pud, yeah i've got a 5 mile radius of isleworth going on.
until i sell the other place i won't actually know what i can afford but essentially on my salary it won't be much!
i am definately going to explore the housing association thing again - it's how i bought my other flat so i know it's a good option. but you can't escape the fact that mortgages on HA properties are limited ie: not very good deals, so the mortgage payment on top of rent can be in excess of £900 pcm.
that'd be less than the repayments on a substantial mortgage but you can't get anyone to lend you that amount on my salary.
catch22 really!
the other option of homebuy looks quite good - you raise 75% then get a government loan for the remaining 25% thus never paying rent. the government have a 25% stake in the property and get 25% of any profit when you sell.
Foxie, I need your consultancy on this one LOL!
Sue, brothers are twits sometimes. I love mine dearly but he's an arse tbh! just last weekend he proclaimed i was spoiling dd and insisted on chasing her around growling in a very deep voice and couldn't understand why she was frightened!
hardly used to much men around as it is, him teasing her doesn't help.
and to be frank, i have serious issues with his parenting but keep my mouth shut. he's had custody since they were small and he's done a good job but not the way i'd do it.
anyway, i'm rambling. i'd say ring him up and be perfectly frank in telling him his attitude to his nephew stinks. no real need to point out what a good aunt you've been - just tell him he's got to step up to the plate as an uncle now.
i'd be furious if my bro said "oh my two are teens now i can't be bothered with a baby".
mind you, he does think dd is a cutie and i think he was a bit upset that he'd frightened her. he really enjoyed taking her to the science museum a few months back.
ps: is this the same bro who gave you chinese take-away for mother's day lunch?