Further house-hunting

Off to Hertfordshire again today. We saw three houses:

• the first we did not like at all - this was one we had noted as being on the market when we (together with Hari and Doug) did a preliminary recce in the county on 7 May; it was somehow unkempt and unloved; there was stuff dumped all over the place and the bedroom used as an office looked like it had been trashed by burglars;
• the second we quite liked; the location was lovely and would have suited us very well indeed; the house, though, was rather too large; definitely an odd house - a 1940s/50s bungalow that had an ugly lump put on the roof with rooms; it had three bathrooms and was quite interesting; it felt friendly and I think we could have lived there, but the price was really above what we wanted to pay (?445);
• the third, a beautifully modernized bungalow in Oaklands, immediately took our fancy - large sitting room and kitchen, 4 decent sized bedrooms, two of which will do as offices for Erica and me), family bathroom and en suite bathroom to the master bedroom (complete with remote controlled dimming lights); on the market for ?410k - we offered ?400k but that was turned down - the price had already been lowered - so we offered the full asking price and it was accepted; well worth it, I think.

Lunch at the Cowpers Arms in Digswell - which will be closed from 3-7 October for refurbishment.

Went to see Hari. Fetched her from uni and had a cup of tea in her flat.