Mel (& Paul) Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Eh? Pricks up ears Brewery Do Tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Good to catch up with your plans Lesley. And nice car by the way Fingers still crossed for a trouble free purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 It's beautiful but a little out of our price range by the looks of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I am wondering if the new chicken run has increased the value of our house at all? Maybe there should be an Omlet property page - chicken friendly homes for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I think the fact our lawn is now a mud bath and has chicken poo all over it could put people off our property if we sold it Unless they like chickens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Well we wouldnt want to sell our house to people who didnt love chickens. They arent nice at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 Clare - that's the Estate Agent's blurb - I don't know why he didn't put the Brewery on - or the chicken run Sarah - that is my old car - I've got a shiny purple Mini there now Mel - the new farm is somewhere at the beginning of this topic - I'll go and bring it onto here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 These are from the details New build house Stratford Upon Avon (Warwickshire) approx 8 Acre (About 3.2 Hectare) A Very Conveniently Situated Agricultural Property, suitable for virtually any small livestock enterprise and ideal for “Farm Gate Sales “ with direct access onto the renowned Fosseway, set in favoured Warwickshire countryside. A Detached Four Bedroom Residence (built 2005 subject to an Agricultural Tie) currently affording a galleried landing, two bedrooms and bathroom on the first floor and entrance hall, lounge/diner, study, kitchen, utility room, two bedrooms (one with ensuite), family bathroom and conservatory on the ground floor. Gardens. The Outbuildings Include multi purpose barn, store room, stock pens, freezer room, former farm shop and outside toilet. The Land lies mainly to the rear of the residence consisting of level pastureland in a ring fence with parking area to the front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Lovely Not that I'm jealous or anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soufflé Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Glad to catch up on all your news Lesley - it is so exciting for you. Haven't had much chance to join in the forum lately - we've been tidying our house every five minutes (or so it seems) ready to show to potential buyers. Hooray because we've sold it now - no more tidying! Exchange a week on Friday and complete sometime in April. Motorhome here we come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 Hope your exchange went better than ours Sue? Update: We thought we were ready to exchange last week - and the week before, but the searches threw up a report issued by the Environment Agency dating back to 1993. We knew part of the site had been used for landfill - it was a disused quarry. We know that the site was checked 3 times a week by the County Council/Local Authority. The final check by the EA in 1993 was fine but the inspector added one sentence at the end of the report - " there is a quantity of waste on site, which does not comply with the licence " He did not qualify this sentence with "requires remedial action" or "does not require remedial action" The waste was 'on site' - not in the landfill. It obviously didn't require any action but it is not written anywhere. The land was filled by the owner with a view to raising livestock and selling through the Farm Shop to the public - which they did. The waste consisted of waste that the owner would not allow in the landfill and it was removed. There is a stream through the property which runs through into the village and ponds which are stocked with fish - any problem would have shown by now. The landfill was tested and so the owner is trying to get that report from the Local Authority. The solicitor asked the EA if they had any reports relating to after Sept.2004 (when they sent the 1993 one) - EA "cannot reply to a letter within 20 days" Also - the solicitor had to inform our lender - we are waiting to see which way the Building Society jumps. If they are happy to wait for the testing reports and a further letter from the EA, then it could all happen next week (or not ). If they want as full site survey then it could take up to £7000 and a lot more time Eight weeks of alternating between and is very tiring and we would just like to know where we stand. The sellers have furniture in storage and are ready to go - we have stuff in storage and are ready to go - and it's all costing both sides money We have potatoes chitting in the shed (don't say that in a hurry ) - they need a home! My immune system has taken a battering (lurching from one take-away to another - with decent meals in between) and I've had a chest infection since Wednesday and am now adding a cold to it Carl's episode of illness will probably wait until the most inopportune moment over the next couple of weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Oh Lesley sounds like a real hassle I do hope things get sorted soon..........Take care of yourself, I think G&B choc. is good for chest infections so eat as much as you can...........Lets pray everybody gets a move on and you get a completion date soon......Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Lesley it sounds like a complete pain.... I do hope it resolves very quickly. Good luck. I agree with the G&B's for a chest infection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I do sympathise. I'm in the middle of a house-buying nightmare too. It's so frustrating when everything is out of your control and you have to rely on these various agencies to get their act together. I hope it is resolved very soon so you know what you are doing. Living in limbo does take its toll on you. Be kind to yourself - you deserve special treats for coping so well with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Only just found this topic! What can I say the handling of things has been a bit of a disaster for both sides but the farm looks B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! I hope it is worth all of the wait! ---Martin--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Thanks for the update Lesley, I'm sorry it's become so dragged out, esp. when you, & everyone else, have been so efficient up until EA. Uncertainty about things outside your control is the worst thing, isn't it? So, hope you & Carl can put yourselves first a bit this week. It's hard though when you can't take your mind off it all with the veg. plot as you normally would. Hang on in there, hope it all comes good soon, and look after your selves, m'dear, lots of love, Sheila xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 I keep telling you Lesley, if it's meant for you, it won't go by you. If it all goes pear shaped, there's bound to be a damned good reason for it but I don't think it will. I think you'll both be living there soon so let fate take its course and *look after yourselves. *which of course means plenty of chocolate. A well known cure all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 Thank you all - I'm sure it will happen Can't even think about looking at a bar of G&B's at the moment ( ) - but I do feel slightly better than I did last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Lesley you must take time to relax (not easy i know) and take care of yourselves Chest infections are horrid I used to suffer very badly with them but i am much better now and rest is the best thing I used to keep going trying to pretend it wasn't there and that only made it worse The EA surely can't make something out of a bit of rubbish that was cleared of the land 13 years ago What was the waste exactly was it hazardous or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 No, not hazardous, otherwise the EA would have taken action at the time. As far as we know, just rubble and concrete type waste. I have pretended for the last 5 days that I'm OK - today I will admit that I'm not and I'm having a rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Fingers crossed they will come to their senses then Enjoy the rest today hopefully if it is a nice day you can chill out in the sunshine but wrap up warm as itis still cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 It's a beautiful day here but still cold as you say. We don't want to do much in this garden so, for once, I don't feel guilty about not gardening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furball Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hope you hear the good news you are waiting for very soon and that you feel much better. Hugs xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Take it easy Lesley. I am sure it will all be OK in the end... We waited two years for our house!! I'm sure yours will come sooner! Enjoy your relaxing day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hope it all goes well Lesley, take it easy and try to get rest and relaxation the body and mind can only deal with so much, BBx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
