Getting the mortgage
Back, and in at the deep end
You’d think that no time had passed at all. Back from a fabulous holiday I was secretly hoping that all would be sorted, that I [...]
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Tiptoeing into uncharted waters
This morning there was another tube strike and I walked 4 miles into work. During this walk I composed a ranty letter in my head [...]
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The fat lady is warming up
They say it ain’t over till the fat lady sings… well, she may not be singing, but I can definitely hear her warming up. Yesterday [...]
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The Waiting Game
I have no idea why they call it the waiting game. There may be waiting involved, but it’s not a game. It’s not fun, competitive, [...]
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Planning to run a business?
Apparently a business plan consists of more than forecast figures we’ve plucked out our bottoms, and some high level grand ideas about organising guided walks [...]
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Losing momentum
My usually optimistic, enthusiastic, nature is taking a battering. There are only so many ups and downs one person can go through before losing the [...]
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The mortgage maze
I feel like a double glazing salesman, phoning around trying to get someone to bite using the same script that has been rejected by hundreds [...]
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Notes to a lender
Dear Mr/Ms Mortgage Lender, I hope you’re well and are having a good start to the week. I realise that you don’t know me and [...]
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Plan A: The revival
This blog is dedicated to our mortgage broker who, in my excitement and impatience, received a text from me at 9.30 last night. He is [...]
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And it was all going so well…
I just found out that we’ve been turned down for the mortgage we were trying to get. This is not the worst thing that could [...]
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