We have keys!!

Yay handover happened on Friday morning - and probably lucky for everyone at home it was in the morning due to my excitement! I am the one that still can not resist having a peak at her Christmas presents before the big day and yet still gets excited at Christmas and today was no different.

Clarendon came to the party on Wednesday afternoon advising us that they would agree to refund us the extra cabling they didn't actually lay. That was a fight harder than it should have been and certainly wasn't worth an argument taking nearly all month to resolve. DH then has to sign the paperwork on Thursday to get a new invoice created. We had already requested the higher amount from the bank and after a quick talk with our broker it was decided that it was better to hand over a higher value cheque and receive a refund from Clarendon.

Our SS met us at the house and he walked us around showing us the items that had been fixed. The painter was still there fixing up the skirting board in the garage so we had the opportunity to have him touch up anything we found (only the electrical box). We set up the appliance delivery date and our SS took us through a folder that explained things to consider when looking after a new home. It also had all of our various certificates in it.
Then it was finally the exciting time - our keys were taken from their packet. First we were shown the window keys. Then the internal garage door key. Then the laundry. Slowly we were taken by each external door being shown that the builders key no longer worked and how our keys worked in the doors. Finally we reached the front door and the official handover occurred!!
A couple of signatures later, a handover of the cheque and a gift of lovely Sheridan towels from Clarendon and the house was all ours!