Elite Thread XIX

Quarter of a million... and you'd struggle to buy a first-time buyers' house in most areas of the country.

TS how can your granddaughter possibly be 10 😳

Oh flipping heck, been feeling grotty last few days and someone suggested I do a Covid test. It’s only blinking positive!!!

Kettles on

Hugs and loves to all needed or not and extra squishes going too xxx

I thought exactly the same😳😳😳😳😳

morning paw sniffers🤗🤗

Those tiles are lush Wendy and I understand your frustration. I have a similar problem. I have been gifted 2 of these panels and cannot find anywhere in the house to use them😞😞

We’ve all been really ill! Fever, muscle aches, headaches, runny nose, sore throat, cough, fatigue, nausea! Think DD1 caught it from the hospital she works in. Really thought I’d seen the last of it! Strangely enough both times I’ve had it it hasn’t affected my senses of smell or taste!

Good morning. Thank you for the drink, mw. I offer fried egg muffins to any one interested.

Ascot experience sounds wonderful, silvercar.

Oh dear Busylizzie and tm. Wishing you both a return to good health very soon.

Still grey and dull. Enjoy the sunshine if it pays you a visit today.

Love and hugs. xx

Yes never imagined when she opened the Help to Buy that would be the case. Few hard to sell ones have been reduced just below in last couple weeks but either area not desirable or leasehold houses with age (under 35) conditions so will be harder to sell on.

Even some flats are over quarter million down here 😱.

We are also with Policy Expert. The quote they sent me was horrendous this year so i did the usual insurance comparisons but I didnt find anything much better. Then I rang Policy Expert and we checked everything and jiggled with the excess up and down until we got to a figure not much different than last years. The only hitch was that I had to pay there and then - I asked for a new quote to be sent out but that wasnt possible at that price. Not that it mattered anyway as it was on the same credit card bill.

Also had notifications from Sky about end of contracts. I rang them up twice and both times the chaps said he could not give me the figures quoted in the email which was bizarre. Then I asked to be put through to cancellations department and asked about cancelling the TV part of the contract. Much nicer chap and after a lot of discussion he gave us figures better than what we are paying now - it will all change again next April but for now ... That only took an hour and speaking to 3 people which i thought was not too bad.

Next on the list is the car insurance and we are now 27 days away from renewal date - no quotes arrived yet oddly. I've had various reminders from GoCompare and the others I did last year and so far they dont sound too different but this is a job to tackle for a quiet day in the week

Then its Sophies cat insurance which I probably wont be able to do much about as she is regarded now as an old lady cat

An old lady in our street was very unwell and was admitted to hospital.
She stayed about two weeks and was discharged but didn’t seem well.
She managed to infect her neighbour, carer, son and daughter but for some reason I escaped even though I had a cuppa with her which was made by her infected son.
She was positive for 16 days after which we think was because of her compromised immune system.
The hospital said “we don’t test but know about 50% inpatients have it” when we informed them!
Most people complained of a stinking headache and feeling tired.

Oh FFS Sarah not again 😬.
I have sold a property sstc five times in four years 😱(Been on and off the market in that time) I think it's five 🤔.
All different reasons for it not completing.
Not on the market at the moment I haven't got the skin for the game, far too much going on in life.
Wondering if haze's buying and selling going ok?


Quarter of a million house?
You can't get an ex council house in my nearest village for £250 you might for 50 more. Next village you probably can.

So sorry Sarah hugs xx