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FTB - Just had an offer accepted!

mrstinchcombe
mrstinchcombe Posts: 455 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
Yes, yes I know, I'm a FTB and have just taken the plunge!

I must be mad but I'm glad I'm doing it
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  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    That's nice dear.

    Good luck.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Congratulations....how much did you negotiate off? :)
  • mrstinchcombe
    mrstinchcombe Posts: 455 Forumite
    lostinrates wrote: »
    Congratulations....how much did you negotiate off? :)

    lol, enough. Paying £105k for a 3 bed house in Bristol which isn't bad for this area.
  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    Sounds bizarrely cheap to me.
  • mrstinchcombe
    mrstinchcombe Posts: 455 Forumite
    carolt wrote: »
    Sounds bizarrely cheap to me.

    Can't you give my negociating skills any credit? :rolleyes:
  • ess0two
    ess0two Posts: 3,606 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    mrstinchcombe wrote: »
    Can't you give my negociating skills any credit? :rolleyes:

    Well done! as for your question forget it,if you'd payed £50k someone would find fault.
    Official MR B fan club,dont go............................
  • Really2
    Really2 Posts: 12,397 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Congratulations.

    Ignore the jealous jibs you will undoubtedly get (EG you will be in NE tomorrow blah blah blah :D)
    If it’s the right time for you and the right price, it is right decision for you and and your family.;)
  • Dithering_Dad
    Dithering_Dad Posts: 4,554 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    That's brilliant. Congratulations on buying your own home :)

    I'll echo what Really2 has just said, ignore the negative comments you may get - they're prompted by jealousy. Especially carolt - whose two comments on your thread absolutely drip with envy. :rolleyes:
    Mortgage Free in 3 Years (Apr 2007 / Currently / Δ Difference)
    [strike]● Interest Only Pt: £36,924.12 / £ - - - - 1.00 / Δ £36,923.12[/strike] - Paid off! Yay!! :)
    ● Home Extension: £48,468.07 / £44,435.42 / Δ £4032.65
    ● Repayment Part: £64,331.11 / £59,877.15 / Δ £4453.96
    Total Mortgage Debt: £149,723.30 / £104,313.57 / Δ £45,409.73
  • ad9898_3
    ad9898_3 Posts: 3,858 Forumite
    I agree, NE may not be an issue. £105k for a 3 bed house seems like not a bad price if its in a good area. if you did get a huge amount off, lets hope no one in the road wants to sell or remortgage with a different lender soon, as the price you paid is their new price for their house (same sort of house of course).
  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    Er no, DD. It does seem bizarrely cheap to me.

    Round my way you wouldn't get a studio for that.

    Lucky OP.

    Just shows - it's all how you read it, isn't it?
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