Summary of First Time Buying

Eventually we moved into the new house.

This procedure is exhausting. First of all it was a wrong decision of trying to refurbish the whole house by just two people.

The first thing after getting the key from agent is to change the lock. The screw stuck in the door, so I have to find a locksmith to do the job. This cost me 76 pound.

We spent a week to repaint three bedrooms, landing and hallway, which included removing wall paper, repairing wall etc. I just did not have any more energy to repaint the lounge. This is the most exhausting week.

After the painting, we cleaned the house before we were looking for the carpet. Vax Force 3 is a very good tool to do the job. Then we walked around to look for the best price for the carpet.

The prices from the different sellers have very big difference. The same carpet in Asian seller's shops is only half price of some dealer's shop. The price including fitting and removal could be negotiated with seller. Due to lack of budget, we chose the cheapest deal. We put the order and after 2 days the fitter came and fit the whole house in 6 hours.

New carpet makes the house look new. I love it.

When the order of carpet has been confirmed, we ordered the kitchen appliance and also confirmed with the moving service. Same as carpet the price also could be 50 percent different.

We rented a three-bedroom house, which took us three days to clean. Again Vax did a very good job.

Now we are waiting for the deposit coming back from the letting agent.