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September 22, 2021 07:41 +0000  |  Economy 4

We've managed to do what for many in our generation is considered the impossible: we've bought a house.

It's a new build, 4 bedrooms, and has all sorts of fancy things like underfloor heating on all three floors and a heat pump keeping everything warm. The building material is also atypical for British homes (that's good) and so far the place is so warm that we often keep the windows open on cold September nights.

Financially, we're doing alright. The mortgage is for something like 17 years, but since we've been saving for so long we managed to make a substantial down-payment so that our monthly payments are lower than we were paying when we were renting. The mortgage terms also allow up to 10% overpayment each year and our fixed term is for 5 years, so it's possible that we'll be able to pay the whole damned thing off in as few as 10 years.

So far it's been pretty great. For the first time in years, my home feels warm and dry. No more ridiculous light switches on strings or "power shower" installations, gone are the walls so poorly insulated that heat just bleeds out throughout the day. We have a dishwasher. Dear gods have I missed dishwashers.

I'm not sure what more there is to say. We're still working on furnishing it, but once we have a few important things like a couch and dining room table, I'll shoot a video to share.

Note: The title of this post isn't a typo, but a reference to Anna's inability to pronounce the phrase "new house" ๐Ÿ˜‚

Comments

Hannah
23 Sep 2021, 8:11 a.m.  | 

Congratulations on buying a house!

Daniel Quinn
23 Sep 2021, 9:09 a.m.  | 

Thanks Hannah!

JY
23 Sep 2021, 3:25 p.m.  | 

Congrats Dan!! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป That heating system comes from Korean traditional homes haha ๐Ÿ˜† Furnishing sounds like fun! Canโ€™t til seeing the video of your new house!!

Will Anna pronounce โ€œnew houseโ€ by then? ๐Ÿ˜ a cutie pie she is! ๐Ÿ’•

Jeanie
28 Sep 2021, 7:31 p.m.  | 

Congrats on moving into the new place!

I have some news about your new neighbours... as it turns out, my cousin and his wife live one neighbourhood over from you! (Mom's side of the family.) I'll email you info on that, they're currently in Canada driving through the Rockies, but will be back there at the end of October.

Anna's pronunciation is cute... trust me it could be worse, at that age my friend's daughter loved the song "Uptown Funk" and would sing it all day, but she couldn't pronounce the "n" in funk...

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