As the British economy hits rock bottom, thousands of skilled workers are looking abroad to start up a brighter, more stable life in a different economy. 
Traditionally, Australia and New Zealand have been a favourite destination …

The Australian Government has announced a relaxation in its policy affecting the purchase of real estate by temporary residents living in Australia.
Currently, all temporary residents and non-residents (including businesses) must notify the Australian Government through …

Well, its been an interesting week since we were blobbed on by the buyers who decided to retract their offer due to marital issues.
We instructed the Halifax to drop the price by a couple of …

Well, we have had our weekly update today. Ok, perhaps not an update as such just a voicemail from the Halifax (after being chased).
Hopefully, it’s just a case of no real news is good news!
The …

Bollocks, B*stard and Sh*T!
Had a call from the Crapifax this morning (aka Halifax estate agents) to advise us that there is a problem with the mortgage.
The buyer has lost their P60 and even though the …

Well, I wondered if I should type this so soon in case I risked giving the kiss of death to recent happenings but hey, you only live once right!
Things continue to go well. The survey …

Do you know what, when we decided to emigrate to Australia, the emotions we went through when trying to gain our Visa kinda pale into insignificance when compared to those we are going through now …

Ahh the delights of selling a property or should that be AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
The lady who was supposed to go into the Halifax yesterday to finalise the mortgage details and pay the surveyors fee’s was unable to …

Remember when I posted in this update that there was a second offer on the table for slightly more money from a nice couple, but they had a house to sell.
Well, as promised they went …

OK, I had a bit of a moan the other day about a family who basically said they were really interested and they would make an offer the following day and yet, alas, everything went …

Well. We are still here
Our ‘buyer’ is still to sort a mortgage out so we continue to market our property as best as we can.
The Little house company hasn’t generated eny enquiries (although …

Oh joy of joys
Things are never as simple as you’d like them to be are they?
Following the utopia of this weekend nothing has really progressed.
It seems our buyer is now having issues getting a mortgage …

As I mentioned on Friday, we were waiting for a formal offer to be made on our house.
It was supposed to be made at around 4pm so I made sure my diary was free for …

Well, its been over a month since we had the first formal, and highly disappointing offer on our house.
We had a chap come to look at the house this week, he brought his daughters with …

Well, its been a while but thought it may be useful to post an update on what’s going on.
The house is still up for sale but alas, we have had no joy in flogging the …

Well, yesterday I posted about the exciting prospect of receiving our first offer and what a let down!
Nearly 20% below the asking price. I wouldn’t mind but the house has only been on the market …