The DIY continues apace and am starting to worry I may be the noisiest flat owner on the South Coast …
I have met a few of my neighbours who had seen the TV programme (embarrassing) and everyone seems really nice. Which is a relief. Just to be safe, I dropped chocolates [...]

I’ve had the flat for almost six weeks now…where has the time gone? I know where…on DIY!
Completion day was nerve wracking. I was pacing the room waiting for the call, keeping everything crossed that there wasn’t going to be an unforeseen hiccup with the money but I eventually heard from my solicitor and agent (who mimicked [...]

As luck would have it, I won’t be boarding a flight to the South of France and trying to complete on the property at the same time, as I have exchanged and complete tomorrow!
I am going through waves of extreme excitement, blind panic and slight nausea at the thought of the money I don’t have [...]