Well the second viewing has taken place and theres a survey to be carried out at the start of next week. Then its time to make an offer. The bad news is that there’s another person really interested in the house so the price may go above my budget.
My heads mashed with options, what-if’s and if I’m honest….worry. But if we did get the house it would be worth it in the end.
First house viewing last night. It was awful – interior was terrible, every room would need re-decorated, a new kitchen and bathroom was required and the garden was a mess. Even more bizarre – each window had a different lock/handle on it. No thanks. But……..
and there had to be a but. We viewed a house tonight and it was great. Needs a new kitchen but the house has real potential. And thats why I’m scared. Because it’s solicitor and surveyor time (assuming second viewing goes ok) and then its down to who puts in the highest bid. My pants will be cacking it if we get to that stage.
I don’t know whats worse. This incident or the fact it was the best kick on show at Pittodrie yesterday.
The next two days will see us viewing a couple of houses and me meeting with banks to sort out just how much I can borrow. All very exciting, but also very scary at the same time. It looks like we need to make quick decisions after our viewings on whether to stay interested (i.e. second viewing and ultimately a survey) or move on to other properties.
I can’t believe how fast the market moves. Another house is our street was on the market for only one week before it sold. The tenement next to us – there was a three bed roomed flat sold for �165k in June. Unreal.
The realisation of just how quick the market moves also highlights another problem – we have tons to do before we could move out. I feel so unprepared.
Congrats to Richard for finally getting enough registrations to reach the broadband trigger point. Hopefully it won’t be too long before the installation date is announced.
Sad as it may seem, but an area having broadband is a pre-requisite for the new house.
Google has an integrated calculator. And I used to think it was bad when folk at work using Excel reached for a calculator to do sums – now there a search engine that calculates! Does convertions as well – how hot was it last week?
The inquiry has its own website. For those interested all the material from the inquiry is online so that we can make our own informed opinion for a change. I don’t know if other inquiries are as open but it seems refreshing if all rather distasteful and tragically avoidable.
Back from hols and already looking forward to returning to work next week. Not. Done a bit of digging and for those in hot offices the following makes for interesting reading with regards max temps allowable in offices. Nothing set in stone by law, but a maximum of 24C is recommended.
I see the hottest temp recorded has now been set. Usually I would be in Glasgow and while hot it wouldn’t be scorchio. However I’m in Peterborough and it was melt weather at the weekend but thankfully now its slightly cooler – only 30C.
Weekend has been really good – caught up with friends in Scunthorpe and during a long night (what do u mean the suns up?) we’ve agreed to go to Australia and strangely the Edinburgh Festival next year (more likely the Fringe though). Weegie in culture shock. Hope it happens specially the trip to Oz.
Its 9AM, the suns blazing down outside and its 26C in work already. Tempers are frayed and the day feels long and I’ve only been here an hour. I wonder if there’s any regulations about a workplace being too hot. The fans are on but they only help to push the warm air around – so thats how a fan assisted oven works!