Feeling really down...

I know the feeling, we aren't in a position to buy for another 5 months at least (need to wait until H passes probation as my salary unfortunately doesn't count!) but have been keeping an eye on the market, and there are very few coming up that look like what we could afford and the size we want, and they seem to go very quickly, so I suspect we are going to have trouble too! Are you restricted to a certain area, is it worth seeing if you could expand it? I know we ideally want to buy in the town we live in, but we are also looking at the villages outside it, but trying to avoid the nearest city if possible!

We are restricting our search, but to two different areas, West Bridgford, which is a very popular suburb of nottingham and where our apartment is now and then the southern villages below us..

The houses just seem to be going above asking price, very quickly..its really frustrating!

I know how you feel too. I wanted to move about 9 months before we put our house on the market but H wanted to wait until after the wedding. Then we had a few viewings but no offers, even after a year. We were going to part exchange it for a new build in June/July, but that all fell through too. I was so fed up.

Things will work out for you. None of these houses were meant to be and you'll find something even better, I'm sure

My mum is trying to sell her fabulous house in Nottingham and would like a quick sale. May I help?

Wickywack have you registered with all the estate agents in the area? Tell them where you are looking and what you are looking for and they should be able to contact you when they get something on their books that fits your criteria. Obviously they may have other people on their books looking for the same thing but chances are you'll get to know about them before they go on the website

We're in a similar position at the moment, desperate to move but it seems like such a slow process especially as OH has to wait 30 days for his credit report to be updated. We're seriously considering shared ownership just to get on the property ladder.

Really AC? Where a bouts in Notts is your mum?

Yeah, we've done all that. I think there is just such a vast amount of people looking for the same as us so we're all fighting for the same houses! I hoped that the market would pick up a bit in Spring but it seems to be getting quieter!

Will try to send you a pm Wicky!

I've emailed you.

I feel your pain, we started looking for a house straight after we were back from Honeymoon at the beginning of November. We kept seeing houses we loved, and kept missing out - we're never able to see a house together due to Hubby working most weekends, so by the time one of us saw a house, it was sold by the time the other one went to see it!!! We finally got an offer accepted at the end of February, but then we had to wait a good 6 weeks before the seller found a house, and now they have we're finally able to get on with things, but still no closer really!!

You'll find something, when you find the right house it'll workout - we're now glad that we didn't get the other houses, as we love this house which we're (hopefully!) buying!

I really can't see how I'll ever be able to afford to purchase a house, let alone look for one ?

I know what your saying Pompey but we've been getting all our ducks in line for such a long time, saving and saving and saving for a good deposit, getting our credit reports to an excellent point, getting all the mortgage stuff done and now it just feels like it was all in vain..ho hum!

It wasn't at all ? You'll get there

I know what you mean about save save save. I'm finding getting back on the savings track so hard.

Trying to get on the property ladder is so hard, keep going, the right house will come up.