We have found a smallholding after a mere 5+ years!

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 29 Jan 2007, 19:01

We have had our house valued and just about to be put on the market in the hope that we could find a smaller house with more land.

However ... yesterday we heard through local friends of a 5-acre plot coming on the market not far from our house.

After the fastest negotiation in the world our offer has been accepted!

So ... provided the paperwork goes through OK .. it seems that we are about to become smallholders!

Cancel/postpone one house move!

(The neighbours will be glad to say goodbye to any chickens, ducks & goats in our garden!)

jonny2mad · Post by **jonny2mad** » 29 Jan 2007, 19:18

Good for you hope everything works out wonderfully

hoorah

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 29 Jan 2007, 19:22

Thanks j2m ... we were beginning to lose hope

.. but now ...

stumuz · Post by **stumuz** » 29 Jan 2007, 19:56

well done!!
I bet you cannot wait to get started, woodburning stoves,woodsheds,flatplate solar collectors to name but a few. It will give you years of joy.

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 29 Jan 2007, 20:59

stumuz wrote:well done!!
I bet you cannot wait to get started, woodburning stoves,woodsheds,flatplate solar collectors to name but a few. It will give you years of joy.

Yep - but we will have a quiet sit first to plan what we do ... no madly rushing in!

Keela · Post by **Keela** » 29 Jan 2007, 21:06

great news!

caspian · Post by **caspian** » 30 Jan 2007, 08:35

Well done Vortex! I'm quite jealous actually - the wife & I are planning to do the same thing in the next few years.

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 30 Jan 2007, 10:23

caspian wrote:Well done Vortex! I'm quite jealous actually - the wife & I are planning to do the same thing in the next few years.

Plan ahead - and use every contact you have to find land!

Forget about the low typical agricultural acreage price ... I think you would need to buy 200 acres to get down that low!

"Landbanks" & builders are also buying up land as an "investment".

Charlotte & her stock broker Dad usually outbid you on anything under 10 acres ... they need space for Prancer, her pony.

Rich Daddy who spends too much time at work will give in eventually ..

Tracy P · Post by **Tracy P** » 30 Jan 2007, 14:05

That's great news, I am SO JEALOUS! Mike will be too, we are desperate to get on with this too.
Let us know how much hard work it is! might help us all to be patient in our own hunt!
All the best
Tracy

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 30 Jan 2007, 14:14

We have also just found out why so many people hold large chunks of agricultural land ... there is NO inheritance tax on it!

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 30 Jan 2007, 14:14

Nice one Vortex . . . looking forward to the blog with pictures!

Pippa · Post by **Pippa** » 30 Jan 2007, 14:59

Tracy P · Post by **Tracy P** » 30 Jan 2007, 16:04

There is no inheritance tax with woodland either. Don't tell anyone!
Tracy

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 30 Jan 2007, 16:27

Andy Hunt wrote:Nice one Vortex . . . looking forward to the blog with pictures!

I have created quite a few traditional HTML web sites (no frames, no CSS, no Flash, optimised JPEGs, fast load times ... my users LOVE me!)

... but I haven't tried a blog yet ... is it easy?

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 30 Jan 2007, 16:59

Vortex wrote:
Andy Hunt wrote:Nice one Vortex . . . looking forward to the blog with pictures!

I have created quite a few traditional HTML web sites (no frames, no CSS, no Flash, optimised JPEGs, fast load times ... my users LOVE me!)

... but I haven't tried a blog yet ... is it easy?

That's all I meant really, just a simple online journal. As you've probably seen, my page is just a few pictures with explanations, the only 'blog' on there is to do with the way the garden is developing.

Just something so that we can all see what you are up to, and weep . . .