[kelly58]

Well done you ! Dont let the weather dictate your future happiness everywhere gets adverse weather at some time or other and its going to get worse, climate change etc. lts a beautiful place your going to be living in 
wish you luck and happiness. 

[bloomer]

so which property on Westray have you gone for?


google shows me there are some nice properties available up there, good luck!!!

[kelly58]

If for some reason you dont get it, our place is for sale, mainland, ready to move in animals and all !
Check out this link http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/31192774?search_identifier=4df273c67bf9fbbfae2dc321f5cc12b9 

[Victorian Farmer]

Fantastic

[southernskye]

Good luck and well done Clarebelle
  all goes through swiftly and without hitch.
 
Nice actually to see the worst it can be. With some knowledge, planning and common sense we all (mostly survive intact) the Mega foul weather when it does hit.
 
I think it's why we see so many move to Skye, then away again. They see it during the times when all is calm and beautiful and they cannot cope when the really bad weather comes in.
 
Best o luck
Sskye

[Clarebelle]

Thanks everyone! Definately seen it at its worst now, and it was still beautiful! The property is this  one http://www.orkneypropertycentre.co.uk/FileLibrary/Schedules/Sandihall%20Westray.pdf

Its at the top of our budget so I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to buy yours instead Kelly, although it looks lovely!

Fingers crossed everything goes through ok. My main concern with moving there is getting a job, but i won't need to get one straight away anyway.

[bloomer]

very nice good luck


love the stone walled greenhouse!!!

[southernskye]

Beautiful.
very best of wishes
 
Sskye

[Lesley Silvester]

That is gorgeous. I love that greenhouse too. Hope you get it.


Kelly, yours is lovely too. Why on earth do you want to leave it?

[Bert]

So were any of you affected buy the flooding in North Wales ? My grandparents were flooded. It will take 4-6 months before they will be able to move back in. Everything that was in the water has been condemned. My Nan is most upset about no one getting any Christmas gifts this year. My Grandad is most upset about his bottle of whisky  . They are both in there late 80s and to have to replace everything you own is very difficult. I feel bloody useless . They have somewhere to stay, for however long they need. so they are safe and warm with a good friend keeping an eye on them.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25220290
 
The second video down is my grandparents road.

[southernskye]

Bert,
Feel very sorry for them. Never been flooded but it must be terrible!
I hope that they manage to get sorted as soon as possible and that nothing of great sentimental value was lost....apart from the whisky o course .
 
Rgds
Sskye

[happygolucky]

WOOWOW, I love the houses, we have not sold as yet...loads of people interested and 3 people thinking about it...but the biggest shock we got is how much money we can borrow......answer, not much at all....even with a big big deposit, the main reason is my husband does agency work through an umbrella company and his tax shows a very low wage, same for me with the B&B, next year I will get a pension so we can borrow more, the reason I am saying this is £130,000 is possibly our top whack too..love both houses.......if we go mortgage free we can live anywhere as then a wage is not so important...it must be wonderful to be able to earn an income from working at  home, I do to some extent but not enough and not transportable, anyway, back to the storm, looking at all sorts of houses has made me realise how safe we are here.....pretty sheltered, we went for walks at the weekend and were shocked at the amount of trees down again, I collected some branches from the dead fir trees, people were chain sawing them up as they blocked their road, now they are in my living room with baubles and lights on and I am happy I gave them a bit more life!!! 

[shygirl]

im desperate to move too, but in reality our house we live in now is very safe. impossible to get snowed in, walking distance to the shop, on a hill so no flooding., no obvious crime (touch wood) close to the most beautiful beaches and absolutely stunning cliffs and plenty of jobs around. lots of land for the livestock.
i often wonder if im doing the right thing by moving away.

the westray property is lovely. why did you choose orkney? i think we will end up somewhere like that too.

[happygolucky]

I love the idea of a remote island, we may move to Dunnoon area, depends on what's around when we sell! We love the house we live in and the area but its too expensive for us to stay!!  I look at houses and think of things like flooding, storm damage, access to emergency services, easy for my family to visit and visa versa, near to Doc, dentist etc and yet rural.....Shygirl, we have a lot in common although I am not a farmer at all...just adore the countryside and animals!

[Clarebelle]

We chose Orkney because the house prices are much lower than other parts of the UK, its about the only place we can get a big enough house with a bit of land for our budget. Its also beautiful, has loads of community facilities, plenty of schools, low crime, great place to raise kids and I'm not too fussed about the weather, the lack of extreme temperatures makes up for the wind. Loads of reasons really! We are also considering the isle of Lewis but we prefer the more sparse layout of the houses on orkney rather than the corfting townships you tend to get on Lewis. We considered Skye but the house prices seem to be slightly higher and we rarely found anything suitable within budget.

Sorry to keep going off topic!