5 Things Only First Time Home Buyers Will Understand

1. Experiencing A Whole New Kind Of Joy When It's All Over

No matter where you've been, what you've seen, or who you've fallen in love with, putting your keys into the front door of your own home feels, for that first time at least, like absolutely nothing else. It's yours. Your own walls, your own floor, your own furniture, your own home. Everything just the way you want it, and no landlord to tell you otherwise. Maybe you'll get a pet, maybe you'll change those awful taps - whatever you want, that's exactly how it's going to be.

After the months of research, hunting, heartbreak, hunting again, negotiation, discussion, planning and organising, it's all over. No more sleepless nights as you mull over how much you're spending and no more heart-in-the-mouth moments every time your estate agents opens a conversation with "I've just spoken to the seller", you're a homeowner now. You own a home.