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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: spandit on May 08, 2013, 11:14:43 pm

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Post by: spandit on May 08, 2013, 11:14:43 pm: Finally got an offer on our house so now we can buy our smallholding! Going to make the offer tomorrow morning... Exciting, expensive but should be life changing for the better
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Post by: Fleecewife on May 08, 2013, 11:26:38 pm: Good Luck spandit :hshoe:
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Post by: Dan on May 09, 2013, 07:24:07 am: Excellent news, congrats. :thumbsup:
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Post by: plumseverywhere on May 09, 2013, 07:29:46 am: Ah Spandit, that's fantastic!! so pleased for you. Keep us informed!!
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Post by: Backinwellies on May 09, 2013, 07:33:39 am: :excited: :excited: Where is it?
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Post by: luckylady on May 09, 2013, 09:10:00 am: You must be so excited that your dreams are within reach :excited: . Hope all goes well :fc: .
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Post by: scarlettoara on May 09, 2013, 09:42:57 am: how exciting!
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Post by: colliewobbles on May 09, 2013, 10:46:21 am: :excited: good luck, really hoping everything goes well for you
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Post by: Roxy on May 09, 2013, 11:15:43 am: Wishing you all the best with your smallholding!!
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Post by: happygolucky on May 09, 2013, 11:23:17 am: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :excited: , thats great news......look forward to updates....we have had 2 offers that have fallen through so far....looks like we are here a while longer, its so stressful, I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!! :fc:
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Post by: spandit on May 09, 2013, 05:45:07 pm: It's in East Sussex, just over 10 acres... Haven't had our offer accepted yet but hasn't been rejected yet either
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Post by: Carl f k on May 09, 2013, 06:15:48 pm: good luck with it all bet your :excited:
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Post by: john and helen on May 09, 2013, 07:03:03 pm: fantastic news.. :thumbsup:
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Post by: darkbrowneggs on May 09, 2013, 07:14:20 pm: Congratulations :excited: Hope it all goes really well for you :fc:
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Post by: spandit on May 09, 2013, 07:17:38 pm: Thanks everyone! I'm confident we'll get an offer accepted as we can afford the asking price if desperate... Just have to make sure the sale doesn't fall through
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Post by: Rosemary on May 09, 2013, 07:40:09 pm: :fc: that all goes according to plan.
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Post by: MAK on May 09, 2013, 08:09:15 pm: Congratulations and hope you get in soon and have a great first sumer!
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Post by: spandit on May 11, 2013, 08:25:45 pm: Had a call today. The seller has rejected our offer... :(

BUT, she then accepted one that was £5,000 lower than the next one I was going to make! :D That's tractor money!
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Post by: doganjo on May 11, 2013, 08:31:04 pm: Quote from: spandit on May 11, 2013, 08:25:45 pm
Had a call today. The seller has rejected our offer... :(

BUT, she then accepted one that was £5,000 lower than the next one I was going to make! :D That's tractor money!
Brilliant news!
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 11, 2013, 08:31:25 pm: Great news. ;D
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Post by: spandit on May 11, 2013, 09:16:35 pm: Still a long way to go but it's a start...
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Post by: luckylady on May 12, 2013, 03:14:50 pm: :thumbsup: brilliant news. All systems go for you now.
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Post by: debbigord on May 14, 2013, 07:47:29 am: Fab news- how exciting! We're in East Sussex on 20 acres, near Horam. Give us a shout if you want to visit or need anything. We also belong to a brilliant Small Farm Training Group that do excellent courses and have monthly meetings of us like minded folk.
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Post by: LoveDevon on May 14, 2013, 04:09:43 pm: Wishing you all the luck and enjoy your new life. :)