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tim_and_nicky

Joined: 28 Nov 2008
Posts: 261
Location: Beautiful Galicia, NW Spain

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 1:26 pm Post subject: We now own it!

At last, we are very excited. We are now the proud owners of a Galician smallholding (Spain). We made our offer in Nov 07, Deposit down Dec 07 and the sale was finally completed on Friday 13th March.

We need to do a few things first such as finishing the renovation of the UK house, and rent or sell it to finance the move but we can't wait to get there.

We are going to visit it on 5th April so we can find all of the problems we missed the first time but the idea of waking up and looking over our land for the first time ever is so exciting. I am still bouncing! I just want to sing it from the roof tops!

Nicky

chez

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

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 1:27 pm Post subject:
Brilliant news!

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 1:28 pm Post subject:
Congratulations

tim_and_nicky

Joined: 28 Nov 2008
Posts: 261
Location: Beautiful Galicia, NW Spain

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 1:43 pm Post subject:
Thanks, took ages but so worth it. Can't wait....remind me I said that in a few years time when my clothes are rags, my nails are chipped, the sheep have savaged me and my foraging has given me stomach ache

chez

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

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 1:46 pm Post subject:
You won't be able to see, you'll be on dial-up

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18415

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 2:50 pm Post subject:
How exciting ! How many acres will you have, and what are you thinking of doing with them ? Are there already any fruit trees or woodland ? River/streams ? What state is the dwelling in ? Much work to be done ?

tigger

Joined: 13 Nov 2005
Posts: 725
Location: Bologna (Italy)

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 3:00 pm Post subject:
congratulations! Have you got any pictures yet?

marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 3:03 pm Post subject:
Mmm, I like the sound of dreams coming true...

twoscoops

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1924
Location: Warwickshire

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 3:18 pm Post subject:
When did you first see it? I'd be interest to know how much the sliding pound has cost you.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 5:38 pm Post subject:
Well done. I hope it all goes really well for you both. The smallholding life is ace.

mousjoos

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: VERY Sunny SW France

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 09 5:45 pm Post subject:

Simon wrote:

The smallholding life is ace.

Will someone please tell my wife that.......

Congratulations, hope it brings you everything you wish for

tim_and_nicky

Joined: 28 Nov 2008
Posts: 261
Location: Beautiful Galicia, NW Spain

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 09 10:20 am Post subject:

twoscoops wrote:

When did you first see it? I'd be interest to know how much the sliding pound has cost you.

We first saw it in November of 2007. We arranged finance and transferred the money to Spain pretty quickly, so the exchange we got was quite reasonable. If we had waited it would have been much more painful, as it was we got off lightly.

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