Why does buying a house take so long! It’s already been 2 weeks since I first saw the house, and over that time I’ve had my offer formerly accepted, I’ve arranged the mortgage, I got all my insurance sorted out, I’ve paid for my survey (going ahead today) and I’ve given all my instructions to [...]

So, anyone want to hear something quite interesting? Well, it may not be interesting to you, but it’s pretty live-changing to me. I am buying a house. I’ve found a house I like, I’ve had an offer accepted, I’ve sorted out my mortgage & insurance, and now what’s left is for a survey to go [...]

It’s at this time of year that you appreciate living in a house with central heating, so I guess I half appreciate it as only half the radiators in my house are working. It’s something that could be sorted out by calling out an engineer, but this will involve spending lots of money which is [...]