It's Small But It's Ours

@flapiz (22403)

United Kingdom

February 5, 2024 6:44pm CST

Hello everyone. I have some great news! I have been quiet for the past week as Andrea and I have finally moved house! The move was exhausting but finally we have a place of our own. Our first ever furniture is the bed. Which we ordered from Ikea and made ourselves. Now after a week we also have a table and some chairs. There is still a lot of work to be done but we are very pleased. We are happy to be paying mortgage for something we can own rather than paying rent. Also we are really enjoying the freedom of having our own space.

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@AmbiePam (85613)

• United States

6 Feb

Congratulations! Oh, and please do describe the look on the face of your awful landlord when you left. Now she can’t mistreat you anymore.

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@AmbiePam (85613)

• United States

6 Feb

@flapiz What a terrible person.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

@AmbiePam I am contemplating on suing her if she takes more than 100£ off it.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

Yeah I hope she won't victimise other people. Now she is taking time with my deposit. She's accusing us of ruining her bath tub. There is a little speck there. And she wants the repairs to come out of my deposit.

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@LadyDuck (458584)

• Switzerland

6 Feb

We also have an Ikea bed that we made ourselves. I am so glad that you now live in your own place, you must feel so happy.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

Most definitely, no more passive aggressive landlady and also more freedom to do what I want.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

@LadyDuck Definitely more peaceful. I want to erase her fully and move forward now. Just waiting on my deposit.

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@LadyDuck (458584)

• Switzerland

6 Feb

@flapiz You must be so relieved not to have to deal with that horrible landlady.

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@marguicha (215584)

• Chile

6 Feb

Congratulations! There´s nothing like living in our own home.

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@marguicha (215584)

• Chile

7 Feb

@flapiz I totally agree. I almost always owned my house because my husband built houses. We went to live in them while they were still in the works and sold them when they were finished. This is the house where I have lived more because it is the last house that my husband built before dying.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

Own home equals own space. I am really very happy. Thank you

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

9 Feb

@marguicha So this house you live in definitely have sentimental value. Did you enjoy moving houses or was it exhausting? My fiance does not know much about building so this is an opportunity for him to learn. Starting with the furniture.

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@JudyEv (325984)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb

That's wonderful news. Ikea is a godsend for young couples, especially if you can follow instructions. lol

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

Andrea is very good at following instructions. I help with the manual labour

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

7 Feb

@JudyEv Ahahaha. We are the quality control inspectors.

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@JudyEv (325984)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Feb

@flapiz That's mostly how we work too but I have to make sure Vince actually follows the instructions.

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@Beestring (13342)

• Hong Kong

6 Feb

That's great! Enjoy your new home.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

Thank you very much my friend I am ecstatic.

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@TraveOnWorld (866)

• Georgia

6 Feb

Congratulations! And furniture - great start.

Don't rush you have oodles of time to get settled. Hope your previous landlady did not scowl too much when you her gave the keys to her empty domain

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

Ahahaha she actually managed to shed a little tear. But then now she is refusing to give back my deposit yet. She is accusing us of ruining her bath tub and wamts to cut repairs from it.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

@TraveOnWorld Yeah I am actually contemplating on suing her if she takes more than what's reasonable. I am waiting till this week for her to come back with a quote.

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@TraveOnWorld (866)

• Georgia

6 Feb

@flapiz Ah, the old deposit scam. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to turn old ugly just to get a landlord to pay back what is not his. Tell her you don't agree, but in order to move forward, you will assist with repairs. Since it is now your money, she must get three quotes (not from her buddies who will cut her into the deal) and you will decide from there, everything in writing of course. No need to be too civil either. HTH

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@jstory07 (134443)

• Roseburg, Oregon

6 Feb

That's great that it is yours. Get stuff alittle at a time. That is the best way to do it.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

I am so happy indeed! Yeah for now we have a bed and a table and some kitchen stuffs. It is liveable.

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@Juliaacv (48425)

• Canada

6 Feb

Congratulations on your first home. Ikea has some really great products for starting up.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

I am happy with ikea as it also makes Andrea learn to build things simply and from scratch.

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@RasmaSandra (73537)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Feb

Your bed area looks very comfortable and cozy, I am glad things are progressing and the best of luck getting everything else done,

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

Thank you my friend. We really invested on our bed and mattress as we both have bad back. We did well than I expected.

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@Fleura (29143)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

Yay, congratulations! You must be so happy! I'm sure you will find nice things for your first home. Don't forget to look on Ebay and Preloved and Gumtree because you can find some really nice things that other people have decided they don't want any more. Also Freegle of course. I have so many lovely things for the house that I have bought cheaply or been given, everything from kitchen utensils to major furniture items. (And the other thing I do - keep a note of what you pay for things so if/ when you decide to change, you can sell your old things and if you have kept them nice, you could get back the price you paid, or close to it!)

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

Awww thank you Fleur those are really good tips and I will definitely look for preloved goods too. It is quite pricey to rely on all brand new.

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@JESSY3236 (18920)

• United States

6 Feb

Congrats! I will be soon be owning my uncle's house.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

Oh wow lucky you! Is it an inheritance or did you buy it off him?

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

@JESSY3236 Well I hope he has a lovely house. It is hard to buy houses these days. Do you feel like you can live in it?

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@JESSY3236 (18920)

• United States

6 Feb

@flapiz yeah. It's very roomy once we get rid of alot of stuff.

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@paigea (35712)

• Canada

6 Feb

That's wonderful news.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

It was a long wait. It took 6 months but it has finally happened.

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@thelme55 (76484)

• Germany

29 Feb

Congratulations to your new home. Enjoy it.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

1 Mar

Thank you Thelma. So far so good it is just lovely to have a place to call my own.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

3 Mar

@thelme55 And you too. Have a fun filled weekend.

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@thelme55 (76484)

• Germany

1 Mar

@flapiz You are welcome. It’s nice to have our own home. Enjoy your weekend.

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Mildred Tabitha

@mildredtabitha (16047)

• Nairobi, Kenya

6 Feb

It's a hundred times better owning a house than renting. Glad you moved out and got new furnitures.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

6 Feb

I cannot wait for the wardrobes so I can finally tidy it up. Thank you Mildred.

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Mildred Tabitha

@mildredtabitha (16047)

• Nairobi, Kenya

6 Feb

@flapiz You are welcomed

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@snowy22315 (170164)

• United States

6 Feb

Yay, Congrats! I bet you are thrilled.

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@snowy22315 (170164)

• United States

7 Feb

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

7 Feb

Thank you Snowy. I am very happy and content at the moment

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@Marilynda1225 (79827)

• United States

29 Feb

Congratulations on your new home! It's exhausting but also fun moving into a new place and being able to decorate, etc.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

1 Mar

I wish I had more funds to decorate it better.