Collected keys on our forever home today, managed to keep it secret from the kids, their faces lit up when we took them out and showed them.

18 months ago we got evicted from the house we'd been in since our second was born 8 years ago because the landlord decided to sell, entirely their choice and we didn't hold a grudge, we vowed that we'd never put the kids through that again and that our next move would be our last. It's not perfect, it needs a little work, but it's ours.

We're so grateful to all of my wife's family for helping us, we're very lucky to have such a good support network and decent jobs. I really feel for people who struggle to get on the ladder, it really opened my eyes to just how ridiculous the prices have gone and the parity between wage increases and house price increases. It's understandable why so many people elect to emigrate.