HURRAH! I am literally jumping for joy - #happyhappyhappy
My Bold Broker (BB) has done it - he has not only secured me a mortgage but he has managed to bag me a five year fixed at a teeny tiny rate.
Cheers.
I may have aged a decade during the process, acquired some sort of inner ear canal problem (so attached to my mobile phone have I been for the last two weeks) and yes, I have felt more than just a little bit unsettled, but finally my cottage is mine, well almost.
I'm sure I have my Dad to thank along with BB, who IS magic. You see I have been asking Dad to make this move possible. I have even *ahem* been asking him to pull some heavenly strings and help get me a mortgage.
Now my Dad, who wasn't terribly fond of change, banked with NatWest since it was first founded in 1968. I on the other hand, have never had any dealings with them.
My new deal is with NatWest.
BB said: "So Bate, this is good news. What I haven't asked you is if you can walk to the shop from this place?"
Me: "Well walking to he shop is overrated. I live in a town centre now and I rarely walk to the shop."
BB: "But could you if you wanted?"
Me: "Over Forest and field. It might take a while, like a day."
I took mother to investigate the logistics of this overrated pastime.
We walked over a sheep field and plodded over a public path through a paddock with every step resembling a scene from the Archers.
But, it took us just 12 minutes to walk to the shop. And I loved every single minute of it.
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