No movement but more advice

I was walking around the cottage with my joiner 'mate' last week when he asked me if i had had the roof checked out. I said that i'd had somebody on the top but not in the loft space. He recommended that i get a pest man to check it out in case the beams are full of woodworm or dry rot or even wet rot! On hearing that i admit to panicking some what.
This should also be on the top of my list of things to do when we eventually get started.
Talking of which... the solicitor is now on holiday for 2 weeks so nothing will be happening re. the purchase of the cottage this month. Time is moving on. At this rate it'll be Christmas by the time we start!