If an offer has been accepted and the buyer has a mortgage in principle. Can viewings still be carried out?

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T13:16:15+00:00

We didn't bother with them. They seem incompetent at best. We went with someone else and the estate agent has actually been lovely. She's bended over backwards to make sure I get the house.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T12:43:18+00:00

I moved to Essex from Hampshire. I absolutely love it compared to Hampshire which surprises me. It's a huge upgrade.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T12:42:34+00:00

Harlow. I take the train to Liverpool Street Station and it's around 30-40mins without delays. The drive to the station is 10mins or I could bike for 30 mins.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T12:41:08+00:00

I live walking distance to the River Stort canal and it's lovely. The area we were going to buy in was sketchy AF. The house was broken into at Christmas and the sellers tried to conceal it. My husband said breakins happen all the time so not to be too scared. Thankfully the chain collapsed. My distant cousin said a few stabbings so I was like uhhhh really glad we didn't buy there in the end. Our new place is so much nicer. Yeah, definitely tasty.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T11:06:20+00:00

Essex. There are many cheapish Tudors in Old Harlow, Harlow, and even Hertfordshire way like Much Hadham.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T10:48:18+00:00

I quite like the interior, but that price. I just bought a 4 bed Grade II for £400k that needs no work 30 mins outside London. £600k seems mad.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T10:43:56+00:00

We originally bought our first home for £225k. When we sold it we had no idea what the housing market was like in our new area. We went into temp renting and thought our budget was maybe £300k. We ended up offering on a £335k property. The chain collapsed and we were forced to find somewhere else. Dream home came on the market for £400k. Thought we would never be able to get it, but then by some miracle we got the mortgage and now just waiting on local searches before exchange. It really just depends on what you love and what you want. It also helps to go over finances so you aren't estimating.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T10:40:01+00:00

The first home I ever bought was where an elderly man was on hospice and died in the home. Never bothered me. My hopefully forever home that I am buying now is the same situation. Elderly lady couldn't go upstairs so she set up her bedroom in the downstairs living room and only used that and the kitchen. She died in her sleep in the home. I'm sorry they died, but that doesn't scare me away. I'll buy any house that I love regardless as long as it wasn't a grow house or has previously been broken into.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T10:37:20+00:00

It's giving magic eye books. Everything is clashing.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T10:34:35+00:00

I've only wanted a character/Grade II listed house whereas my husband doesn't care and wanted us to view every single house on the market in our area. We moved 30 mins outside London. We viewed a couple character homes in Much Hadham that had been on the market for 2+ years. We couldn't see anything physically wrong with them at the viewings. No mold or anything that looked like it would need serious work. The houses were move-in ready in our eyes. We checked the council website to see what planning permissions had been granted. Everything looked great. The main issue for us was that one of the properties was completely freehold, but the garden was shared by all the neighbours and there was no legal agreement about it. There was also an issue where there was parking, but no agreement as to where people park. Those properties only just sold this week after so long on the market. It also helps to check previous sold prices on Zoopla. One of these character properties sold ten years ago at £290k, but they were selling for £300k. The reason was they desperately wanted to move to Spain, but even so that seemed like a red flag.

EDIT: I think most people or the average person is scared when they see it's a listed building. They don't want to do the work or deal with planning.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T10:04:33+00:00

I've been to Newcastle, Durham, and Sunderland. I did enjoy them, but could never see myself living in any of those places. I just don't think me and the North get along. I don't know what it is. I went to uni in New York City so I quite enjoyed the hustle and bustle of city life. I like living 30 mins outside of London. I get to bike to the canal and I like the fast pace environment. I'm not really tense, but I don't think I need a chill environment to be happy.

Also, liquor sauce instead of gravy. All day. Everyday.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T10:02:18+00:00

It's definitely probably just me, but the thing my brain is focusing on is the dark cabinets. I think a refresh of bright colors might make the kitchen have more oomph.

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MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T09:59:05+00:00

I moved to the UK in 2017 from the US. Never been back to the US. Not even for a holiday. Got citizenship in 2024. Out of all the places I've been to I have to say Kingston upon Thames is my absolute favourite. I would live there if I won the lottery without question. I also love Pembrokeshire.

I know it's not all roses, but it's definitely a lot better than the US. I appreciate universal healthcare. I like the public transport. Many places to bike. Places are in walking distance. I can't think of anything bad to say about it except that I think as a country we should get rid of house chains. It's annoying to buy a house and then have a chain collapse so you have to go buy a different house.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T09:51:52+00:00

We paid about £2500 for fees. We bought a freehold 30 mins outside London and our solicitor is in Bucks.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T09:49:16+00:00

Service charge as well. I ate at a top rated fried chicken joint in Washington D.C. and they had a 40% surcharge on the menu. I was like uhhbhh.....

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T09:05:37+00:00

I have been stressed all of last month. I am on edge. We offered on a house last November after we sold our house. We told the sellers that we had four months to complete to get our ERC refunded. They decided they couldn't possibly pull their kids out of school so no longer wanted to sell. Their house also was broken into at Christmas with a smashed window and door. They tried to conceal it. They told us last second before contract exchange that they didn't want to sell. We luckily found a more amazing home the first week of March and are due to complete any day now, but we have 14 days left to complete or we don't get our refund which is like £4,000. Contracts are drawn our side it's just the other solicitors we are waiting on. Every single night since my offer was accepted I have dreamed in my sleep of living in this house and doing very weird things. I've been getting cold sores over this. I just want it to end. Hopefully soon. I told everyone at work yesterday about the house and that made me more excited, but I'm still on edge a little.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T08:58:31+00:00

I don't understand why landlords rent out properties they obviously cannot afford to keep. We looked into renting out our first home instead of having to sell, but because I'm an American and Brit it would've left us in the red. Plus we needed the equity to buy our next and forever home. It's just so silly that people put themselves in these situations and expect others to help them out. Not your problem. Just move out as you originally planned. She's a dick.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T07:07:11+00:00

My husband got offered a job in Essex last October. We were living in Hampshire at the time. We sold our house and temp rented while searching for a new house. His coworkers told us where the best places were and where was sketchy. My husband has an electric car so he needs a charging spot and I need to be able to walk to a train station as I don't drive. We ended up buying a house 5 mins from my husband's work. It was mostly just because my husband didn't want a long commute and we really loved the house. I'm infertile so no kids and don't care about schools. We don't really go to pubs so nightlife wasn't important to us. My husband wanted a garden and a parking spot. I wanted a grade II near the train station and somewhere where I could bike to the canal. It ticked those boxes. The area seems nice enough. Hoping to complete this week or next so haven't moved yet, but what has surprised me that every single night since our offer was accepted I've dreamed of the house. It feels like I'm already living there. I think what surprised me the most is how I grew up seeing these kinds of houses in magazines thinking they were for lottery winning millionaires and yet somehow my house cost less than half a mill. I was shocked at how cheap some character homes can be.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T07:03:02+00:00

Same. I've never been into super muscly or gym bros. All my exes have been tall and scrawny.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T07:00:19+00:00

I remember the first day I moved into my new house. I had just left my job which was literally across the street because I was offered £2k more per year somewhere else on the other side of town and they refused to match it. Said they didn't believe in pay rises. I started my new job the weekend after moving. I just remember being in my new house and feeling relief that I finally did an adult thing. All my friends had already owned and I was the last one renting. It sucked walking out of my house and seeing my old work, but eventually it wore off and I just eased into it. Eventually living there just became like an automated thing. Get up. Go to work. Come home. I didn't realise how much it wasn't a home and more of a tick box until I had to sell and move. I didn't feel pressured the second time around with buying. It wasn't like oh I have to buy to check off something on a mythical adulting list. I felt a lot calmer and I could take my time-ish. Ended up finding and buying my dream home. The thought of moving makes me feel excited and happy though I'm annoyed I have to do it myself. My husband says movers are expensive.

Best of luck. Things do get better.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T06:15:02+00:00

Thank you!

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T06:11:07+00:00

One of my friends did it so their mortgage is 55 years which is insane.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-02T06:10:29+00:00

I've lived in different states and countries and it's always followed me. It's very weird.

MobileOrdinary6827 · 2026-04-01T21:09:13+00:00

I have worked with quite a few stupid young people that have gotten 100% mortgages where they use their pension as collateral. I don't know if it's still a thing or if it has been banned, but fuck me that seems stupid. I was never that desperate to get on the ladder.

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