Six Months on

Well, as of June 4 we've now been in our new digs for six months.

Anything to report? Well, the summer's on it's way and our massive windows mean it's sometimes warm when we get home.

Apart from that not much.

The complex STILL has flats to sell. I reckon by the time they leave (and we've been told they'll be gone by end of June) they'll have been here a year! That's quite the commitment.

The flat across the hall is STILL for sale as well.

We've got a few cursory things we need fixed, but in general the place is good. The area is fantastic and now the nice weather is here, we're really able to go out and explore.

Am I glad I took the plunge? Yes. Am I 100% happy with the flat? No. I just wish it was a tad bigger or had more storage, but those are minor gripes.

I would suggest anyone get on the ladder. There's nothing more satisfying than knowing when your mortgage cheque comes out each month you own just a little more of the place!

Fantastic.

Getting stuff fixed!

Today was a bumper day at the flat.

Problems were solved, complaints were addressed and I worked from home in the morning!

Around 10.45, a bloke from Atlantic came by to sort the radiators out. Until today, I'd switch all the radiators to "night" when we went to bed and "day" when we woke up. Nightmare of manualism. Now, thanks to Atlantic bloke, everything on a timer and the settings make everything work automatically. So nice.

As I was preparing to leave for work, the Barratt handy man stopped by to sort out some other problems - constantly running toilet (ball cock stuck in the cistern), the sound of water running behind the washing machine (outtake pipe didn't have a stop cock) and leaking airvent (no solution yet).

As we're getting closer and closer to the perfect flat, it's becoming nicer and nicer to hang out at home.

Just a couple more things to sort now and we're there!