Death by letters...

Today all the mail started to arrive from the various parties involved in the purchase of my new place.

I received letters from:

• Estate Agent
• Mortgage Broker
• Solicitor

The estate agent wants a cheque for £250 as a deposit to show good intent.

The mortgage broker wants more documents than you can shake a shitty stick at, including my original passport and driving license! Obviously they want a copy of the contract too! Eeek fingers still crossed for tomorrow and early news. (Please please please!) Oh and they want some card details to take the minimum surveyors charge and application fees for the mortgage... about £600.

The solicitor wants lots for things signing (first born child and all that guff included) and a retainer cheque for £300.

Obviously I'm going to sit on these (but have them ready filled in and ready to go) in anticipation of the contract coming though (please please please, fingers crossed!)

Here we are at day 3 of the process of purchase and we already have outstanding bills of approximately £1150. This is an expensive game to play.

I can see how this is going to get awfully stressful in no time at all.