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nature's child

Joined: 14 Aug 2005
Posts: 194
Location: Midlands

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 11 7:13 pm Post subject: Think we've found our new house

We visited Orkney last week, first time and fell in love.

We had made arrangements to view some properties on the North Isles (Westray and Sanday).

It's Sanday for us, solicitors instructed, mortgage arranged.

Mixture of emotions, happy, sad, excited, nervous but I'm sure it will all be worth it.

Beautiful 2 bed bungalow just on the bay of the little sea, so beautiful, outbuildings and land what more could we wish for.

Just had to share, after 6 years of saving looking at property, making offers, attending auctions it's finally happening

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 11 7:17 pm Post subject:
Good luck. I hope it all goes smoothly for you.

gil
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 11 7:19 pm Post subject:
That's so exciting ! Very best of luck to you all ! Hope the move goes smoothly.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 11 7:20 pm Post subject:
That's lovely news!

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Posts: 7280
Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 11 7:36 pm Post subject:
Oh that is brilliant!!! ... How wonderful for you all, congratulations I hope the move goes without hitch for you

Green Man

Joined: 23 Jul 2006
Posts: 5272
Location: Rural Scotland.

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 11 7:46 pm Post subject:
Oh pictures or link would be lovely. Where are you now, will this be a huge change? I'd love to float off to an island.

nature's child

Joined: 14 Aug 2005
Posts: 194
Location: Midlands

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 11 8:10 pm Post subject:
It will be a huge change, but for hubbie to start. He's going up there to set everything up whilst I stay in the Midlands carrying on working and letting the boys finish their college education (so 2 years apart). It will be strange moving to an island but we've been working to being more self sufficient over the last few years and this is an ideal location.

Kenworth

Joined: 04 Apr 2011
Posts: 855
Location: Michigan

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 11 9:48 pm Post subject:
It's always great to hear that someone has found their dream home Being on an island, are you going to retire, or do you have a vocation? Glad to hear your wishes are coming true.

alice

Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Posts: 2820

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 11 10:33 pm Post subject:
Hello. We'll be neighbours then

WandaBlue

Joined: 03 Feb 2011
Posts: 40
Location: Sanday, Orkney

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 11 10:55 pm Post subject:

Cool, you'll be my neighbour too. Our place is on the Bay of Lopness and used to be an old tractor shed! It includes outbuildings (tatty stables) and over 6 acres. Bought it in August but had to have someone give it a thorough clean before we could move up (previous owner had a pet crow and kept a goat in there at one point). Hope to finally get all of our stuff up by the end of November. It's such a gorgeous island I can't wait to finally get there. Good luck with all of your planning, the Scottish housebuying system is very different than in England and Wales but it generally makes sense. Will your place need doing up at all or is it ready to move in to?

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 11 7:38 am Post subject:
Sounds wonderful as long as you can cope with the separation. Very best of luck!

nature's child

Joined: 14 Aug 2005
Posts: 194
Location: Midlands

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 11 12:08 pm Post subject:
WandaBlue I know where you are now, we sat there last week and had our picnic (in the sleet and hail). Yes we will be neighbours we're just down the road East Silverhall overlooking the Peedie Sea. We're up 2nd week in January to move hubby, the house is ready for us to move into although we've still got plenty to work on. Can't wait.

nature's child

Joined: 14 Aug 2005
Posts: 194
Location: Midlands

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 11 12:08 pm Post subject:
Alice Where are you located, are you on Sanday or the mainland?

alice

Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Posts: 2820

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 11 12:16 pm Post subject:

nature's child wrote:

Alice

Where are you located, are you on Sanday or the mainland?

Over on Stronsay.

nature's child

Joined: 14 Aug 2005
Posts: 194
Location: Midlands

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 12:14 pm Post subject:
Alice That's wonderful, we can all have a get together, time for tea and cake? It's great to know that I already know some of my neighbours before I get there.

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