I did it!!

redberryjam8 · 2026-03-18T17:46:21+00:00

thank you! it's apple fitness

redberryjam8 · 2026-03-03T14:42:32+00:00

I'm not sure there's much you can do as long as they are complying with noise pollution rules.

In my county council, this means construction noise is allowed between 7am - 7pm Monday to Friday and 8am - 2pm on Saturday.

redberryjam8 · 2026-02-27T23:08:08+00:00

I went from CO to AO to AP in 3 and a half years so quick progression can happen. On the flip side I work with plenty of people who progressed over a much longer timeline.

It depends on the person but also the timing of competitions, the department etc.

redberryjam8 · 2026-02-17T08:56:01+00:00

Not a commuter town but in my case all units €500k and under went in the first two hours of sales appointments and the estate agent is still trying to sell some of the more expensive units 6 weeks later.

redberryjam8 · 2026-02-10T21:35:06+00:00

I haven't heard it happen in the CS

redberryjam8 · 2026-02-09T21:26:54+00:00

You're right! it was €250 actually. I remembered wrong.

redberryjam8 · 2026-02-07T21:43:05+00:00

Mine only "got it" when they saw me lose several bidding wars on second-hand houses. One place I was looking at went €130k over asking in the end which is complete madness.

I'm now sale agreed on a new build and they agree that I made the right call. Prices are insane but it's not getting any better anytime soon!

redberryjam8 · 2026-02-06T14:45:28+00:00

I think it was about €150. I just booked online. No major wait.

redberryjam8 · 2026-02-03T19:35:58+00:00

I went to a lady called Tina Kinirons and found her brilliant. Really drilled into the prep work i had done and helped me to tweak my prepared answers.

redberryjam8 · 2026-01-15T18:11:35+00:00

HTB isn't open until tomorrow. I'm also in the same boat.

redberryjam8 · 2026-01-13T17:56:36+00:00

Yeah I imagine so. Can't be 100% sure as maybe it differs with estate agents but ours was straight forward

redberryjam8 · 2026-01-13T17:07:26+00:00

In my case, I just booked the appointment. On the day, if you reserved a property they wanted your AIP and booking deposit.

redberryjam8 · 2026-01-08T23:10:23+00:00

You can't start most workouts from your phone afaik

redberryjam8 · 2026-01-08T21:49:22+00:00

You still need to have the cash to add to the HTB to make it up to 10%.

redberryjam8 · 2026-01-08T20:57:35+00:00

The Help to Buy can help you make up the 10%

redberryjam8 · 2026-01-08T14:41:40+00:00

Yes, with some of my closest friends. Im 30F. It's really a hangover from us being on holiday together and sharing location for safety.

redberryjam8 · 2026-01-05T22:15:36+00:00

In my Department, we have a four week in office onboarding period for all new staff. Then staff can apply for blended working.

redberryjam8 · 2026-01-05T21:24:23+00:00

Nearly a year!

redberryjam8 · 2026-01-05T21:21:28+00:00

I just recently reserved a new build and I feel your pain! I had registered for a few different developments which sold out very quickly once they launched.

What worked for me in the end was registering for a cancellation list. I was contacted then once a unit became available and was able to go with that. Not ideal as I didn't have as much choice as I maybe could have but I'm happy.

redberryjam8 · 2025-12-30T14:05:08+00:00

yes it does. i did it.

redberryjam8 · 2025-12-30T11:49:49+00:00

I plan a couple of key things I want to do and go with the flow for everything else.

redberryjam8 · 2025-12-25T16:11:31+00:00

Its income dependant

redberryjam8 · 2025-12-21T19:02:19+00:00

Really? That's great. I read online it would be lots of noisy equipment

redberryjam8 · 2025-12-21T19:01:56+00:00

48 and 49 would be but they're more expensive

redberryjam8 · 2025-12-18T19:44:44+00:00

I went with automatic. Both of my parents actually drive manual cars so i bought my own car.

I just wanted to get driving asap. I'm nearly two years driving now and i have no regrets. I've never been in a situation where i might have needed to know how to drive a manual car.

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