27.02 Day 164 . . . Shenanigans & Sign

Again I woke early and then dozed, until I knew Tre was awake. It wasn’t long until we got a call from Kate the estate agent. She informed us that an email had been received the night before from the sellers of the Chenay house wanting to change/delete clauses from the compromise de vente we were supposed to be signing later in the day. The changes weren’t that big an issue, basically around tasks they needed to complete in regard to the chimneys and fosse and wanting to take some garden troughs with them. Tre and I discussed it quickly and called Kate back. All agreed despite a feeling of brinksmanship on final day, when they have had weeks to discuss this. Tre was definitely calmer about the whole thing than me . . . my angry head had appeared. Shenanigans about sums it up!!
We then kicked our heels for the remainder of the morning and then showered and changed to go to Notaire in Ruffec for the signing.. We left at about 2.15pm arriving in Ruffec at 2.50pm for our 3.30 appointment - so task one, find cafe in Ruffec and drink coffee. After coffee we walked to the Notaire and met Kate. Who arrived shortly after us. It wasn’t long before we were ushered in with the Notaire Clerk, but also his wife. The Notaires Clerk then covered at that we had been told this morning by Kate but then added that other changes had been made including requests to take spare roof tiles from a stack in the garden and then the main point - completion date end of May. It was at this point I heard the otherwise and normally very mild mannered and calm Teresa growl next to me. Suffice to say we made our point about the proposed date and how did they need 12 weeks to empty a bloody barn, which had next to nothing in it. So - we said no to May!!. The very lovely Notaires Clerk then called sellers Notaire and within about five minutes the end of April as date had been agreed. Papers then read over, amended and signed. Agreement to pay the Safer to get an expedited reply . . . . and hey voila - 28th April pencilled in as the completion date. It wasn’t long before we were leaving and said goodbye to Kate.
The drive back to Sauze was a little shell shocked, neither of us quite believing we might just get this over the line.
Food (huge fat pork and herb sausages) and drink including a bottle of fizz for a celebratory drinks later were purchased on the way home.
At home we cooked the fat sausages and stuck them in a French stick with some cooked onion for a quick and easy dinner with a glass of fizz, talk about know how to live!!
We then sat and watched the tv drinking fizz, neither of us really watching what was on the screen - both still a little shell shocked. We made arrangements with what will be our first guests at the new place (fingers crossed everything else goes to plan) and hope they behave - Mr & Mrs A’s !! 😂🫣
Then we made an arrangement to meet with Gilly and Paul at Lezay market tomorrow for celebratory hot chocolate.
Bed - with less stressed heads than we have had for many of the past nights.Read more