Yup, stressful is definitely a byword, moving is such a pain in the arse, but having lived out of a couple of bags the last two years I'm definitely glad to be able to lay some roots again, cheers for happy thoughts guys. Also to those also moving try to stay focused on the end result rather than the annoying and expensive journey

Shitty system ran for the profit of agents

They have you by the balls though, they know full well if you were to leave it would cost much more, pricks.
My current landlord is the best landlord I have had.
He doesn't put the rent up unless it is new tenants.

He told us it is largely pointless by the time the tax man has had his share. The risk of tenants leaving means he may end up having to pay a lettings agent again to find new tenants.
When our contract renewed after our first year it cost me and my house mate over a hundred quid, it cost him a grand! Just on admin!

The year after we just told the lettings agents we left, he told them he wasn't renting it anymore and just came to an agreement between ourselves.

Coolio

those stairs are shit, get better stairs

Skerret wrote:

I'll be moving before the year is out.  This will be my fifth residence.  Elm, $30m will get you a house in Toorak.  Face, your place is nice, stay.

Apparently I haven't been in this thread.

We did move, but to even nicer digs. Now landlord may have to sell. Bummer. He's been upfront, and given us notice even before they've reached the point of definitely selling. Now we're just hoping they find another option.

Best of luck to anyone having to move soon. I hope it's to a better place, and I hope amenities and interweb doesn't bust your balls switching and connecting.

Getting more than a bit fed up with waiting to move now.
For over a month now my solicitors, the sellers solicitors and the estate agents have been chasing the freeholder for important documents (building insurance, fire and asbestos report mainly). They are dragging their heels for some unknown reason.

Just spoke to my solicitors and they have been told by the freeholder to "stop ringing and let us get on with it".
It is fucking bull shit, the freeholder are renting the other flats in the property directly so these are documents they should already have by law.

Getting concerned this is all going to fall through.

Cheers man.

Wahey! Finally completed purchase of our new house today! The big move starts tomorrow, 2 households into one - shitloads from storage and the rest from our current rental.

Massive relief that it's all finally coming together and to an end.

3 and a half months with one other purchase in the chain for us. Combination of fucking solicitors and feckless sellers.

Went into the house today to clean it - it was clatty as fuck, people seriously have no shame. Still food stains on the kitchen benches and I took 8 or 9 buckets of black water out of the upstairs carpets with a Rug Doctor. Disgusting.

So you'll be shitting standing up or what

Ps congratulations both on your acquisitions.

And 1% wet piss?

Got to mark your new territory.

Paul the sparky wrote:

Well in you two, fucking stressful stuff innit?

Fucking right it is. I'm also watching the kids today and trying to keep them busy at the same time as organising move and cleaning.

My mother in law loves her gardening, but looking at all the equipment in the shed leads me to ponder the ultimate gangsta question.

How many hoes are too many hoes?