genie wrote:
the process of purchasing a house in England. Even with a substantial deposit (67% of the purchase price), a very good salary, and a reasonably priced house in my sights, the process has still been going on since February - and we're not even past the valuation phase yet. A huge spanner was thrown into the works very early on by a miserable b*stard of a surveyor who undervalued the property for no apparent reason, delaying the purchase by weeks and weeks while we compiled a lot of expensive (and unnecessary - the property is fine) structural and drainage reports. And now the bank has decided to drag their feet over the final valuation figure.
It's a complete, utter, total, clusterf*ck and it defies all common sense that purchasing a home should be this drawn-out, stressful, and difficult
It's a complete, utter, total, clusterf*ck and it defies all common sense that purchasing a home should be this drawn-out, stressful, and difficult