What, you still 'ere?

Yes, I’m still here. This house-selling thing has moved beyond frustration into resignation. With any luck I’ll sell the house this month, although my buyer’s on holiday at the moment. I think my estate agent is the one who really needs a holiday…

Slowly but surely

I’m still here in Arundel. As is the “For Sale” sign outside my house. But things are moving in the right direction. I have a potential buyer who’s not part of a chain, who’s arranged a mortgage… and whose mortgage company surveyor came to visit this week.

I’m starting to think about the things I’ll miss – although, to be honest, I’ll still be in a position to see most of them anyway. The Corpus Christi flowers, for example, which will be covering the floor of Arundel Cathedral next week. The Arundel Festival, scheduled for the end of August. And walks down the river to the Black Rabbit.

There’s also plenty of excitement ahead, too – so stay tuned for the next thrilling instalment from Del Arun!

Still standing

Well, my house still isn't sold. It's all a bit frustrating but at least I'm not part of a chain. I blame the property market, the weather and the slightly mercenary streak I have. Meanwhile I shall keep tidying the garden, vacuuming muddy footprints off the carpet and baking unnecessary loaves of bread. (Okay, I made the last one up!)

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place...

Yes, it's true. After much thought and conversation, I'm putting my house (or "two-bedroom character cottage", as I prefer to think of it these days) on the market. My plan is to head over the border to East Sussex, a county that has the benefit of containing my girlfriend.

Anyway, I was visited yesterday by my chosen estate agent who measured the house with his sonic tape-measure. Cool or what? It's only a step away from David Tennant and his sonic screwdriver. Before you know it, he'll be showing Dalek Sec around. "Yeah, lovely place but I’m not sure my friends can handle the stairs..."

Still, I digress. I've never really sold a house before. There have always been odd circumstances that involved other people doing it for me. So I'm looking forward to this. Sort of.

Stay tuned for more exciting adventures of Del Arun and his incredible disappearing house...