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 [...]

And now I’m back from my weekend in Bournemouth. It was Phil’s stag weekend, we went out on Friday night, got drunk, went clubbing, and had fun. On saturday we went on an activity day (Rage Buggies, Dodgeball Paintball, Blind 4×4, and Clay Pigeon Shooting), went for a meal, got in fancy dress, went out, [...]

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 [...]