Moved - at last!!!

Hurrah! On Monday we finally moved to the new house. It was not without hiccups;

• The movers arrived just after 12. Unfortunately neither the money from our buyer or the money for our mortgage had come through.
  
• About 1ish the money from the buyer was received.
• About 1:30 the movers had finished loading everything we owned into the van and were ready to go. Unfortunately the money from the mortgage company had still not arrived. Even worse it turns out the BACS transfer that was to have been completed by 10am had gone wrong somehow.
• Now the mortgage company had to get a manager in another department to signoff an electronic transfer. They took their time...
• Ot was now about 3:00, we were literally homeless and the men in the van were sitting around.
• We executed our plan B i.e. arranged to stay at a friends overnight and arranged with the movers to send the van back with everything in it to the yard overnight and to come back the next day if there had been no movement by 4:30.
• About 3:30 the solicitor rang saying that the money had finally come thorugh to them and they were sending it on to the vendors solicitors.
• My g/f went to the estate agent's to wait for the key release.
• Eventually about 4:00 we got the go and the key was released.
• It was all over by 5.
  

The movers were really quick. In fact I highly recommend them - London Van Man. I used them 3 times this year (long story) by now and each time they've moved me quickly and efficiently.

Have been unpacking the last few days.

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