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Just before the second meeting Ian rang. As we already knew, the deposit on the first property in our chain of three was being paid for, or lent to the purchaser by, his employers. For some inexplicable reason they were adamant that they wouldn’t pay it before this Thursday, just six days before the proposed completion date. By 2pm there was still no sign of the money and Ian rang with a proposal from down the chain that exchange of contracts went ahead on the basis of a promise that the deposit would be forthcoming. Reluctantly we agreed and Ian said he would then book the removals paying the extra £300 cancellation insurance just in case.
Several hours later when I got home, Ian said I might want to have a drink before he updated me further. My heart sank. After calling me earlier he’d decided not to go with the exchange without the deposits in place and told the solicitor to go ‘by the book’. Either way it makes no difference to the main issue… he couldn’t book anyone to do our removals. Oh dear. We really need a three-day move: one for (professional) packing, one for loading and moving and one contingency day. The three firms we’d had in to give quotes were now booked up to September! One company could possibly get personnel and transport from another depot but hadn’t called back. Another said they might be able to pack for us over the weekend or Monday and put everything in store until suitable transport is available to move it to Weymouth. It could be two or three weeks! In the meantime we would have to set aside the absolute minimum that we need to live with and I need to work, put it into a small storage unit before the completion date and then move it out again by car in the days after completion. This was not how I envisaged using our deckchairs in our new home.
Stop press: On the phone this morning and have found someone who had a cancellation last night. We might, just might, be able to move in one go.
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