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ASDA baby and toddler event on now untill 15th feb

i had an email come through lots seems to be reduced for 2 weeks online and instore
Mortgage at start of MFW £101416.74(27yrs)
original payment £459.67, new payment £550.00
overpaying by
£90.33 ( reduces term to 21yrs !!)
Saved over £11K in interest so far WOOHOO!!
Were not rich just paying off tiny bits here and there.

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  • dazzle21
    dazzle21 Posts: 1,962 Forumite
    Excellent! Going to stock up on nappies!
    August: £149/£150

    Sept: £200
  • Natbag
    Natbag Posts: 1,563 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    They are doing free AA car seat safety checks and there's hand/foot printing tomorrow at most stores - and there might be goodie bags up for grabs. Also photography sessions.
    Check for what's on when at your nearest store here: http://www.asda.co.uk/corp/baby/instoreevents.html
    I'm going to have to get all of us up, dressed and down to Asda early now I've mentioned it on here aren't I?! LOL!
    Property buying/selling timeline - currently into week 21
    04/12/20: Both properties listed for sale
    11/01/21: Offers accepted on both sales & on our joint purchase
    25/01/21: Identity checks completed, solicitors instructed
    27/01/21: Purchase survey & valuation complete, mortgage offer received 
    05/02/21: Reduction agreed on partner's sale (under-valuation) & on purchase. Mortgage offer amended
    08/02/21: Buyers pack returned to solicitor - sellers packs already returned
    26/02/21: Partner's sale contract signed
    10/03/21: Purchase searches all back
    16/03/21: My sale contract signed
    28/03/21: Purchase enquiries satisfied, Title Report & contracts issued, contracts signed & returned
    11/05/21: Still waiting on final enquiry in the adjoining chain to be resolved. Consent to break the chain granted, instruction to move to exchange given.
    17/05/21: All parties agreed to June 3rd for completion
    27/05/21: Exchanged on my sale only
    28/05/21: ALL EXCHANGED!
    03/06/21: Completion
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