Well the house is still not sold, the divorce is still not completed although I found out what the delay was. It turned out that on some of the documents the wife's third name was missing so the court would not accept these documents as relating to the same person, even though the case number was the same, the first two names and surname were the same, my name was the same and addresses were the same. All down to stroppy clerks. Hopefully now that has been cleared up and we have agreed how to divide the assets things should go smoothly.
As a result of the failure to sell the house I am heading back to work after a short sabbatical of 3 months. I have taken on a contract to do an audit on the Mobilink network in Islamabad in Pakistan. Not the greatest place to go but it will pay the bills for a few more months.
Friday, 25 January 2008
Monday, 7 January 2008
Happy New Year
Another xmas and new year is over and nothing much has changed. Still awaiting for the divorce, don't know what is happening on that front, will need to talk again to her solicitor.
The house sale has ground to a halt as the arsehole that made us an offer was playing silly buggers and it transpired that he had no intention of paying anything like the amount he initially offered. After discussing the survey he had carried out on the property, I jumped through a lot of hoops for him. I had the septic tank emptied, a periodic electricity safety check, the boiler serviced, the chimney swept, a sewage discharge licence confirmed, environmental services to do a report on any possible asbestos in old artex and not least a couple of quotes for some rising damp in the oldest walls (about 300 years old) and some cosmetic finishing touches on an older roof. Total cost to put right any defects, after paying out around 600 pound for all these tasks, came to around 2,000 pound.
Told him that I would drop the price by £3,000 which would more than cover the cost of the work. His response was to ask for his own builder to come and give a quote. This was when I decided that he was just jerking me around. Told him he would be wasting his time and the final reduction was £3,000. His response was to ask for a reduction of 38,000 pound which just confirmed that he was a chancer and a total time waster.
House back on the market.
Had a quiet New years eve as the local bus company stopped its services early at 21:50. left Helston before most people were out and about and decided to go to Mullion, he nearest village to me and a 35 minute walk home down a hilly country lane. Had to choose this option as Frank, the landlord of the Wheel Inn which is 200 yards from my home, decided to close at 11pm so there was no chance or seeing in the new year there. Going to Mullion was a bad decision, I should have just gone home, as I forgot how 'cliquey' villages in Cornwall are. Seems that if you were not born there then you are always looked on as a foreigner and just ignored. I have been going into the two pubs there on and off for the last 7 years and on new years eve I was totally ignored by all but one person, the ex-partner of Frank, the landlord of the Wheel Inn. Was home by 23:30 and in bed not long after.
Next year will be different, if I ever get this bloody house sold and the divorce finalised.
All the bes for the new year to one and all.
The house sale has ground to a halt as the arsehole that made us an offer was playing silly buggers and it transpired that he had no intention of paying anything like the amount he initially offered. After discussing the survey he had carried out on the property, I jumped through a lot of hoops for him. I had the septic tank emptied, a periodic electricity safety check, the boiler serviced, the chimney swept, a sewage discharge licence confirmed, environmental services to do a report on any possible asbestos in old artex and not least a couple of quotes for some rising damp in the oldest walls (about 300 years old) and some cosmetic finishing touches on an older roof. Total cost to put right any defects, after paying out around 600 pound for all these tasks, came to around 2,000 pound.
Told him that I would drop the price by £3,000 which would more than cover the cost of the work. His response was to ask for his own builder to come and give a quote. This was when I decided that he was just jerking me around. Told him he would be wasting his time and the final reduction was £3,000. His response was to ask for a reduction of 38,000 pound which just confirmed that he was a chancer and a total time waster.
House back on the market.
Had a quiet New years eve as the local bus company stopped its services early at 21:50. left Helston before most people were out and about and decided to go to Mullion, he nearest village to me and a 35 minute walk home down a hilly country lane. Had to choose this option as Frank, the landlord of the Wheel Inn which is 200 yards from my home, decided to close at 11pm so there was no chance or seeing in the new year there. Going to Mullion was a bad decision, I should have just gone home, as I forgot how 'cliquey' villages in Cornwall are. Seems that if you were not born there then you are always looked on as a foreigner and just ignored. I have been going into the two pubs there on and off for the last 7 years and on new years eve I was totally ignored by all but one person, the ex-partner of Frank, the landlord of the Wheel Inn. Was home by 23:30 and in bed not long after.
Next year will be different, if I ever get this bloody house sold and the divorce finalised.
All the bes for the new year to one and all.
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