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Title: Finished viewing now we're buying !
Post by: smallholder in the city on April 04, 2011, 02:02:46 pm

Hi,

As I mentioned in my previous thread we were off to view some smallholdings on Friday. Fortunately we managed to sell our London house within 48 hours so we were in a good position on the day. We narrowed it down to a short list of 2 and have just had an offer accepted on a property with 6.5 acres in Lincolnshire !.

Very excited, it's a proper old farmhouse that has been in the same family for 100 years, needs a bit of updating but isn't falling down and has lots of big outbuildings. It's slightly outside our original search area but following a tip from a fellow TAS member I realised I can commute from Grantham.

Thanks again to everyone for their tips I'm sure we'll be making great use of the collective TAS wisdom in the months / years to come. Once we've exchanged I'll post some pictures (don't want to tempt fate too much (though of course being a scientific person I'm not at all superstitious  ;)))

 ;D ;D

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Post by: doganjo on April 04, 2011, 02:05:59 pm

That's wonderful news - no 'accidental' here is there?  Well done!

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Post by: Daisys Mum on April 04, 2011, 02:07:19 pm

Congratulations!!! :D :D :pig: :chook: :sheep: :&> ?

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Post by: Sudanpan on April 04, 2011, 02:56:24 pm

Fab news - hope all goes smoothly  ;D ;D

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Post by: loosey on April 04, 2011, 03:00:15 pm

Ooooh can't wait to see pictures ... very excited for you! :D

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Post by: bloomer on April 04, 2011, 03:30:54 pm

sounds excellent!!!

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Post by: Sandy on April 04, 2011, 03:37:53 pm

Wow, new house, new life, new wellies ;)  Brilliant, we are all looking forward to photos!!

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Post by: katie on April 04, 2011, 04:23:00 pm

Well done! Brilliant news!

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Post by: Fleecewife on April 04, 2011, 04:44:28 pm

Hi there  :wave:  I'm delighted for you and look forward to hearing the unfolding tale of your new life - I know you'll love it  8) :)

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Post by: Hilarysmum on April 04, 2011, 05:15:38 pm

Thats really great, well done.

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Post by: Roxy on April 04, 2011, 10:31:22 pm

Well done ......wish houses up here would sell as quick as yours did!!

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Post by: ambriel on April 04, 2011, 11:35:23 pm

Superb news! Well done.

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Post by: ellied on April 05, 2011, 07:57:45 am

Well done on both sale and purchase agreements and good luck for successful completion of both :)

So once you have your wellies on, what plans do you have for your 6.5 acres and buildings?  What a great time you'll have working out what will go where and setting up your dream at last :)

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Post by: Rosemary on April 05, 2011, 09:00:18 am

Congratulations!

Your heads will be buzzing with plans but don't forget to take some time to relax and enjoy the moment. Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in plans and what needs to be done next, and next and next. There will always be things to improve, but do take time to chillax, look at the flowers, listen to the birds. This is "do as I say, not as I do" advice but it is seriously meant. Enjoy your new life.

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Post by: doganjo on April 05, 2011, 09:10:37 am

Remember to take lots of 'before' photos before you start, and as you are going along too - you won't remember otherwise and it's a good boost to the ego and motivation to see what you have achieved as you progress.

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Post by: benkt on April 05, 2011, 10:10:45 am

Congratulations - sounds like the start of a lot of fun and hard work!