I forgot to mention...
...that we had a bit of an update about the whole 'house' thing this afternoon, and it afforded us some amusement. It seems that our purchaser's solicitor must have been in touch with his clients despite their overseas holidays, for our estate agents received a rather agitated call from him this morning. He was under the happy impression that we had exchanged contracts last Wednesday, so he got a bit of a shock to find that we have issued an ultimatum about exchanging tomorrow. It remains to be seen whether that happens or not - if not, the deal's off.
My last job on Friday evening was to have a rather emotional conversation with our friends who are also interested in buying this house, and who are currently waiting in the wings to step in if our current purchasers miss tomorrow's deadline. I gave them an update, much as you read it here, and afterwards felt very sad because until that conversation I had no idea just how interested they really are, and how important this is to them - and we may be about to disappoint them. The trouble is that we had no idea how strongly they felt: we didn't know that they were interested until after we'd accepted our current purchaser's offer, and they didn't come to see the place until a week or so ago. While they were here we showed them around and then left them to it, but Michael and I sat in the kitchen saying to each other that we didn't they that they were interested because we couldn't see it in their faces... And I just didn't realise that they have been to see lots of houses but that so far this is the only one that has appealed to all three of them. We just didn't know, and I think the reason for that is that a) they didn't want to get their own hopes up and b) they didn't want us to feel pressurised. The net result is that their hopes may have been raised in vain and then dashed - and I feel very sad about that. Of course, the show isn't over until someone signs on the bloody line, so there is still hope, but I suspect it's getting fainter now that our purchasers have begun to realise that their solicitor has been interfering in their absence.
I wonder what will happen? I have to say that I thought it grossly unfair that there was no email from Camelot informing me that I have just won the National Lottery when I switched on my laptop this morning - that could solve a lot of problems right now.
My last job on Friday evening was to have a rather emotional conversation with our friends who are also interested in buying this house, and who are currently waiting in the wings to step in if our current purchasers miss tomorrow's deadline. I gave them an update, much as you read it here, and afterwards felt very sad because until that conversation I had no idea just how interested they really are, and how important this is to them - and we may be about to disappoint them. The trouble is that we had no idea how strongly they felt: we didn't know that they were interested until after we'd accepted our current purchaser's offer, and they didn't come to see the place until a week or so ago. While they were here we showed them around and then left them to it, but Michael and I sat in the kitchen saying to each other that we didn't they that they were interested because we couldn't see it in their faces... And I just didn't realise that they have been to see lots of houses but that so far this is the only one that has appealed to all three of them. We just didn't know, and I think the reason for that is that a) they didn't want to get their own hopes up and b) they didn't want us to feel pressurised. The net result is that their hopes may have been raised in vain and then dashed - and I feel very sad about that. Of course, the show isn't over until someone signs on the bloody line, so there is still hope, but I suspect it's getting fainter now that our purchasers have begun to realise that their solicitor has been interfering in their absence.
I wonder what will happen? I have to say that I thought it grossly unfair that there was no email from Camelot informing me that I have just won the National Lottery when I switched on my laptop this morning - that could solve a lot of problems right now.
posted by Sara Bowen at 6:32 pm
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