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Good luck with your new house:beer:
I'm getting fed up looking for a house. Each one I view has something wrong ie damp, hiding broken plaster under wallpaper etc.
The 2nd house I saw 2-3 months ago I should have bought as it was perfect, but I thought I could get it for maybe £93-95k (listed at £105k) it went a couple of days later for £99k.
I look on propertybee and see houses that have been on for several weeks with no offers and they are still not dropping the price. Maybe because I'm looking at around £100k people do not want to drop their prices?There are many things I'd like to say to you, but I don't how...0 -
Hi,
I've been lurking around for a while, so thought I'd better chip in!
Currently have £45k saved, trouble is i'm on 17k per year, and single. I'm after a 2 bed house, but around here these cost £120-£160k, so absolutely no chance of getting a mortgage at the mo, looks like quite a few more years saving before I can get on the property ladder!.
Congrats to all those who have managed it, I keep reading all the sucesses on here, perhaps there is hope for me yet!!!0 -
Having previously posted about buying my house last week I have been buying all my things. Having bought most of the furnature and Kitchen items from either an auction or John Lewis I am well on my way.
I would ensure when saving you have a budget of at least £6000 if you are buying from scratch. Its amazing though not unexpected how things add up.0 -
Having quotes for wall ties replacements and how the electrics actually are today and tomorrow. Natwest just phoned and are sending out the 'official' offer today. Yay
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Yippee we've just exchanged :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:beer:
Complete in 4 weeks time. I am so chuffed the solicitors only received contracts a week ago so they have been uber fast
Will crack open the wine tonight then start packing. Soooooooooo excited :j:j
CC debt at 8/7/13 - £12,186.17
Barclaycard £11,027.58
Halifax £1,158.59
5 year plan to live unsecured debt free and move home0 -
oh! congratulations, hope the move goes well0
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Congratulations Hippychick, that's great news! What fast solicitors you've got! Good luck in the coming weeks.You can try, but you'll never catch me. Bazinga!0
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Congrats hippychick, always nice to hear a happy ending 0
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Thank you, I can't stop smiling.
Only reason my solicitors were so quick is because they are my former employers so I was able to harrass them without them getting annoyed! the abbey were superfast in issuing our mortgage too which helped.
CC debt at 8/7/13 - £12,186.17
Barclaycard £11,027.58
Halifax £1,158.59
5 year plan to live unsecured debt free and move home0 -
Another case of it being, not what you know, but who you know then
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