Congratulations. I know Boston, worked there summer '19. You get a good deal for your money there. Actually in the town or in one of the villages?I have had a offer at the asking price accepted on a detached house in Boston Lincs
Survey being done next week , Just hope it's all OK , reason I am slightly worried is that the house has been on the market since August 2020
Congratulations. I know Boston, worked there summer '19. You get a good deal for your money there. Actually in the town or in one of the villages?
Nice. There are some nice quiet villages that side too.It's on the east side of Boston town just before the fields start
No wish to be a gloomy bugger, but the fens are very low and very flat...just do an internet search for previous flooding at that postcode please. may be just fine, but best check.
https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/long-term-flood-risk
Phewwww , How tedious , I now have confirmation that the legal teams dealing with this are saying it will take 20 weeks , Maybe more maybe less
Good Morning All,
I guess a lot of people here weren't around for the floods of 1953, I certainly wasn't.
I lived in North Somercotes up until July 2000 when we moved. The main reason we moved related to a significant increase in house insurance following floods in such as the Yorkshire area in 1998(?) which focused our minds.
You know flooding of the east coast is going to happen again - it's simply a question of when.
Regards
Richard
20 weeks? Crikey. Still, worth it in the end. Welcome to Lincolnshire! We moved from Bexhill to Sutton on Sea (about an hour or so up the road from Boston) last year; very happy indeed. For most of the year it is very quiet here, with virtually no traffic. Busier in the school hols, but nothing silly. Amazing beach and coast. The flat agricultural scenery is great. We can walk a few hundred yards one way and be walking in vast open spaces; not much further in the other we can walk for miles and miles along an enormous sandy beach.
It sounds like you're on the road into/out of Boston that passes the Pilgrim Hospital (A16). Some v nice places along there and a good spot. I hope it all works out for you.
We're in a similar situation, we sold our house in just 5 days having had 6 offers, which is great but we're struggling to find something to buy, but not to hold things up for our buyer I thought we'd look a rentals, the first one I rang about had 40 viewings booked on the first day, luckily I know someone who knows someone and signed a six month lease and paid the deposit on a rental on Monday, pressures off and we can take our time finding the 'right place.I've noticed the amount of property coming on the market slowing and lessening, I can see the current property bubble flattening and property prices plateauing , especially if the interest rates go up, hopefully it will be more a buyers market.
20 weeks seems a hell of a long wait for some paperwork to go through.
According to my legal people 20 weeks is the national average now
According to my legal people 20 weeks is the national average now
DIY conveyancing is still possible despite the money laundering check scam.We were 11 weeks between the offer being accepted and getting the keys on the place we bought recently - and even that seemed like a long time to me. As part of ensuring we were the preferred buyer we'd offered flexibility around the entry date as I think the legal process could have been completed quicker. In the past I've had as low as 6 weeks between an offer being submitted and moving in.
i cant see any sign of interest slowing . people are still devouring 3 beds with 50 plus folks after them sometimes . one bungalow here recently hit 25% over the asking price
helping someone here who has sold house fast but cant find anywhere . to go into rental is at least 750 pcm which is a lot for her and most would not want you for just 6 months .
Looks like its gone t-tt- up
I offered the asking price based on the house having no issues , £585 later it does have issues that I have estemated at around £20K to sort out