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A luton van and possibly a transit in the near future. I've always used GWH in swindon, but can anyone recommend anyone else? GWH cost me approx 80 per day for a luton.

Tried the place in Wootton Bassett? They're very cheap.

i always use duncans in stratton

is the move happening?

Yeah looking good mate. Exchanging on monday (touch wood!!)

I'm moving today. Having a fucking mare.  :evil:

Arthritis kicking in, old man?

yet you have time to go on line?!?! crazy

good luck sippo, west swindon will be a better place  :D

Stupid women hasn't finished moving out yet. And no sky 'til Monday  :o

 :twisted:

I always used Sixt in the North - not sure if they're in Swindon.

£39 pd special for a  transit lo-swb
£49 pd special for a transit hi-top lwb

That was a year ago, but they're very good if you can get the special offers.
Try simple promotions like special1 or daily1 in the code box or search google.

EDIT
http://www.e-sixt.co.uk/

Best Deals currently:
Ford Transit 280 (Standard size?) for £36 pd (Mon-Thurs)
Transit Connect £84 for the weekend (3 days for price of 2)

That came through pretty quick Sippo!

Was on a 21/28 day exchange deadline, also they want to rush it through cos of the financial tax year n stuff.

So who wants to help me shift stuff?!  :mrgreen:

My day rate is £200

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: Pint, pie and chips?

takes much more.....

And gravy then....

I am on my way

Not yet, cos I ain't moving just yet.  :mrgreen:

deals off

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

The people I'm buying the house from were pushing a 21 day exchange. We've got ourself already to exchange on Monday (deadline day) and they having even sent the deeds off yet hence delaying exchange of contracts!!  :evil:

gutting mate, hope it sorts itself

Bollocks, Cunt, Shit, Wankers!!!

The people at the bottom of the chain have pulled out! The top of the chain is still strong but means we need to sort the bottom before anymore progress is made!!

Well gutted and pissed off!!!  :evil:  :evil:

Shit mate, the person buying yours? Whos your agent?

no the person buying his. He's got a two bed in west swindon with halifax. I sold with Taylors.

do you know the value and road? Is he desperate for yours?

Not sure mate. All I know is that it is a 2 bed and will prob sell quite quick which is good. Were you thinking of making an offer. Its with Halifax over by me at Shaw village.

I'm sorting out my house stuff at the moment, surveyor found rot in the windows which is a bit of a shitter.

Getting a quote and then seeing what we can get knocked off the price.

Spud, Its the most stressfull thing ever. I was supposed to exchange today!! Grrrr.

I'm in a good position because i was in no chain.

I'm not signing anything until the rot problem has been sorted out.

Wahoo back on track again! Three offers on mine of the same price!  :beers:  No one wanted to offer anymore money though which i thought was strange. Going with a buy to let couple who can exchange in 14 days!  :beers:

If they had seen that it had been on the market previously and has come back on or it was made known why you were in a rush etc....i'm surprised you got asking price.....or did you mean you got same price as you'd accepted before and it wasnt the asking price?

No one pays more than they need to for something they know the seller is desperate to sell.

I accepted 500 less than the asking price after them offering a grand less. Still happy.

**BUMP**

Never again am I  buying or trying to buy. Its nearly been 2 months since I accepted the second offer on mine yet still haven't exchanged. Shit is going to the fan big time. The house I'm looking to buy is now no longer being marketed by Taylors and they didn't inform me. This happened over a week ago now, and only found out today that another agent is marketing it. The mrs is stressed, i'm pissed off. May look for somewhere else but I lose the £600 mortgage valuation fee.

I'd be happy now just to live in a cardboard box. God obviously doesn't like me.  :(

Sippo is this down to your solicitor, if so, is it wrong to say told you so? No ok mate, advice would be contact the people you want to buy the house from direct via letter and explain you want it.  How long till you complete on the sale of yours? If its a week or two they will accept.  Also mayne not legally right but they may not have to pay fees?!

No my solicitor is up together mate, as useless as he is. Problem contacting them direct is that they are a repossesion company, can't be arsed with it all. The people buying mine only live 4 days away so might fuck taylors off and speak to them direct by mine.

Thing thats pissed me off today is that North Swindon taylors didn't inform me about the non-marketing. They said they did but they blatently didn't. THey lied to me. Grrrr. Surely I have a case against them for not informing me??

I might buy a big two bed somewhere instead...

Ash you were right mate, as you said to Mich, my solicitor is useless!! Apparently my buyers are going into today to possibly sign contracts! I never even knew this. £175 per hour he's charging me!!

What solicitors did you go with Sippo?

Morrison and Masters. Recommended to me by Michs Grandad.  :evil: Should of gone with the one on Bath Road in Old town (like ash said).

I went with Bower & Bailey. They were very good and it was one of the partners that dealt with everything rather than a paralegal. Only £425 fees aswell.

Never again thats all I can say. Its everyone thats pissed me off. I'm never going for a repossesion property again, but hopefully it'll be tied up today or early next week. It will just be a relief. I'm going to make an official complaint to Taylors though about the way they've handled my purchase.

Just wait till you get the hassle of reconnecting the gas/electric/water at the house then.

Repossesions = nightmare

Thats easy compared to all the other stuff. I'll be looking to complete half term week so I'll have the week off.

M and M were great for some stuff my folks had to do, when they moved a few months ago they had a fair amount of trouble with em, I'm pretty sure my Dad is now very happy to be living out of the area.  Roll on a year when I have tio try and buy a place! :?

BUMP

Was gazumped last night. Not a happy chappy. Not gonna both with the repo anymore. Too much added stress.

On a good point, least there will be lots of houses going on the market because of the HIP malarky, and the peoploe buying mine are going anywhere as they've put down a 10k deposit!

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.  :evil:

Blimey. You're not having much luck with this!

Spoke to Sippo last night he didnt sound a very happy man.  Hope it gets sorted

It's easy to get gazumped on a repo though, they'll always look to get a higher price even if you're up to the point where you're just about to sign contracts.

But it was right at the last minute. Which is the hardest part. All for only a couple of k. All the hard work was done was supposed to exchange this week.

I'm gonna slit my wrists.  :emo:  :cry:

Did you lose much money on fees etc. that you'd already paid?

about a grand I reckon.

It's the shit system we have, which doesn't help you I know.

Isn't the scottish system different, sealed bids invited over £X  by a certain date - and the highest bid wins. Something like that.

Erm. Move to Scotland?

But then in Scotland you could spend months or years missing out by a grand here or there.  In theory the English system works but for a few dickheads for insist on gazumping for a few extra quid - in Scotland you know where you are but must take a long while to get there.  Public auctions are the way to go - in the street a la Neighbours!

In Scotland what ever offer you make on a property, repo or not, you're are then tied to that property legally. Makes the whole chain secure, and I think in England it should be the same.

Scotland use the 'offer over' principle which makes it very hard to judge the real market value of property. Most houses up there go for 15%-20% more than the 'offer over' price.

Sippo's right though, in Scotland when you make a verbal offer it is legally binding on both parties (or so I believe) which makes the whole system a lot more secure.

Exactly Sam - it might be more secure, but I can imagine it being immensely frustrating by missing out after slightly misvaluing a property.  Maybe the new fantastic homebuyers pack will save us all!?  :?