which our Solicitor asked for weeks ago?". So off Irene goes, then takes the docs, 30 miles round trip to copy them, return the originals and back to our Solicitor...........surely it can't be long now!

We're Nearly There

Good News Folks. although nothing official yet............The Vendor called Nathan today and informed him that his solicitor has managed to secure an indemnity policy and he's even willing to pay for it, we've yet to hear it from our Solicitor yet, but hopefully tomorrow.

The Vendor apparently plans to move out on Monday so it look like we should be stepping up to the oche anytime soon

I've started work on the website, just need to find a place to host it.

Keep watching

Oh When will it end?

Still no Joy, The Solicitor in Berwick is now on Holiday, I have spoken to our solicitor today who reaasures us and needs to have a conversation with the selling solicitor which he plans tomorrow.

We are now looking at an indemnity policy to protect us against losses as a result of the estate wanting the property back. I'm getting more and more confused by the day.

The vendor informs us that he is still working hard on future business for us, putting up new tourist signs and taking bookings. he also says the cottage next door is up for sale, about 18 months too early for us. we had considered if it came up, buying it and moving in there and converting the owners accomodation into more letting rooms. we don't know how much its going for but, its still too early!.

I've been handling all the calls today since Nathan is away on Family Business, he's back tomorrow so he can take over again

Lets see what the day brings

Bouncing Of The Walls

Harrumph, The Solicitor holding the Covenant, The one in Berwick having a baby! They've only gone and lost the Covenant haven't they, and waited 2 weeks to tell us, and only then when the vendor chases it up?

2 options now, perhaps the Estate has a copy, sure hope so. Or perhaps we can ask the Estate for a new one. I assume it need some kind of affidavit or notorised statement or somesuch. Another week nearly gone and still no nearer to completion date.

I've said it once and I'll say it again................Harrumph!!!

Money, Money, Money!!!

We need to set up some simple accounts package. Irene has spent much of today, starting our accounts package. As a start we've chosen Microsoft Money, for 2 reasons, 1/. Irene is conversant with it having used it for our personal accounts. 2/. Its dramatically cheaper than many others, we may have to change at some point down the road, but its a start for now

To Protect Us......

After discussions, we've decided that until this purchase is complete, certain details will be blanked out, "names have been changed to protect the innocence" kind of idea!, once we have some completion then we'll discuss this blog with named persons and list their names, we'll also produce and "Acknowledgements" page which will conclude stage 1, we'll then be on to stage 2. Day to Day Operations