Sometimes i get a bit teary about having to give up our own house so as it was happening a lot just lately i decided to look back at some of my old photos of the house which gave me mixed feelings ,
If you are new to my blog , We were once a couple of good earners and were in good health but my husband damaged his back and could not do his current job while he was recovering he had a stroke which left him with tremors He also developed rheumatoid and osteoarthritis arthritis in every joint there was no chance of him ever going back to work
We Had paid into a mortgage protection scheme which paid the mortgage for twelve months then after that we could not pay the mortgage on my wage alone so we reluctantly did mortgage rescue and rented the house back , In the meantime i developed health issues and had to give up my job i was earning a lot less as self employed and for various reasons we had to move to a smaller house.
Renting does not give you the freedom that owning your house does but there are the financial plus points that you don't have to worry about like the maintenance and affordable rent
The main plus side the area is nicer also the house is quieter, no noise from neighbours so this is what i found out from looking back
I really miss is my old kitchen , My husband built it to my design and specification before he had his health issues and i really loved it .
I miss the french doors onto the garden too and the outside appearance of the house , Local authority houses are not very pretty but that's all ,
The rest of the house we live in now is much better .
This is what we have done to this kitchen with the help of friends and family
Before
It looks pretty but behind the paint the cupboards are really battred when we moved in we asked for a new kitchen but they said it was quite new but unfortunately the people before us had neglected it so it looked a lot older that it is , The only option is now that we can have a kitchen done at our own expense but will have to pay a company that the housing association can approve to do the work and this will cost us thousands of pounds that we have not got , One possible hope is we had a visit from a surveyor who agreed with us on the condition so we might get one yet.
Here some other photos of our old house followed by photos of the new house.
Here are some of the photos of this house now and a few years ago as we have been here for 6 years now.
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