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Buying a House
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Fantastic, AF. You will have to post some pics of your new digs when you get all organized.
Or I could just post 'em now - I think we're far along enough in the process not to jinx anything
Under the spoiler due to lots of pics.
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Or I could just post 'em now - I think we're far along enough in the process not to jinx anything
That is certainly a very spacious and lovely home for a first buy. Well done !!
How man sq metres of house plus garden do you have ? Is it south facing ? You can make a fabulous flower and vegetable garden.
Are you on the
outskirts of Manchester ?
A house like that would cost a fortune in my neck of the woods so for me it is just a dream.
When are you moving in ? You must be so very excited by the prospect of decorating it.
Ann Chovie
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Such a beautiful house! I'm so excited for you!
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So great! Look at that kitchen!
That was a main requirement for us - there were so many times that I fell in love with a house and then saw the tiny kitchen and had to walk away
Not sure about the size of the garden but the house is around 80 sq. m (around 850 sq. ft). The house is south-west facing - the garden definitely gets enough sunshine for a few veggies (and the garden itself backs onto other people's gardens rather than other houses, so we aren't overlooked).
Yes, outskirts of Manchester, close to lots of public transport so I can head into the city easily
We're moving in next week, providing all goes well!
Thanks! Don't want to be too specific, but it's south-and-a-little-west of the city centre.
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Yes I realised that was too much information as soon as I had posted it ..sorry!
I think it is and if so it is a lovely area.
I think it is and if so it is a lovely area.
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That was a main requirement for us - there were so many times that I fell in love with a house and then saw the tiny kitchen and had to walk away
Not sure about the size of the garden but the house is around 80 sq. m (around 850 sq. ft). The house is south-west facing - the garden definitely gets enough sunshine for a few veggies (and the garden itself backs onto other people's gardens rather than other houses, so we aren't overlooked).
Yes, outskirts of Manchester, close to lots of public transport so I can head into the city easily
We're moving in next week, providing all goes well!
Thanks! Don't want to be too specific, but it's south-and-a-little-west of the city centre.
I must say that it looks much bigger than 80 sq metres because of the layout. You're going to do a fabulous
job with the decoration.
Are you worried that we're all coming over to squat AF ?
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Ha, it's all good
Could well be the same area, at least generally - there are a lot of similar-looking houses/estates within a mile-or-so radius. And it's definitely a lovely area - we focused our search to like four different roads pretty quickly because we loved it.I must say that it looks much bigger than 80 sq metres because of the layout. You're going to do a fabulous
job with the decoration.
Are you worried that we're all coming over to squat AF ?
It feels a lot bigger, too - and it's plenty of room for the two of us and Pixel. We've already ordered some furniture which should fit nicely and provide us with lots of hidden storage to keep the place feeling spacious
And you guys can come squat any time
vegan BBQ anyone?
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It looks lovely Aery.
I have put off moving for a while as my husband still hasn't heard about his job so I don't want to take on more mortgage debt when we are unsure about what will happen. We also have a very low mortgage rate (1.8%) and I know it is possible to port the rate to the new mortgage but it isn't definite so I'm concerned about ending up with more mortgage debt coupled with a much higher rate.
Another point is that the house prices have risen here quite a bit over the past year and I'm also worried about moving out of London now and missing any more price increases. A few of the new Crossrail stations will be quite close to us and I think that will push house prices up even further.
So not very interesting news, just trying to be grown up and making extremely boring financial decisions.
I have put off moving for a while as my husband still hasn't heard about his job so I don't want to take on more mortgage debt when we are unsure about what will happen. We also have a very low mortgage rate (1.8%) and I know it is possible to port the rate to the new mortgage but it isn't definite so I'm concerned about ending up with more mortgage debt coupled with a much higher rate.
Another point is that the house prices have risen here quite a bit over the past year and I'm also worried about moving out of London now and missing any more price increases. A few of the new Crossrail stations will be quite close to us and I think that will push house prices up even further.
So not very interesting news, just trying to be grown up and making extremely boring financial decisions.
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It looks lovely Aery.
I have put off moving for a while as my husband still hasn't heard about his job so I don't want to take on more mortgage debt when we are unsure about what will happen. We also have a very low mortgage rate (1.8%) and I know it is possible to port the rate to the new mortgage but it isn't definite so I'm concerned about ending up with more mortgage debt coupled with a much higher rate.
Another point is that the house prices have risen here quite a bit over the past year and I'm also worried about moving out of London now and missing any more price increases. A few of the new Crossrail stations will be quite close to us and I think that will push house prices up even further.
So not very interesting news, just trying to be grown up and making extremely boring financial decisions.
That all sounds perfectly sensible - I'd definitely stay put for a while in your situation
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And, almost 7 months after starting this thread... We're officially homeowners!!!
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Yippee! Dance naked in the house to celebrate!And, almost 7 months after starting this thread... We're officially homeowners!!!
Congratulations. It's a wonderful feeling when you sleep in your new home for the very first night.
