I bought a house!!!
But I've had to promise the wife not to tell anyone we know. So if you don't mind...

I bought a house today!! Hello Property ladder! (Not the Sarah 'Greasey hair cos she's preggers, yeah that's the reason' Beeney show...)
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:34, archived)

Congratulations.
Welcome to sorting your own boiler out when it packs up.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:35, archived)

The captain usually refers to you as Mrs Hoodbutter:(

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:37, archived)

*Packs up*

( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:38, archived)

That's a bit posh
I borrow lots of dogs and use them as cavity wall insulation.
( Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:37, archived)

Sort of Alsatian insulation?

( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:41, archived)

Only until Corgi come and fix the boiler

( Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:42, archived)

boilers eh? i know a thing or two about them
and aircon
( mongychops, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:38, archived)

Really?
Tell me more.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:39, archived)

condensing boilers? or combi gas ones?

( mongychops, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:42, archived)

Ooh condenser every time.
Only oil fired out here in the fens.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:46, archived)

Well nothing could be as bad as our current one. I can never find a dozen 18 inch tapers when I need them...

Looked at a house on monday which still only had coal heating. nice.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:41, archived)

I'm thinking of opening up the fireplace here
but I'll put a wood burner in.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:42, archived)

Brace yourself

( Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:36, archived)

Braced and corked.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:41, archived)

You'll be seaworthy any day now

( Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:53, archived)

Excellent
Now sit back and watch it drop in value
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:36, archived)

property will always increase in value. true fact.

( mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:38, archived)

well done for buying a house at the right time

( mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:37, archived)

Paid the asking price when we probably shouldn't but to our naive little heads it seemed a good deal.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:38, archived)

If it's going to be your home, and you want to live there
then to you it is priceless.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:39, archived)

Well quite, so many ins and outs to take in. Long ago got lost thinking about how much money things cost in pure money compared to how affordable stuff is on my gigantically huge salary and such.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:44, archived)

Even though the market is in a bit of a lull at the moment
the price will rise. Sure, there will be dips and periods of rapid growth in value of property, but the best time to buy is when the market flattens out.
( mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:41, archived)

Interesting angle from my inlaws was that as and when there is a general election and the tories win, houseprices will rise then amidst all that lovely false hope and optimism.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:46, archived)

This.
Some people get so bitter, don't you think?
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:38, archived)

if we back the mother fucking truck up, i belive shambles was suggesting buying at the top of the market once
and you agreed with him, i will argue the fact of house prices all day long, and the yen/dollar, oil and everything, if you'd took my advice on this forum and bought shares in barcalays wank you'd be rich now
( mongychops, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:41, archived)

I still agree with him.
If you buy a house with the intention of living in it and making a home, then it makes fuck all difference as to how much it's potential value will be. It's not an investment, it is your HOME.

I was agreeing with the congratulations, and I think that any time you are in the financial position to buy somewhere you love is the right time to buy.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 22:01, archived)

it makes a difference to your well being, people should not ne consumed by valuations of their houses, that is correct
but to dismiss market forces and pay way over the odds for something is wrong, i felt i could argue the toss about this but i was wrong, i'm too tired
( mongychops, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 22:10, archived)

Bitterness and jealousy, yeah.
We bought a house in Leeds at exactly the right time, just before the market went crazy.
In the 12 months we had that last house in Leeds, it earned more than I did!
( mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:42, archived)

Except, of course, house price rises can only be cashed in if you sell up/downsize.
The main effect is moving the ladder further away from first time buyers, and making it more difficult to upgrade.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:44, archived)

Or, like we did, move to an area with lower house prices.

( mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:46, archived)

Same effect as downsizing, I suppose.
I think it's a mistake to think that rising house prices are a particularly good thing, though. Certainly the rises that were happening a few years ago.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:48, archived)

Why aren't you allowed to tell anyone?
Congrats :)

We're still looking for one.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:38, archived)

well we've actually only had an offer accepted, plenty of time for it to fuck up royally... I think that was the reason, maybe it was that it's not true and she's had me on a drip of whatever drugs the nice policeman used to tell us not to take when we were 8 for the last fortnight.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:40, archived)

Your life is all downhill from here.

( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:38, archived)

What if you live in a valley?

( Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:39, archived)

Flooding

( magnum, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:42, archived)

At least you could take a canoe to the shops

( Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:44, archived)

Once

( magnum, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:47, archived)

this would be aces if he worked in a canoe shop too

( Derek Monte subthread killer: qu'est-ce que c'est, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:47, archived)

Preggers or no, I´d chuck one up the Beeny

( broadsword, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:39, archived)

I'm going to use that phrase as often as I can

( Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:40, archived)

I almost did that,
right at the last minute I noticed it was a bag of sick and not a house
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:39, archived)

You're so old.

( The Doveston haunted by the memory of his own amnesia, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:39, archived)

nice work
I've just sold mine and bought a bigger one
( Derek Monte subthread killer: qu'est-ce que c'est, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:40, archived)

I'm now going to imagine that you're talking about child slavery

( Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:41, archived)

i was

( Derek Monte subthread killer: qu'est-ce que c'est, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:45, archived)

I'm only renting at the moment

( Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:46, archived)

And how is your rent boy?

( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 21:49, archived)