On Saturday we moved into our new home. If we were "animals" the RSPCA would do someone for cruelty. We knew the place was small, but you don't realise how stupidly small a place is until you try and put your stuff in it.

It's a modern mid '80s house, so the build quality is atrocious. When you walk on the first floor near the walls you can feel the walls move/creak. None of the doors are square with the walls or ceiling. The light sockets are on the wrong side of the doors, so you can't turn any lights on or off without closing the door. The conservatory leaks... The list goes on and on.

Thankfully we are only renting the place, it's not worth the GBP200k or USD400k that it was on the market for only a few months ago. Once prices have adjusted, (about 50% down) I'll buy something, just not this one.

We still don't have a telephone line and hence no ADSL service, so no Internet at home, which is a pain as it makes sorting out things like the utilities hard as they all want to do business over only the Internet if you want the best deal.