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  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,135 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I bet! Keep busy today. Have you got your eye on any properties or have you stayed away from looking?
    Nov 2025 - part 1 - £13,878 part 2 - £20,953 Total - £34,832 24 months to go!
  • smallholdingsister
    smallholdingsister Posts: 4,018 Forumite
    We have got eyes on a few, one in particular. Don't want to get too excited though.
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,645 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    hoping for news tomorrow from agent
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • FloppyDisk
    FloppyDisk Posts: 864 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts
    Fingers crossed!!
    Mortgage Apr 18 £417,894 BTL Mar 18 £162,857
    Mortgage now -- £350,085 BTL now --- £162,668
  • smallholdingsister
    smallholdingsister Posts: 4,018 Forumite
    We have an unacceptably low offer.
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Oh no. Any chance of them upping it?
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,368 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Bah, humbug!
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,645 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    oh no! Was hoping for better.
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    You need to see how much higher they are really prepared to go. :)
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,469 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Sorry it's not better news shs :(
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
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