UPDATE

At this stage we have received the go ahead from the bank and the guarantor company. The only thing left is to pay the estate agent fees and the tax then return to the bank for the final interview and sign for the mortgage. After this is completed we have been told that we should receive the keys by the begining of June.

From start to finish the process has taken about six or seven weeks with a lot of waiting but as the outcome is positive it has been well worth it. No more renting for me- this fact alone gives me a very good feeling.