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Title: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Barman on March 13, 2023, 09:26:26 AM
You couldn't make it up!  cussing:

After uge delays caused by the buyer, our house sale was due to complete this week...

I've been massively busy sorting everything out, tax completion, cleaners, moving out our tenant's final bits, donations to charity shops, etc.

So on Friday our solicitors are due at The Land Registry to effectively swap a big bag of cash for the title deeds and keys...

However...

Last week The Land registry suffered a ransomware attack on its computers... They are still down...

Each day the 'puters are down delays completion by a day...  Banghead
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Uncle Mort on March 13, 2023, 09:38:19 AM
 Yargh: doesn't quite cover it.

I have tendency to quickly lose it whenever anything goes wrong (it's a family trait)

erit terminus in lacrimis (family motto)
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Barman on March 13, 2023, 10:42:43 AM
Yargh: doesn't quite cover it.

I have tendency to quickly lose it whenever anything goes wrong (it's a family trait)

erit terminus in lacrimis (family motto)

 lol: lol: lol:

I'm still hoping that (due to a bizarre freak of laziness on the part of the buyer's lawyer) we should have his money in our client account and hold the title deeds by the end of the week...

So the tears will be his but we won't get the cash until The Land Registry sorts its shit out...  scared2:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Steve on March 13, 2023, 11:14:51 AM
 Shocked:

Hopefully you had no part in designing their IT system.

What a fuck up but seems organisations the world over are naive about the need to protect data no matter how much it annoys their employees. 

. . .

erit terminus in lacrimis (family motto)

 ;D   you should licence rights to use that
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Nick on March 13, 2023, 02:24:17 PM
I feel your pain noooo:

Stupid useless conveyancers took 16 WEEKS to process my flat sale cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: apc2010 on March 13, 2023, 08:16:52 PM
Yargh: doesn't quite cover it.

I have tendency to quickly lose it whenever anything goes wrong (it's a family trait)

erit terminus in lacrimis (family motto)

 lol: lol: lol:

I'm still hoping that (due to a bizarre freak of laziness on the part of the buyer's lawyer) we should have his money in our client account and hold the title deeds by the end of the week...

So the tears will be his but we won't get the cash until The Land Registry sorts its shit out...  scared2:

Lend us a .....I'll wait.... noooo:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Barman on March 14, 2023, 06:56:39 PM
I've just learnt that to the surprise of everyone the buyer is going to fly in tomorrow to inspect the property!  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Steve on March 14, 2023, 10:53:07 PM
I've just learnt that to the surprise of everyone the buyer is going to fly in tomorrow to inspect the property!  eveilgrin:
Hows the Land Registry doing? 
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Barman on March 15, 2023, 05:16:11 AM
I've just learnt that to the surprise of everyone the buyer is going to fly in tomorrow to inspect the property!  eveilgrin:
Hows the Land Registry doing?

Puters still down... Talking about reinstating in sections now, I'm guessing another week at least before they are back to 'normal'...
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Steve on March 15, 2023, 11:08:15 AM
I've just learnt that to the surprise of everyone the buyer is going to fly in tomorrow to inspect the property!  eveilgrin:
Hows the Land Registry doing?

Puters still down... Talking about reinstating in sections now, I'm guessing another week at least before they are back to 'normal'...
noooo:

Memo to self:  I really must make that independent from the Cloud full back up
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Barman on March 16, 2023, 02:18:25 PM
Quite a day...

Met the buyer at the house this morning and everything was fine there - he was happy to do some form of 'cash in exchange for keys' scheme if the lawyers could work something out...

However, my (brilliant) lawyer has managed to get an appointment at The Land Registry on Monday to do a proper transfer!  cloud9:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Nick on March 16, 2023, 02:44:08 PM
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Barman on March 16, 2023, 03:02:42 PM
Well that all went tits-up quite quickly!  Banghead
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: apc2010 on March 16, 2023, 03:50:18 PM
Well that all went tits-up quite quickly!  Banghead

Where is the popcorn seasoning ......... rubschin:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Nick on March 16, 2023, 04:01:04 PM
 Popcorn: Popcorn:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Steve on March 16, 2023, 04:48:07 PM
Popcorn: Popcorn:
Popcorn: Popcorn: Popcorn:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Barman on March 17, 2023, 07:03:53 AM
Well, it was certainly a roller-coaster ride yesterday!

Showed the guy around the house which was fine, got the appointment at LR which was amazing, his last funds plopped into our account mid afternoon so all was well...

...until we discovered that his lawyer hadn't told him about the transfer fees (~€25,000) which he didn't happen to have in his pocket...  Banghead

So Monday is cancelled and everything put on hold unless we can agree a 'deal' that we worked on late into the night... noooo:

Added to that, I'm back in court on Monday on the burglary fiasco and the lawyer that represented me last time has left the firm so I had to start that all over again...  evil:

No wonder I have a hangover this morning...  ;D
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Steve on March 17, 2023, 08:59:55 AM
Well, it was certainly a roller-coaster ride yesterday!

Showed the guy around the house which was fine, got the appointment at LR which was amazing, his last funds plopped into our account mid afternoon so all was well...

...until we discovered that his lawyer hadn't told him about the transfer fees (~€25,000) which he didn't happen to have in his pocket...  Banghead

So Monday is cancelled and everything put on hold unless we can agree a 'deal' that we worked on late into the night... noooo:

Added to that, I'm back in court on Monday on the burglary fiasco and the lawyer that represented me last time has left the firm so I had to start that all over again...  evil:

No wonder I have a hangover this morning...  ;D
noooo:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Miss Demeanour on March 17, 2023, 11:51:28 AM
Well, it was certainly a roller-coaster ride yesterday!

Showed the guy around the house which was fine, got the appointment at LR which was amazing, his last funds plopped into our account mid afternoon so all was well...

...until we discovered that his lawyer hadn't told him about the transfer fees (~€25,000) which he didn't happen to have in his pocket...  Banghead

So Monday is cancelled and everything put on hold unless we can agree a 'deal' that we worked on late into the night... noooo:

Added to that, I'm back in court on Monday on the burglary fiasco and the lawyer that represented me last time has left the firm so I had to start that all over again...  evil:

No wonder I have a hangover this morning...  ;D

Sounds like their lawyer is shite !!  noooo:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Barman on March 17, 2023, 02:21:16 PM
We managed to do it...  cloud9:

Have received loadsamunny and about to go and had over a big bag of keys!
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Nick on March 17, 2023, 03:52:26 PM
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Free bar and buffet all week cloud9:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Steve on March 17, 2023, 04:54:33 PM
We managed to do it...  cloud9:

Have received loadsamunny and about to go and had over a big bag of keys!
happ096

Must be a relief.  Now you just have to cope with all those begging letters.

Talking of which:  Dear BM . . . . .
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: apc2010 on March 17, 2023, 09:39:30 PM
We managed to do it...  cloud9:

Have received loadsamunny and about to go and had over a big bag of keys!

I always liked you ...despite what the others said .... Thumbs:
Title: Re: You Couldn't Make It Up Part 82646
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 17, 2023, 10:28:54 PM
We managed to do it...  cloud9:

Have received loadsamunny and about to go and had over a big bag of keys!

I always liked you ...despite what I've said when you don't have free booze.... Thumbs:

 whistle: