Can't wait to see the "homeowner" version of Evan begin to emerge in next year's videos. You've been tested- yet had the discipline to maintain your focus. Well done!
Kudos to Evan for staying respectful to the people on the phone, despite how frustrating the situation was! And I'm on the edge of my seat to see if this will turn out alright 🤞
God Evan I was getting stressed just watching that! Well done for staying civil and keeping your sanity just about intact. Keeping my fingers crossed it's all finally sorted for you and you can finally sit on your new sofa in your new flat and enjoy a new bottle of whisky!
As a member of WHICH, it's amazing that nothing gets sorted until WHICH or the media get involved and highlight the Kafkaesque nightmare you and many others have been going through. Wishing you all the best Evan, I hope (finally) that you'll be able to move in.
I'm still keeping all my fingers and toes crossed for a Christmas miracle with a video of you in your new house surrounded by friends. You are so strong to have continued to persevere. Love and hugs.
Dude, I can so understand your frustration! I moved here from Switzerland and even though I love the UK, the absolute inefficiency of this country is unreal. So much potential and yet…..
I honestly don't even know what to say. I am genuinely impressed by your abilty to stay so calm during these phone calls. And honestly, from watching this the UK bureaucracy seems even worse than ours in Germany is and we already always meme around about how unnecessary everything seems to be. (Also bureaucracy is a hard word to spell). I really hope that things will stay positive now! ♥
Reading this made me giggle when I think of the fact German has words like Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften X) Bureaucracy is a weird word though, I will give you that. :)
I’m so sorry Evan. We’re terrified about trying to sell our flat because of that form. Our service charges and rent are rising but our wages are frozen and I don’t know how we’re going to carry on affording it but we won’t be able to sell. The whole situation is horrific. I truly hope your situation is cleared now and you can start 2022 happy, healthy and warm in a place of your own. This year will become a bad memory swiftly forgotten under brilliant new ones in your flat.
I haven’t finished the video yet (I’m at “7 days before”), but the whole countdown of days is reminding me of Looking for Alaska, and I just really hope everybody lives and Evan gets the mortgage!
wow…. what a rollercoaster of a vlog. thank you for sharing this experience of the clusterfuck that is buying a house in the uk. so glad things seem to be *touch wood* going your way. everything crossed for you
My man has secrets. Call him Bond, Glenn Bond Glad you've finally got this shit sorted brother, I can only imagine how frustrating and rage inducing this was. hope the which interview SLAMS them
Seriously… I’m like… how the hell can people be like… I’ll sign the paper cuz it’s my job but I ain’t submitting it. 😳 I am looking forward to following the exposé
I don't know how you're coping as well as you are. I've been crying along with you. You're so strong even if you don't see it while you're right in the middle of all this. I've got aspergers and don't handle change well so I'd have had a breakdown been locked up by now. Keep strong 💜
I recently moved to and bought a home in Japan, and it was a unique experience to say the least. Comparatively to buying a home in the US it was simultaneously much harder and much easier in opposite ways. Some things were mind numbingly silly, but its just the way it's done here forever , while some things were so simple I wish the US would do it. I just do my best to smile and stumble through it all and learn not to have preconceived expectations. I can totally relate to what you are going through, hang in there Evan,
Me and my partner had eleven months waiting between accepted offer and completion. Seriously recognise the dead-sound in the voice once you've sat in that nightmare hellscape unendingly for long enough.
So sorry, I can’t imagine how you’re feeling, I would have been so overwhelmed, anxious, I’m so impressed at your ability to stay calm. I hope it all works out for you Evan, you deserve it x
Jesus, this was awful. I can't imagine being in such a state of uncertainty for such a long time. That is unacceptable. The house buying situation in Ireland is bad but man, I don't know 😳
I feel something is not right: my house purchases went through in around 3-4 months! So OK, I didn't buy mine during covid but it shouldn't affect anything as it all can be done with computers at home. Edit: I'm also self-employed so that's not the point, but I think things got much more difficult since the housing bubble.
OMG Evan I'm crying so much for all the Bullshittery you've been through. I was born and raised in the UK and thanks to Brexit and now pregnancy, my husband and I have just had to move this month to Portugal. We've been planning for a long time and it's taken months to sort out but we couldnt stay in the UK anymore. Everything is going to shit and life is so expensive and stressful there we just had to leave for our own sanity. Thank you for sharing your life and experiences and I sincerely hope things get much better for you as you are a citizen and you have more rights than my husband did (EU national).
What you've had to go through is insanely unacceptable! I'm so sorry you've had such an emotional rollercoaster!! However, I know that once you're in your home, you will be one of the most grateful homeowners ever! We went through a lot to get our house (not as many hoops as you had to jump through, just different) and it's a humbling process. I wish you all the best!
Jesus Evan, I'm emotionally exhausted after that! So glad things are looking up for you and I hope I'll be seeing some videos from your very own place soon!
You "threaten" to sick the media on them & they buckled. They do NOT want this mess going to the media. As _their_ bosses will look bad. Good for you & bestest of luck! Hugs from this Canadian gal. 🤗💕
This sounds terrible… my husband and I have been going trough a lot of shit with flats that we rented over the last 1 1/2 years too and it’s seriously just so draining not knowing where to stay/ where to make a home and settle and to find new places over and over again. Glad to hear it’s finally going into the right direction for you.
Omg Evan! This was a rollercoaster. I’ve been following this so closely and I’m so cautiously happy for you when I deleted Instagram I was most sad about missing your updates. I have everything crossed for you 💕
The house buying process usually isn't this complicated! I've done it twice, now for flats & with a decent lender\broker & conveyancer it's actually possible for everything to go well. Seriously, the types of calls you're putting in to the fire guy should be getting done either by your broker or conveyancer - this shouldn't be you doing any of this, otherwise what are you paying for?!
Evan we have so much in common! I moved to the UK from Florida in 2017 to pursue my MA in Environmental Law. I also applied for a mortgage back in August and I've JUST received my mortgage offer as of 3 weeks ago! Now you just have to go thru the conveyancing which let me tell you is an utter nightmare also and takes 2-3 months. So Unfortunately I doubt you'll be in your flat before Christmas as the lawyers are just nightmarishly slow at responding or conveyancing. But there is light at the end of the tunnel! We'll get there in the end :) I so agree with everything you said about British bureaucracy and customer service. It's truly nightmarishly horrible. At least my mortgage brokers (LandC) were absolutely amazing (thanks Hassan!!!)
Oh no don't worry! My conveyancing and whatnot has been long finished. I had gotten the solicitor duties finished in September. All that's left for the solicitors to do now is to exchange contracts and complete.
i've been eagerly following your journey, and am so happy it finally might be over, it was very stressful and frustrating just watching it, can't imgaine how devastating this has been going through it. may you have a well deserved lovely christmas in your new flat!!
You started the video with “Hi Victoria this is Evan” and it just caught me off guard. I feel like you should start all of your videos like that! PS good luck on the rest of the process!
I'm so glad you now got the offer and boy, I can't wait for that moving in vlog. Also, I'm starting to save like right now, so I can just flat out buy a house instead of applying for a morgage. What a freaking torture. I'm also thankful for you Evan!
Hope it works out Evan! I'm in the proces of buying my first house, and my issues (so far) were all at the getting an offer accepted stage - So much competition this year for any house round here! Finally I got one (by offering well over the asking price) and despite some potentally serious issues, my lender sent an offer through with little fuss. Now my homebuyer survey report has come through with a few more red flags than I was hoping for. Fun times. It's certainly not an easy process, and I feel for you with the nightmare you've had to contend with! Good Luck!
Hey Evan, I really feel for you, this is horrid the run around that’s being had. Have you been talking with someone about your mental health? I definitely am concerned for you. But so happy that maybe fingers crossed this has been solved
Seeing what you’re going through just to get a mortgage is absolutely nuts. As much as I hate Canada’s overpriced housing market, I got preapproved for a mortgage via a half hour phone call with a broker. It shouldn’t be as hard as it seems to be in the UK.
Wow what a *wonderful* video Evan. You had me crying in the middle there. This is solid gold, you have a wonderful way of telling a story and keeping calm. Reminds me of my applications last year when then I said feck the 'establishment' and downsized my expectations and live on the seafront in a 2 bedroom apartment in Southsea. Not quite my des res in Surrey or Brighton (requiring a mortgage) but no fecking mortgage. My rolercoaster last year was like yours. Good luck and I look forward to your NEW HOME video. Make it amazing. I'm sure you will xx
I genuinely feel utterly and completely awful for you, what these people are doing to you is completely immoral and wrong. I hope and pray some progress happens for you soon 💕
@@CoinPig I think what Evan is trying to say is that the system is set up to allow this kind of thing and the people directly involved in a specific sale aren't necessarily to blame
@@EvanEdingerTravel Surely you've got a solicitor dealing with the mortgage, conveyancing etc. What is he/she doing to sort out your problems? You must be entitled to some compensation.
Wow I so feel for you. I almost gave up watching because it was so stressful. Goodness knows how you kept things together and kept persisting. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Love and hugs
Problem of UK mortgages is just the delays. For no reason. Whenever they need paperwork from you, you have to immediately rush to send/up load info within hours. But the amount of stuff that takes days and weeks because mortgage companies/ conveyancers/ solicitors just sit on their hands through lack of proactively is horrific. You are paying to chase your own mortgage. Felt like taking a commission cut from everyone for the work I did to speed everyone up. BTW, if the lender was Pl*****m, I share your pain....
Ugh, I couldn't agree more with you on your beurocracy rant in there. We also got caught up in this cladding debacle. We even had a cash buyer back out of buying the place! And we know of at least two other families in our building who were unable to sell. It's been an absolute nightmare.
No matter how upset I am at a situation I always try to be incredibly kind and understanding on phone calls. Usually the person on the phone is just following orders, and you get more flies with honey than vinegar.
I feel so sorry for the kind of shit you had to go through! Looking back at buying my own flat a year ago it was an incredibly simple process, and I feel really lucky. Hope you get into your own home soon, that feeling is outstanding!
I can fully empathise with the frustrations of getting a mortgage. The offer we made on our house was accepted in November and we didn't complete until June, having gone to a different lender. So pleased you're able to see light at the end of the tunnel now! Hope the rest of the process goes smoothly for you!
Oh man... What a whirlwind of emotions in this video. A few people have said it but definitely felt the anxiety of watching you go through this in this video. Great job surrounding yourself with friends and people who can help distract from this horrendous mess. Such good news at the end and keeping fingers crossed that it's all getting better.
This has been one of the heaviest videos I've watched in a while, and I'm not even following his process that closely. I'm just occasionaly tuning in. But damn, this has been a very rough ride. I'm so glad worked out in the end! Thank you for sharing this!
I am so so sorry Evan, this is so painful. It shouldn't be this bad for anyone. It broke my heart to see you nearly in tears. A sad heads up, once you have a mortgage agreed it doesn't get passed in a week but this is ridiculous x
As someone who is anxiety ridden at making the most run of the mill phone calls, I am in AWE of you. And horrified at what you went through. I hope things only get better for you from now.
I've been watching this every moment I can at work it's been 5 hours. The suspense is killing me, just please tell me there isn't another delay. Edit yess finally! Hoping the next episode of the morgage diaries is the last for you.
I am not a hugging person, but this whole video i just wanted to give you a hug. I hope in the next video youll be able to move in, and am looking forward interestedly to this main channel video.
Oh, honey, I am so, so sorry for all you've been put through. Hugs to you, though thy don't help much. Fingers crossed and happy thoughts winging your way from t1he opposite side of the globe. 💜
So sorry this happened to you! Bought my cottage in October (first house!) at age 35 and was constantly looking around for an adultier adult to take some of it on. Hopefully by now (days later) you're mid-move or at least ready to spring into action. In any case I hope you have the best Christmas you can get, and good luck for what remains of the year.
The US is backwards on a lot of things but the home buying process is much easier and simplified. 30 days from offer to closing. I dread buying in England.
I’m so sorry you’ve had to go through all of this! Really pleased it’s worked out for you, though. It’s super hard sorting out mortgage stuff, particularly when you’re self employed, even without the cladding issue, so nice one for persevering. It shouldn’t be this hard! With the amount of people who have successful businesses they run themselves, it should be as natural as being an “employee.”
I genuinely just cried from being overwhelmed and relieved for you at the end when you said everything got accepted and Im so happy for you, I hope everything goes to plan and you have a Merry Christmas 🎄
Aww Evan, I feel so sorry for all the grief and anxiety that you have been through with this. Buying a home is always stressful, but you seem to have had an extremely bad time of it. I really hope that everything goes smoothly from now on and that you can be in your new home before Christmas.
Omg. I admire your endurance and ability to still be nice on the phone. I probably would have dug myself a huge whole to wallow in and not get my depressed ass out of till some wonder happens. I so hope it works out for you
Wow, all I can say is you were a lot more polite than I would have been, that was stressful to watch! Makes me very glad we didn't have to deal with that while buying our house a few years back. Hopefully all will work out and a few months in you'll be able to relax and feel it was worth all the stress.
Oh Evan, I feel so bad for this situation, the tension was so palpable. Everyone on the phone was so jolly, but not really very effective. I am so sorry the situatiin has had such an impact on you, your mental health , your new relationship and your job. Fingers crossed for you
Your wait in the UK is ridiculous for a mortgage. You can get approved on line on the US in 24 hours. It took one week to get approval in PA from time I made the offer on the house through the realtor to when I got approval from the bank. I only have an average credit score. And London is the financial capital of Europe.
Evan I am so pleased you have had a successful conclusion to this horror show. I am horrified to find out that buying a house as a self employed person has not improved in the last 25 years since I suffered a similar experience despite having a 25% deposit. Hope you do get into your new flat for Christmas
I literally just secured my living situation here in France (Literally waiting to sign the lease while watching this video)! I lived in an airbnb for 3 months before I was finally able to find a place. I'm glad things are looking up for you. Hopefully we both are settled in our new homes by christmas
I feel for ya mate. I think all of us who have been through the property buying process all had a nervous breakdown through it. Each time it finally got sorted, I said, 'never again'. Last time I meant it and have been been in my current property for almost 20 years now.
Such a rollercoaster 😥! I can sympathise as I’m currently in a bureaucratic nightmare in selling my parents place and my place and buying one place just me and mum together. My place is shared ownership which has its own challenges. My dad passed away last year and we’ve had solicitors contacting my grieving OAP mum asking for reasons why he isn’t involved in the sale 😡! They paid their mortgage off over 10 years ago but the bank didn’t update the Land Registry and it’s still showing as having a mortgage on it. The banks files are all in archive so we’ve had to request them to prove it’s been paid. I’m now off sick from work as, like you, I’m just drained with all the nightmare of ringing people on the daily and places only open office hours when I’m supposed to be working and my mental health has just crashed. Also the whole grieving process and packing up my parents place and then we had to have my 16yo cat pts last month it’s just been a whole thing 😔. We wanted to be in the new place by Christmas and we’re starting to lose hope now too ☹️ Try and keep your chin up. I’ll be thinking about you x
Absolutely. To be fair, after a cumulative 20 hours of hold time in the past month, the genuine kindness I got to experience from the lender's customer support team was a breath of fresh air.
such a relief that they gave you an offer. I was literally holding my breath watching this video. sorry you had to deal with all that chaos, but it looks like the future is hopeful. hope you can move in soon and have a wonderful christmas :)
I am sending you all the love in the world. I’m so sorry the U.K. is such a mess and that you have had so many issues. I hope everything gets sorted for you soon xxxx
Oh god that seemed so stressful🙈 in the UK if you need anything done you have to keep on their back, its not the way things should be. Im so relieved for you it all worked out in the end, enjoy your new home🎄
OMG! It's a pain in the arse for self employed people to get mortgages! I've been self employed for over 20 years and still looked at differently to those employed. Not sure why? Even with a good credit score, my life story is needed. Hope everything gets sorted.
Oh my goodness what a mess! I work in architecture so I'm aware of the cladding issues and how much of a pain (although somewhat needed pain) it can be. I'm also right at the beginning of my own mortgage journey and I am dreading anything horrendous happening. I'm so glad you're nearing the end of this! Buying a property is stressful, and buying a flat in London as a lone, self employed person makes that so much more difficult.
Hearing your call with the bank (the hold tune), we have the same mortgage provider. It was pretty easy for us even with my Canadian wife (still on a visa). Maybe they don’t like RUclips! I hope it gets sorted for you asap it’s sad to hear this happening
Jesus.....listening to this was so hard. As someone who finally finished a house purchase 2 months ago. I can sympathise wholeheartedly with your experiance trying to get this sorted. Ours was no where near this bad until the last couple of weeks where I had to run back and forth to the bank and solicitor to get it over. But I will say when it does get sorted the weight off your shoulders feels massive!!!
The whole "We won't say why we won't use the portal" thing is bizarre. Well done for being so polite to everyone. If you want to yell down a whole train, may I recommend the London Overground? I just think the acoustics are better.
I just want to sing your praises for being so calm on all of those frustration phone calls. Gonna keep an eye out for that main channel video for more info on the. A similar thing happened to my husband with his visa after we got married that is still causing issues nearly a year later. The UK government is crazy .
have you considered renting an apartment on a month to month basis or short lease until your mortgage is sorted out? BnB has got to be expensive for you.
This video has me on the edge of my seat more than any thriller. Our bureaucracy is absolute bollocks in this country. I'm so sorry you're going through this.
You should've bought a house in Scotland. From deciding to look to moving in took me less than 2 months. Yeh ok not much help now but for anyone else in that situation...
England was on the verge of introducing a more Scottish style house buying prosses a decade or more back. But for some reason it never quite happened. Probably just a coincidence that Westminster is full of former lawyers and accountants 🤔
@@operatic9537 I think that’s not what he meant exactly. Evan has his life in London. That is where he has been for the past 10 years and built up his friends and “family”. It would make no sense for him to move there even though Scotland and its people are lovely!
This is heartbreaking 💔 house and home security is important in our mental health and I wish you all the best and hope you are taking care of yourself as well in this tough time ❤️
Can't wait to see the "homeowner" version of Evan begin to emerge in next year's videos. You've been tested- yet had the discipline to maintain your focus. Well done!
Kudos to Evan for staying respectful to the people on the phone, despite how frustrating the situation was! And I'm on the edge of my seat to see if this will turn out alright 🤞
God Evan I was getting stressed just watching that! Well done for staying civil and keeping your sanity just about intact. Keeping my fingers crossed it's all finally sorted for you and you can finally sit on your new sofa in your new flat and enjoy a new bottle of whisky!
As a member of WHICH, it's amazing that nothing gets sorted until WHICH or the media get involved and highlight the Kafkaesque nightmare you and many others have been going through. Wishing you all the best Evan, I hope (finally) that you'll be able to move in.
I'm still keeping all my fingers and toes crossed for a Christmas miracle with a video of you in your new house surrounded by friends. You are so strong to have continued to persevere. Love and hugs.
Dude, I can so understand your frustration! I moved here from Switzerland and even though I love the UK, the absolute inefficiency of this country is unreal. So much potential and yet…..
I honestly don't even know what to say. I am genuinely impressed by your abilty to stay so calm during these phone calls. And honestly, from watching this the UK bureaucracy seems even worse than ours in Germany is and we already always meme around about how unnecessary everything seems to be. (Also bureaucracy is a hard word to spell). I really hope that things will stay positive now! ♥
Reading this made me giggle when I think of the fact German has words like Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften X)
Bureaucracy is a weird word though, I will give you that. :)
Germany bureaucracy is bad? Try the Italian one! 😂😂
I’m so sorry Evan. We’re terrified about trying to sell our flat because of that form. Our service charges and rent are rising but our wages are frozen and I don’t know how we’re going to carry on affording it but we won’t be able to sell. The whole situation is horrific. I truly hope your situation is cleared now and you can start 2022 happy, healthy and warm in a place of your own. This year will become a bad memory swiftly forgotten under brilliant new ones in your flat.
I haven’t finished the video yet (I’m at “7 days before”), but the whole countdown of days is reminding me of Looking for Alaska, and I just really hope everybody lives and Evan gets the mortgage!
That was also my mood throughout the video 😂
That was exactly the vibe I was going for
if its the grenfell cladding issue, my friend had the same problem. Gov dont want to do anything about buildings that have flammable cladding
wow…. what a rollercoaster of a vlog. thank you for sharing this experience of the clusterfuck that is buying a house in the uk. so glad things seem to be *touch wood* going your way. everything crossed for you
My man has secrets. Call him Bond, Glenn Bond
Glad you've finally got this shit sorted brother, I can only imagine how frustrating and rage inducing this was. hope the which interview SLAMS them
The interview will slame the system more than anything! System's broken. Like me :)
Seriously… I’m like… how the hell can people be like… I’ll sign the paper cuz it’s my job but I ain’t submitting it. 😳 I am looking forward to following the exposé
I don't know how you're coping as well as you are. I've been crying along with you. You're so strong even if you don't see it while you're right in the middle of all this. I've got aspergers and don't handle change well so I'd have had a breakdown been locked up by now. Keep strong 💜
I recently moved to and bought a home in Japan, and it was a unique experience to say the least. Comparatively to buying a home in the US it was simultaneously much harder and much easier in opposite ways. Some things were mind numbingly silly, but its just the way it's done here forever , while some things were so simple I wish the US would do it. I just do my best to smile and stumble through it all and learn not to have preconceived expectations. I can totally relate to what you are going through, hang in there Evan,
Me and my partner had eleven months waiting between accepted offer and completion. Seriously recognise the dead-sound in the voice once you've sat in that nightmare hellscape unendingly for long enough.
So sorry, I can’t imagine how you’re feeling, I would have been so overwhelmed, anxious, I’m so impressed at your ability to stay calm. I hope it all works out for you Evan, you deserve it x
Absolutely amazing that the hold music at 14:30 is universal
this gives big inside vibes mixed with an expose and im here for it. keep doing what you do.
Jesus, this was awful. I can't imagine being in such a state of uncertainty for such a long time. That is unacceptable. The house buying situation in Ireland is bad but man, I don't know 😳
First time I've been able to watch within minutes of upload. Evan, I'm so sorry you've gone through this. Many virtual hugs from Florida!
I feel something is not right: my house purchases went through in around 3-4 months! So OK, I didn't buy mine during covid but it shouldn't affect anything as it all can be done with computers at home.
Edit: I'm also self-employed so that's not the point, but I think things got much more difficult since the housing bubble.
No it takes so much longer with covid and not everything can be done with computers.
OMG Evan I'm crying so much for all the Bullshittery you've been through. I was born and raised in the UK and thanks to Brexit and now pregnancy, my husband and I have just had to move this month to Portugal. We've been planning for a long time and it's taken months to sort out but we couldnt stay in the UK anymore. Everything is going to shit and life is so expensive and stressful there we just had to leave for our own sanity. Thank you for sharing your life and experiences and I sincerely hope things get much better for you as you are a citizen and you have more rights than my husband did (EU national).
What you've had to go through is insanely unacceptable! I'm so sorry you've had such an emotional rollercoaster!! However, I know that once you're in your home, you will be one of the most grateful homeowners ever! We went through a lot to get our house (not as many hoops as you had to jump through, just different) and it's a humbling process. I wish you all the best!
Oh Evan, you’ve been put through the ringer. I hope you’re in your new place and settled before Xmas 🙏
Jesus Evan, I'm emotionally exhausted after that! So glad things are looking up for you and I hope I'll be seeing some videos from your very own place soon!
You "threaten" to sick the media on them & they buckled. They do NOT want this mess going to the media. As _their_ bosses will look bad. Good for you & bestest of luck! Hugs from this Canadian gal. 🤗💕
Sic is to chase or attack. Sick is to be ill. Many people have this misunderstanding, as they sound the same. Just FYI. :)
This sounds terrible… my husband and I have been going trough a lot of shit with flats that we rented over the last 1 1/2 years too and it’s seriously just so draining not knowing where to stay/ where to make a home and settle and to find new places over and over again.
Glad to hear it’s finally going into the right direction for you.
Omg Evan! This was a rollercoaster. I’ve been following this so closely and I’m so cautiously happy for you when I deleted Instagram I was most sad about missing your updates. I have everything crossed for you 💕
The house buying process usually isn't this complicated! I've done it twice, now for flats & with a decent lender\broker & conveyancer it's actually possible for everything to go well. Seriously, the types of calls you're putting in to the fire guy should be getting done either by your broker or conveyancer - this shouldn't be you doing any of this, otherwise what are you paying for?!
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Evan we have so much in common! I moved to the UK from Florida in 2017 to pursue my MA in Environmental Law. I also applied for a mortgage back in August and I've JUST received my mortgage offer as of 3 weeks ago! Now you just have to go thru the conveyancing which let me tell you is an utter nightmare also and takes 2-3 months. So Unfortunately I doubt you'll be in your flat before Christmas as the lawyers are just nightmarishly slow at responding or conveyancing. But there is light at the end of the tunnel! We'll get there in the end :) I so agree with everything you said about British bureaucracy and customer service. It's truly nightmarishly horrible. At least my mortgage brokers (LandC) were absolutely amazing (thanks Hassan!!!)
Oh no don't worry! My conveyancing and whatnot has been long finished. I had gotten the solicitor duties finished in September. All that's left for the solicitors to do now is to exchange contracts and complete.
i've been eagerly following your journey, and am so happy it finally might be over, it was very stressful and frustrating just watching it, can't imgaine how devastating this has been going through it. may you have a well deserved lovely christmas in your new flat!!
I so hope that Christmas and 2022 is so much better for you! xx
Bless you, Evan! These vlogs are honestly heartbreaking but insightful. May you be warm and comfy in your new home soon.
You started the video with “Hi Victoria this is Evan” and it just caught me off guard. I feel like you should start all of your videos like that!
PS good luck on the rest of the process!
I'm so glad you now got the offer and boy, I can't wait for that moving in vlog.
Also, I'm starting to save like right now, so I can just flat out buy a house instead of applying for a morgage. What a freaking torture.
I'm also thankful for you Evan!
My fave video yet THOUGH I AM SORRY FOR YOUR INSANE TROUBLES. Love you Evan. Cant wait to see the interview!!! Thanks for sharing. xoxo
2/3 into the video, this is pure madness I bought a flat in Spain few years back and my mortgage process took all of 48 hours in total. Madness I say!
Hope it works out Evan! I'm in the proces of buying my first house, and my issues (so far) were all at the getting an offer accepted stage - So much competition this year for any house round here! Finally I got one (by offering well over the asking price) and despite some potentally serious issues, my lender sent an offer through with little fuss. Now my homebuyer survey report has come through with a few more red flags than I was hoping for. Fun times. It's certainly not an easy process, and I feel for you with the nightmare you've had to contend with! Good Luck!
Hey Evan, I really feel for you, this is horrid the run around that’s being had. Have you been talking with someone about your mental health? I definitely am concerned for you. But so happy that maybe fingers crossed this has been solved
Seeing what you’re going through just to get a mortgage is absolutely nuts. As much as I hate Canada’s overpriced housing market, I got preapproved for a mortgage via a half hour phone call with a broker. It shouldn’t be as hard as it seems to be in the UK.
Wow what a *wonderful* video Evan. You had me crying in the middle there. This is solid gold, you have a wonderful way of telling a story and keeping calm. Reminds me of my applications last year when then I said feck the 'establishment' and downsized my expectations and live on the seafront in a 2 bedroom apartment in Southsea. Not quite my des res in Surrey or Brighton (requiring a mortgage) but no fecking mortgage. My rolercoaster last year was like yours. Good luck and I look forward to your NEW HOME video. Make it amazing. I'm sure you will xx
Congratulations Evan! I hope the next part of your journey goes better.
Thank you for sharing all of this
I genuinely feel utterly and completely awful for you, what these people are doing to you is completely immoral and wrong. I hope and pray some progress happens for you soon 💕
it's not the people; it's the system :/
@@EvanEdingerTravel It's not the system - it's the people in charge of the system! - It's always the people! 😧🎪
@@EvanEdingerTravel People designed the system. Not the people you're interacting with directly, of course, but yeah...
@@CoinPig I think what Evan is trying to say is that the system is set up to allow this kind of thing and the people directly involved in a specific sale aren't necessarily to blame
@@EvanEdingerTravel Surely you've got a solicitor dealing with the mortgage, conveyancing etc. What is he/she doing to sort out your problems?
You must be entitled to some compensation.
God, Evan, I’m so, so sorry you’ve gone through this. I really hope this is the last hurdle now and you will be able to move into your new place soon.
Wow I so feel for you. I almost gave up watching because it was so stressful. Goodness knows how you kept things together and kept persisting. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Love and hugs
Problem of UK mortgages is just the delays. For no reason. Whenever they need paperwork from you, you have to immediately rush to send/up load info within hours. But the amount of stuff that takes days and weeks because mortgage companies/ conveyancers/ solicitors just sit on their hands through lack of proactively is horrific. You are paying to chase your own mortgage. Felt like taking a commission cut from everyone for the work I did to speed everyone up.
BTW, if the lender was Pl*****m, I share your pain....
Ugh, I couldn't agree more with you on your beurocracy rant in there. We also got caught up in this cladding debacle. We even had a cash buyer back out of buying the place! And we know of at least two other families in our building who were unable to sell. It's been an absolute nightmare.
So impressed with how calm you were on your phone calls, Evan. Good luck. X
No matter how upset I am at a situation I always try to be incredibly kind and understanding on phone calls. Usually the person on the phone is just following orders, and you get more flies with honey than vinegar.
@@evan I love your attitude and kindness. I hope you are able to move into your new home very soon.
I feel so sorry for the kind of shit you had to go through! Looking back at buying my own flat a year ago it was an incredibly simple process, and I feel really lucky. Hope you get into your own home soon, that feeling is outstanding!
I can fully empathise with the frustrations of getting a mortgage. The offer we made on our house was accepted in November and we didn't complete until June, having gone to a different lender. So pleased you're able to see light at the end of the tunnel now! Hope the rest of the process goes smoothly for you!
I hope all is settled and you are in your new place by Christmas. But no matter where you are have a mery Christmas and a happy New Year.
Oh man... What a whirlwind of emotions in this video. A few people have said it but definitely felt the anxiety of watching you go through this in this video. Great job surrounding yourself with friends and people who can help distract from this horrendous mess. Such good news at the end and keeping fingers crossed that it's all getting better.
This has been one of the heaviest videos I've watched in a while, and I'm not even following his process that closely. I'm just occasionaly tuning in. But damn, this has been a very rough ride. I'm so glad worked out in the end! Thank you for sharing this!
I am so so sorry Evan, this is so painful. It shouldn't be this bad for anyone. It broke my heart to see you nearly in tears. A sad heads up, once you have a mortgage agreed it doesn't get passed in a week but this is ridiculous x
As someone who is anxiety ridden at making the most run of the mill phone calls, I am in AWE of you. And horrified at what you went through.
I hope things only get better for you from now.
I've been watching this every moment I can at work it's been 5 hours. The suspense is killing me, just please tell me there isn't another delay.
Edit yess finally! Hoping the next episode of the morgage diaries is the last for you.
Really sorry you've had to go through this Evan. Things should be better
I am not a hugging person, but this whole video i just wanted to give you a hug. I hope in the next video youll be able to move in, and am looking forward interestedly to this main channel video.
I am so excited for you and glad that you are almost done~!
I'm just glad that it sounds like it is finally working out. Good luck with the closing and moving in.
Oh, honey, I am so, so sorry for all you've been put through. Hugs to you, though thy don't help much. Fingers crossed and happy thoughts winging your way from t1he opposite side of the globe. 💜
So sorry this happened to you! Bought my cottage in October (first house!) at age 35 and was constantly looking around for an adultier adult to take some of it on. Hopefully by now (days later) you're mid-move or at least ready to spring into action. In any case I hope you have the best Christmas you can get, and good luck for what remains of the year.
The US is backwards on a lot of things but the home buying process is much easier and simplified. 30 days from offer to closing. I dread buying in England.
I’m so sorry you’ve had to go through all of this! Really pleased it’s worked out for you, though. It’s super hard sorting out mortgage stuff, particularly when you’re self employed, even without the cladding issue, so nice one for persevering. It shouldn’t be this hard! With the amount of people who have successful businesses they run themselves, it should be as natural as being an “employee.”
I genuinely just cried from being overwhelmed and relieved for you at the end when you said everything got accepted and Im so happy for you, I hope everything goes to plan and you have a Merry Christmas 🎄
Aww Evan, I feel so sorry for all the grief and anxiety that you have been through with this. Buying a home is always stressful, but you seem to have had an extremely bad time of it. I really hope that everything goes smoothly from now on and that you can be in your new home before Christmas.
Omg. I admire your endurance and ability to still be nice on the phone. I probably would have dug myself a huge whole to wallow in and not get my depressed ass out of till some wonder happens. I so hope it works out for you
Wow, all I can say is you were a lot more polite than I would have been, that was stressful to watch! Makes me very glad we didn't have to deal with that while buying our house a few years back. Hopefully all will work out and a few months in you'll be able to relax and feel it was worth all the stress.
Good luck & blessings. You've really been through the wringer. Hope everything will be smooth sailing from now on....
Oh Evan, I feel so bad for this situation, the tension was so palpable. Everyone on the phone was so jolly, but not really very effective. I am so sorry the situatiin has had such an impact on you, your mental health , your new relationship and your job. Fingers crossed for you
So wanted to give You a big hug because of what happened on the big day and You just looked like You needed a hug so much...
Your wait in the UK is ridiculous for a mortgage. You can get approved on line on the US in 24 hours. It took one week to get approval in PA from time I made the offer on the house through the realtor to when I got approval from the bank. I only have an average credit score. And London is the financial capital of Europe.
yup
I don’t think this is typical of the UK either. Being self employed and buying a flat rather than a house does make it more complicated.
Evan I am so pleased you have had a successful conclusion to this horror show. I am horrified to find out that buying a house as a self employed person has not improved in the last 25 years since I suffered a similar experience despite having a 25% deposit. Hope you do get into your new flat for Christmas
I literally just secured my living situation here in France (Literally waiting to sign the lease while watching this video)! I lived in an airbnb for 3 months before I was finally able to find a place. I'm glad things are looking up for you. Hopefully we both are settled in our new homes by christmas
My last house move in England was super stressful and messy and I did not even need a mortgage! I understand how you feel.
I feel for ya mate. I think all of us who have been through the property buying process all had a nervous breakdown through it. Each time it finally got sorted, I said, 'never again'. Last time I meant it and have been been in my current property for almost 20 years now.
This has been horrific just as a viewer. My heart has been breaking for you. Can’t wait to see your Christmas tree where it should be!
Good luck with getting the keys! We had issues getting a house I wasn't even excited when I got our keys just relieved it was all over.
Such a rollercoaster 😥! I can sympathise as I’m currently in a bureaucratic nightmare in selling my parents place and my place and buying one place just me and mum together. My place is shared ownership which has its own challenges. My dad passed away last year and we’ve had solicitors contacting my grieving OAP mum asking for reasons why he isn’t involved in the sale 😡! They paid their mortgage off over 10 years ago but the bank didn’t update the Land Registry and it’s still showing as having a mortgage on it. The banks files are all in archive so we’ve had to request them to prove it’s been paid. I’m now off sick from work as, like you, I’m just drained with all the nightmare of ringing people on the daily and places only open office hours when I’m supposed to be working and my mental health has just crashed. Also the whole grieving process and packing up my parents place and then we had to have my 16yo cat pts last month it’s just been a whole thing 😔. We wanted to be in the new place by Christmas and we’re starting to lose hope now too ☹️ Try and keep your chin up. I’ll be thinking about you x
I really felt for you as you stayed civil as you were sent on that endless phone merry-go-round. It must be utterly exhausting.
At least that lady on the phone was nice.
Absolutely. To be fair, after a cumulative 20 hours of hold time in the past month, the genuine kindness I got to experience from the lender's customer support team was a breath of fresh air.
such a relief that they gave you an offer. I was literally holding my breath watching this video. sorry you had to deal with all that chaos, but it looks like the future is hopeful. hope you can move in soon and have a wonderful christmas :)
I am sending you all the love in the world. I’m so sorry the U.K. is such a mess and that you have had so many issues. I hope everything gets sorted for you soon xxxx
Oh god that seemed so stressful🙈 in the UK if you need anything done you have to keep on their back, its not the way things should be. Im so relieved for you it all worked out in the end, enjoy your new home🎄
OMG! It's a pain in the arse for self employed people to get mortgages! I've been self employed for over 20 years and still looked at differently to those employed. Not sure why? Even with a good credit score, my life story is needed. Hope everything gets sorted.
I really hope the next video is good news! I thought our house buying process was stressful and it didn't take anywhere near as long!
Oh my goodness what a mess! I work in architecture so I'm aware of the cladding issues and how much of a pain (although somewhat needed pain) it can be. I'm also right at the beginning of my own mortgage journey and I am dreading anything horrendous happening. I'm so glad you're nearing the end of this! Buying a property is stressful, and buying a flat in London as a lone, self employed person makes that so much more difficult.
Gosh how awful for you, you have been amazing getting through this,. All fingers crossed you get your home before Christmas 🤞🤞🤞🤞
Hearing your call with the bank (the hold tune), we have the same mortgage provider. It was pretty easy for us even with my Canadian wife (still on a visa). Maybe they don’t like RUclips!
I hope it gets sorted for you asap it’s sad to hear this happening
Jesus.....listening to this was so hard. As someone who finally finished a house purchase 2 months ago. I can sympathise wholeheartedly with your experiance trying to get this sorted. Ours was no where near this bad until the last couple of weeks where I had to run back and forth to the bank and solicitor to get it over. But I will say when it does get sorted the weight off your shoulders feels massive!!!
The whole "We won't say why we won't use the portal" thing is bizarre. Well done for being so polite to everyone. If you want to yell down a whole train, may I recommend the London Overground? I just think the acoustics are better.
I just want to sing your praises for being so calm on all of those frustration phone calls. Gonna keep an eye out for that main channel video for more info on the.
A similar thing happened to my husband with his visa after we got married that is still causing issues nearly a year later. The UK government is crazy .
I'm was so hoping for an happy video. Sending good vibes 💙
have you considered renting an apartment on a month to month basis or short lease until your mortgage is sorted out? BnB has got to be expensive for you.
Love you lots, Evan. Hopefully the next time we see you, it'll be from your new house! Merry Christmas! x
This video has me on the edge of my seat more than any thriller. Our bureaucracy is absolute bollocks in this country. I'm so sorry you're going through this.
You should've bought a house in Scotland. From deciding to look to moving in took me less than 2 months. Yeh ok not much help now but for anyone else in that situation...
but then you have to live in Scotland
England was on the verge of introducing a more Scottish style house buying prosses a decade or more back. But for some reason it never quite happened. Probably just a coincidence that Westminster is full of former lawyers and accountants 🤔
@@EvanEdingerTravel Is that really so bad? :(
@@operatic9537 I think that’s not what he meant exactly. Evan has his life in London. That is where he has been for the past 10 years and built up his friends and “family”. It would make no sense for him to move there even though Scotland and its people are lovely!
well done on the editing and the video - sorry for the awful time of it. Thanks for keeping us updated.
This form is causing a nightmare in the uk housing market. We have found selling impossible!
This is heartbreaking 💔 house and home security is important in our mental health and I wish you all the best and hope you are taking care of yourself as well in this tough time ❤️