I've decided to forgo adding a Yeti ASR 5C to add to my collection of, erm.. 9 bikes ..and have, instead, bought my first house! Eeeekk..
(If any of you observant types will notice that this is the same no_eyed_deer who 3 weeks ago was bemoaning the hopeless cost of rent and considering the option of living in a static caravan)
So from thinking about living in a static caravan... to actually buying a house in 3 short weeks. Hmmm...
Anyways.. Conveyancing:
There seems to be a monsterous difference in price between the local solicitors in Aberystwyth and other 'supermarket' types online.. e.g. £1000 vs 500 all inc.
So it should be a bit of a no brainer really. BUT. I need a conveyancer approved on Santander's 'panel', because they're the ones giving me all this virtual monopoly money to buy a house with.
I'm also wary of being too cheep with who I choose and running into difficulties as a result.
So... any tips for a greenhorn to all this house-buying malarky...
Oh, and did I do the right thing? (i.e In buying my first house rather than a Yeti ASR 5C?)
:Sigh:

