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From Flat to Farmhouse

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  • FloppyDisk
    FloppyDisk Posts: 864 Forumite
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    Thank you very much shadow, that's given me food for thought.... ha! And inspiring that it can be done if we get organised. I've had a look at the Old Style board for cooking for dummies help for me too.

    Re the house - I think it could be a quick money spinner as it's 'up and coming'...
    Mortgage Apr 18 £417,894 BTL Mar 18 £162,857
    Mortgage now -- £350,085 BTL now --- £162,668
  • I'm awful at this MSE lark. Had put some clutter in the hallway meaning to take it to the charity shop. After Watty's success with her china I thought I'd had better check whether anything was of any value, indeed £100 of what I had always thought was tat from a local sculptor.

    Perhaps I need to learn how to use e of the bay.
    Mortgage Apr 18 £417,894 BTL Mar 18 £162,857
    Mortgage now -- £350,085 BTL now --- £162,668
  • One ridiculously spendy ski holiday later and I am back with a vengeance. Meals planned for the next week, washing on, now the pony needs a jolly good brushing to get rid of a week of feral.
    Mortgage Apr 18 £417,894 BTL Mar 18 £162,857
    Mortgage now -- £350,085 BTL now --- £162,668
  • Ah. The Baby Hippo!
  • I was doing mine this morning. They've decided that spring is finally on its way and have started moulting, which given we've had a week of rain and they're not rugged, means they were PLASTERED!
  • Kittenkirst
    Kittenkirst Posts: 2,563 Forumite
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    Welcome back, hope you had a fab skiing trip!

    :)
    First home- Oct’16 until June’21: £170.995- Overpayments made £13,784 (25% extra!).
    New forever home- Sep’21 £309,449 @ 2.05%. Plan to clear it before 30 years!!!!!!
  • Hippo indeed! But Very Nice livery lady spent an hour grooming him yesterday so we had quality time over an apple instead. Thankfully his coat is growing too, I need to hide my awful job of clipping.
    Such expensive animals but worth it!
    Mortgage Apr 18 £417,894 BTL Mar 18 £162,857
    Mortgage now -- £350,085 BTL now --- £162,668
  • FloppyDisk wrote: »
    \Thankfully his coat is growing too, I need to hide my awful job of clipping.
    Such expensive animals but worth it!

    My first horse (TB mare) spent a winter with an arrow on her side because the clippers gave out and then I couldn't be bothered to fix it (and thought it was funny). She was less amused.
  • FloppyDisk
    FloppyDisk Posts: 864 Forumite
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    edited 15 March 2017 am31 11:42AM
    I have seen a few odd jobs thanks to broken clippers, unfortunately I only have myself to blame for this one! I am awful at doing the lines on the legs so tried to go to his knees and blend it in..... wrong.

    Finally narrowing down my remortgage options, whilst trying to keep the future bright. I might even be able to start overpaying properly since Hoss arrived.
    Mortgage Apr 18 £417,894 BTL Mar 18 £162,857
    Mortgage now -- £350,085 BTL now --- £162,668
  • On a roll today -

    Packed lunch
    £75 claimed from switching broadband, and a reduction of £12 a month
    Cancelled new house alert emails

    Equity does not a wise investment make!
    Mortgage Apr 18 £417,894 BTL Mar 18 £162,857
    Mortgage now -- £350,085 BTL now --- £162,668
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