Well that burst my balloon

[Misty9]

Finally got the go ahead for a mortgage this week (yey!) and soo excited to be able to properly look for our forever home...so popped into the local agent to register. What a condescending arrogant and rude man. On reflection, our (not meagre) budget is small for this pretentious agent but he could have pissed all over my dream challenged our expectations a little more kindly.

I'd forgotten that buying a house necessitates interaction with arsehole estate agents..

Any survival tips?

Start online. Choose places you want to see that are in your budget, and contact the agent about them. The agent will then bend over backwards to show you other houses, most of which will be hopelessly unsuitable.

You're a dream for most agents - chain-free, mortgage approved. Congrats, and good luck!