Hi Adam,
Not posted to you before…..but your story is inspirational. Look, mortgage only affects your statements for up to six months. I have done a fair bit of research into this. Keep it clean and no worries. Your current savings would be enough to get a deposition for you and your partner.
More importantly, see this a marathon and not a sprint. Not giving you advice as you went well over a year and I am on 200 days but I’m just trying to chill some problems. House will be no problem, just use that to keep off the online slots. Get a mortgage in Lrinciple if you are worried! If not, there is always renting while you look.
Cheers for your amazing posts! One slip isn’t a huge deal and you are doing ace!