jenuk99 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hurray I have just completed on my first house this morning! I get the keys ant 1.30! So now I can start thinking about an eglu in the garden and some little chickens. Hurray! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Ooooh well done Jen - how exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Brill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy C Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Congratulations! It's great to have a place of your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 That's wonderful news. I hope you're blissfully happy in your new home . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy-Mama Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 OOOOH congratulations! Getting you foot on the property ladder is so hard these days. I hope you will be very happy in your new home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Great News! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Congratulations - and without any help from Kirsty and Phil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bracken Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Fabulous Whens the house warming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hurray I have just completed on my first house this morning!I get the keys ant 1.30! So now I can start thinking about an eglu in the garden and some little chickens. Hurray! Jen I bought my first house in Cheshire (not counting the flat we bought as students in Edinburgh) - in Cuddington. It was a three bedroom semi and cost ..... ..... around £8000 I seem to remember. Mind you, that was in 1977! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bracken Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 You're lucky if you can buy a decent car for that now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 rant Property prices are ridiculous. I know it's all relative and all the rest - but it makes it unbelievably difficult to get started. My son lives in London, and I work with young people who live down there, and even flats are so expensive that if you are a couple, you both have to work overtime just to pay the mortgage! I don't know how people have families - 'cos they can't afford to give up work! Mutter mutter grumble should be a law, what is the world coming to etc. And another thing, they have all those brown field sites and insist on building horrible houses all over our lovely fields. I'm not even going to start on a rant about massive second homes in areas where locals can't afford houses ... Hang on, I've taken my tablets and I feel better now! All the best Mr Angry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Congratulations jenuk99 for getting that first and most difficult step on the property ladder When I bought my house in 1994 it cost just under 4 times my salary. Now it is worth just over 10 times my (full time) salary I believe this is due to the fact that house prices are no longer included in inflation calculations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 We bought our first home in 1994 too. We couldn't afford to buy now at all.... even if we both worked full-time. £100,000 mortgages are so common now, glad ours is down to personal loan size. Having said all that, when we have paid off the mortgage alihodg will be heading towards uni and all that expense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenuk99 Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 Yes I have to say the price and the mortgage are a bit frightening but trying not to think about them too much and enjoy the moments first. Never felt so excited about cleaning in my whole life. Off to get my rubber gloves...! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Congratulations Jenuk99. When do you move in? You'll have to post some pics for us to admire! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 ooh, I remember that feeling - it's so exciting! Just think, in ten years time you'll be going "gosh, when I bought my first house it was 'only' £XXXX" It is scary how fast the housing market rises; especially if you live in London although I guess other major cities are not far behind. I do agree, Richard - I don't have children, but I don't know how young people manage to buy at all. I know lots of people who spend hours (and thousands of pounds) commuting from much further out because they just cannot buy in London. Still, Jen has got her place; now you just need to work out where the Eglu will go and decide on the colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 If we hadnt bought our first house 7 years ago, we definately wouldnt have a house like we have now, even though house prices in Hull are still pretty cheap compared to other towns and cities....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Congratulations Jenuk99 SO EXCITING! As you can see i'm soon to move too. However, with a move in date set for the 9 Aug, our buyer has pulled out It feels as if Christmas has been cancelled, hhmph. I'm so upset, our house is now back on the market. And I that our vendors hold out for us. Phew, sorry about the rant. Have you decided on eglu/cube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Oh no Nina. I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope you soon find a buyer and that the people you're buying from are nice and patient for you. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Bad luck Nina. I hope you find another buyer soon, and that you don't lose the house you wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prongs Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Congratulations Jenuk99 and sorry to hear that Nina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Congrats jenuk99! Theres nothing like your own place is there! It's tough to begin with financially but well worth it. I feel for people who live in the London area. The house prices are ridiculous. It's grim up north! same sort of salaries, houses are much cheaper and if you dare to brave the traffic you can be in beautiful countryside in about 9 minutes. It always makes me laugh when the London based press slagg the North East off! Oh the pollution, depravation etc, etc. The air is cleaner at the monitoring station next to our local chemical complex than it is on the roof of Windsor castle. The weather is rubbish mind! Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
