Oh Ruth that sounds perfect for you I will keep everything crossed for you xx
Me and OH didn't get together until I was 29 he was 31, I had my own house and so did he, this was just before house prices first started going mad so we were lucky sold both our houses for a small profit and got a joint mortgage on a lovely 1920's semi 4 beds 2 receptions etc etc , If we were trying to get on the housing market now we wouldn't stand a cat in hells chance and wouldn't be able to get a mortgage on a 1 bed flat, I no longer work and my OH has an OK job but no where near enough to fund a £!80, 000 mortgage for a 4 bed house in our little town, I really feel for people trying to get on the housing ladder today as it really seems like an impossible task, the only winners are the buy to rent owners.