5 Things Only First Time Home Buyers Will Understand

4. Realising That, For The Next Few Months, You Have No Other Interests

You definitely used to have hobbies a few months ago. Pilates with your work mates, that book club you found on Twitter, a poker night that happened once and you're constantly texting your friends about being "well overdue" for. But now every waking moment is spent pouring through property listings and mentally decorating bedrooms of every conceivable style and shape.

Spare a thought for your poor friends as well - no longer able to get a word in edge-ways without you somehow turning the conversation back around to the fact you're buying your first home. "Did you hear they've put that footballer on £45,000 a week?" "No. That's interesting though because, given the amount I'm able to borrow, that's the same as the deposit I'd need to get a flat on Edgeware road."