Upping Sticks
We have decided to up sticks and move. We've been thinking about this for a while, because from where we live the closest five primary schools are, frankly, crap. There's just no way I'm sending Joe to a school on a council estate.
About a mile away, however, there is a really good school. So, basically, we have to move only about half a mile to get into the catchment area. We might even just swing it from where we are, but it's doubtful and a huge risk. How stupid and irritating. We might try and move close to where Jess's primary school is, but houses around there tend to have more zeros on the end than I can afford.
It seems daft though, to spend so much money moving so short a distance, but then can I put a price on Joe's education? Not really, unfortunately. And it's still cheaper than private school.
Thing is, we've been forced to make this decision quickly. The stupid Home Information Packs will be madatory from the 1st of June, and if we want to avoid a pointless £600 cost, we have to have the house on the market by the end of May. Which, if you are paying attention to the movement of time, is not that far away. So there's Estate Agents coming around tommorow and Wednesday to value our house and hopefully tell us it's worth loads of money. Then we have to find a house to buy, and convince a bank to lend us loads more money.
This is all made worse by the fact that we have no money at all for moving costs, and are relying on the equity in the house to pay for these things. I might have to try and get a bridging loan or a massive temporary overdraft to cover some costs.
Stressful times ahead, I predict...
About a mile away, however, there is a really good school. So, basically, we have to move only about half a mile to get into the catchment area. We might even just swing it from where we are, but it's doubtful and a huge risk. How stupid and irritating. We might try and move close to where Jess's primary school is, but houses around there tend to have more zeros on the end than I can afford.
It seems daft though, to spend so much money moving so short a distance, but then can I put a price on Joe's education? Not really, unfortunately. And it's still cheaper than private school.
Thing is, we've been forced to make this decision quickly. The stupid Home Information Packs will be madatory from the 1st of June, and if we want to avoid a pointless £600 cost, we have to have the house on the market by the end of May. Which, if you are paying attention to the movement of time, is not that far away. So there's Estate Agents coming around tommorow and Wednesday to value our house and hopefully tell us it's worth loads of money. Then we have to find a house to buy, and convince a bank to lend us loads more money.
This is all made worse by the fact that we have no money at all for moving costs, and are relying on the equity in the house to pay for these things. I might have to try and get a bridging loan or a massive temporary overdraft to cover some costs.
Stressful times ahead, I predict...
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