MENTION that you are selling a property and, nine times out of 10, the person you are talking to will make a disparaging remark, such as: "Of course, you can't be sure of anything when moving. It can all go wrong for you at the last minute."
This is not helped by the negative attitude currently taken by the media.
The nature of my profession means that I have to let my clients know my personal circumstances, such as change of contact address and telephone number, well in advance, wh
ich leaves me wide open to being quizzed about what I am doing.
I am particularly annoyed with the above comment on the state of my transaction.
If I received a pound for every time it's been said to me, I'd be quite well off by now.
I feel that when people make these kind of observations, they are willing it all to go wrong, so they can then gain a vicarious pleasure, gloating at the thought that it hasn't happened to them.
Perhaps this is a modern trait, this prurient wish that someone will be unsuccessful in their business/personal life.
Likewise, I've had to face questions about the exchange, again with unwanted remarks.
It is possible to exchange and complete within a very short time span (as I shall probably have to do).
This is something that appears to bring mystification to many people.
Well, my message to all those nay-sayers is this: don't judge a transaction on hearsay, be well informed before you decide to pass comment and, above all, be glad that something may eventually be going right for somebody – a real rarity in life these days.
Mrs Jill Cowles
Freehold Street
ShorehamNOTE: All letters must include a name and address which can be withheld by request.
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