Owning your own home

Some people pretend that their position of privilege is hard-earned. No idea of the lifestyles, or hardships of others, or how a decision to smoke, or frequent pubs is entirely irrelevant.

Yeah.

I've no judgement on anyone who has been able to afford their home, with or without help from their parents. I'm trying to get there myself. The fact that I can even try to get there means I have privilege. And if/when I do buy my own place I hope I'll remember that I was lucky - as well as hard working and dedicated - to get there.

words words words - what do they even mean? whoa.
better.

very much TL:DR

of course...

This has all gone a bit south.

£20k deposit? I saved up £75k and still only bought a pebble dash, 2 bed in Leytonstone

In other news I caught a mouse in one of the mousetraps last night. :)

£75k deposit? Blimey

Get a cat! It's either a cat or endless supply of mice.

Bought a 2 bed maisonette with a garden (and now with a super mega awesome shed) in Upper Norwood/Crystal Palace this time last year with a £12k deposit. Plus fees etc that was just over £20k

You did pretty well there. They seem to start from quarter mill in Crystal Palace now

@Steve_com what?!

Bought a Studio Flat opposite Forest Hill, £22k deposit!

95% LTV

Exchanged on the sale yesterday. Spent all day packing up a 2 bed flat. Must have thrown away ay least 8 giant garden refuse sack of rubbish, gave away all the booze and store cupboard food, sold various bits including half the rugs, all the crockery, 2 bikes and a load of furniture. Fucking place still looks full. And a mess. Now have one day to get it knocked into shape before everything goes into storage and I become technically FERAL.

Eurgh m9 fuck that packing bollocks.

Just drink some whisky and torch the lot

We paid the removal team to do all the packing.

Best. Decision. Ever.

This is very appealing to me. I don't mind the actual moving part. Shifting heavy shit from one place to another, I can do that all day. Packing just stresses me the fuck out. I'm not even sure why, I can't stand it.

Is it much more on top of the usual removals costs?

We've used Simply Removals twice now (both with packing service) on two 2 bed flats.

The last; 2nd floor in hither green to Bromley was £550 including all packing and materials.

That's not half bad. Will try to remember them for future move(s) - (read: will ask here again).

mrs_com has a ton of shit/trinkets/stuff/valuable artefacts/snowglobes so may veto but I'll let her sort that shit out and leave other stuff to the pros

The fridge bit of my integrated fridge freezer has packed in.
Just after I filled it with a whopping Sainos shop an all.
On the hottest day of the year.

Recommendations for integrated fridge freezers?
Currently leaning towards an IKEA own one, as we'll be putting a new IKEA kitchen in around it in the next couple of months anyway.

if they make their fridges as well as they make their olger / jamclaf / borg / rotch items i would stay well clear

try and get hold of the latest which? at you local library and buy something that they recommend

Looking at the HÄFTIGT

I don't got time for which.
I need to buy one now. Like immediately.

Do they pack everything? And how long did it take them? I'd feel quite uncomfortable for some strangers to be in my place for more than a day 'going through' my belongings...

Miele, Liebherr, Drittereich, basically anything that sounds German.

There you have it.
£800 on a fridge and £100 odd of food in the bin.
All before 4pm.
Pretty impressive.