Job lot, selling up?

[dizzyblonde]

So, as I inevitably need to sell the house and move, as its too small for our family

:smt115


Will someone please....

Buy my house?
Buy my car?
Buy my Raptor?
Buy the ZZR?
Buy the contents of my house?

Take in a dog and a cat?



.....then I promise to send you a postcard and a bottle of homebrew a year :mrgreen::cheers:


I need this to be rather a quick transaction, I would preferably wish to be in a economical car, travelling to a Med island somewhere mid October.
It can't be any sooner as SonNo1 is taking grammar school exams on the 6th.....this is paramount, always have to have a 'planB' in the wings ;)

ps...Suzy is coming with me, on a trailer, I am allowed one bike taken to said country without question :smt040


Feel free to offer me vast quantities of silly money, so I can plan my escape.......you think I am joking?

[Nobbylad]

You could always sell the kids into child slavery which would have the benefit of you not needing a larger house (would actually give you more room), relieves any long term debt (especially if they were going to end up going to Uni etc) and gives you disposable income in the meantime.

Win/Win

[454697819]

you occasionally see them on ebay as job lot life sales,.

however it goes I wish you all the best...

[punyXpress]

Riding to Devil's in the ffffreezing fog losing it's attaraction, DB ?

[Nobbylad]

you occasionally see them on ebay as job lot life sales,.

What? Kids?!

[dizzyblonde]

you occasionally see them on ebay as job lot life sales,.

however it goes I wish you all the best...

You are pulling my leg....right? :smt104 Surely 'life sales' on ebay would of the far more attractive variety, than an ex council house in Hapifax?

Riding to Devil's in the ffffreezing fog losing it's attaraction, DB ?

I'd say that was a small part of it yes....along with potholes, petrol, crap people(strangers and inbred locals), and generally would just prefer a better quality of life somewhere my family will be at home, and a place Peg will be welcomed back to with open arms.

[Owenski]

How old is your current house?
If its less than 100yrs then you can part ex it for a new build. Brilliantly simple and does save you a considerable chunk in the long run.

[Geodude]

You moving abroad Dizz :(

[dizzyblonde]

No idea how old, but it'll be less than 100yrs, being red bricked and council built.
I would not have a new build though if I was given one for free tbh!

I don't wish to hear the neighbours talking at their kitchen table over my tv, and would preferably not want to hear the old bloke next door snoring in his bed through the bedroom walls! I have one of those already :)

I find current new builds characterless, and they all seem to be built from the same range of plans, chosen off a cereal box, usually ugly, with very little garden, and built too close to neighbouring buildings.......

......a bit like the ones currently popping up at the bottom of my garden :(

[pookie]

no doubt you've prob seen this already but life style sales are all the rage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17535330

why not stick it on ebay if you are serious?

[dizzyblonde]

You moving abroad Dizz :(

Its been a very serious idea for a very long time. We have been looking at all options for many many months.
We have come to a stage of needing to move, and whatever we do, we have to be doing it for the next twenty years, as our children are top of the agenda.
No matter what we look at here, theres not much change to the quality of life. We are currently not too well off, and are slowly correcting things in the house to make it marketable, as by the end of autumn we need to be either in the process of selling the house, or gone! The house is my biggest asset, as I have a very small mortgage, and a very large lump of equity, providing it goes for the right price.

[Geodude]

You need to do whats right for you and the lads so hope it all goes well for you. One thing though if you move abroad will there be tea, cake and a *cough* free holiday for visitors ;)

[dizzyblonde]

You need to do whats right for you and the lads so hope it all goes well for you. One thing though if you move abroad will there be tea, cake and a *cough* free holiday for visitors ;)

Those already invited for cake and tea here, have it extended abroad :)

[Geodude]

Woohoo :)

[dizzyblonde]

I wonder if theres a 'webuyanyhousedotcom'? :lol:

[Bri w]

Those already invited for cake and tea here, have it extended abroad :)

Seeing as I never got the invite, dodgy postman??, I guess I'll just have to go hungry...

I wonder if theres a 'webuyanyhousedotcom'? :lol:

There is but don't expect a great price. We looked into it when selling mum's place... they offered a 1/3 below market price.:(

[Sir Trev]

I wonder if theres a 'webuyanyhousedotcom'? :lol:

Another yes to that. The couple across the road from us have it splattered over their car and the van is liveried up in their building/decorating/maitenance business. Realistically it is good for people who NEED to sell as opposed to WANT to, as the price paid reflects this. Worth a look though.

[dizzyblonde]

Seeing as I never got the invite, dodgy postman??, I guess I'll just have to go hungry...



There is but don't expect a great price. We looked into it when selling mum's place... they offered a 1/3 below market price.:(

You should know that my door is open to everyone requiring cake and tea :cheers:

I haven't a clue what is market price these days, last time it was valued was four years ago, and it was more of a shed than it is now!

[AndyBrad]

while i would love to move to a bigger house as ours is tiny i dont think i could bear loving in hellifax. Glad to see your moving to save the family before its too late :)

50 quid for the raptor? ;)

[dizzyblonde]

while i would love to move to a bigger house as ours is tiny i dont think i could bear loving in hellifax. Glad to see your moving to save the family before its too late :)

2000 quid for the raptor? ;)

:eek: you must know something about happifax that I don't!

Don't mind if I do take that much off you Andy! :p

[Bibio]

seems a smart move. i've been wanting to get out of this shiz hole of a place for years as its driving me nutz, i fekin hate it but there is nowt i can do about it. i love Scotland and Kirkcaldy as a town as it had loooots going for it but its the locals (junkies and azzholez) i cant stand.

i hope you get to 'live the dream' and wish you all the best at getting there.

best time to do things is in a rescission as the only way is up.

[Dicky Ticker]

Please tell me you have thought this all through----job,income,education,healthcare,pension,language,f amily,friends and not just looking a a pretty picture of a house.

The grass always seems greener on the other side,some times it is more out of the frying pan into the fire,



but if that is the dream you have go for it and I would wish you the very very best of luck

[dizzyblonde]

Please tell me you have thought this all through----job,income,education,healthcare,pension,language,f amily,friends and not just looking a a pretty picture of a house.

The grass always seems greener on the other side,some times it is more out of the frying pan into the fire,



but if that is the dream you have go for it and I would wish you the very very best of luck

We have two options Mac.

We sell the house, move to a more affluent area, which costs the earth, and we'll pay through the nose for...
...or we sell the house, and try something completely different.

We currently are looking to take Dylan out of school for a few weeks, already prearranged by the school headmistress in October, after he has chosen his grammar schools etc, and once he has sat the exam , but not after xmas as this will clash with SATS.
This trip will be to properly look into what is available once there, rather than here. I have also got the relevant information from the consulate as far as anything long term is concerened. We have also discussed arranging an appointment at the consulate to get a face to face discussion with an advisor.
job...to be looked into on the trip. Bearing in mind that unemployment is on the rise over there, but on the flip side, can't be much worse than here, as far as ratios are concerned
income....as above, or possibly if my house is sold and we go feet first, a short term fix would be to use the proceeds.
education...you pay for education. One sort are the countries schools, the others are US academies or privately run English schools, which follow the same curriculum as here.
healthcare....no different to paying NI contributions, you just pay private, the cost though needs some deeper investigation. Speaking of health, Pegs health is paramount, and this dank, wet, damp country is not doing his heath any good. I have already seen what happens when the heat is turned up for someone with these issues, and its positive.
pension...whats one of those?
language....you forget, as a British Cypriot Peg is aready bilingual, our son is being taught both languages, son no1 also learns, I learn, and as I already speak French often, have a German Grandmother, it shouldn't be too hard to learn another language on top of those that I can get by on perfectly well when abroad..
family, my family already have had the discussion, and as both my parents are coming up to retirement, they would rather we did this now, than later, and miss the opportunity like they did. Remember, Pete DOES have family, over on the island.
friends ..... do you think they'd give me a second thought if they wanted to make a better life for themselves, I very very much doubt it. Of course I'd be told, but at the end of the day, friends can still be friends, even if water is between you......which as a matter of fact I've just been off the phone to France!

Or.....we could just stay here, and be miserable, and it pi$$ing down with rain every day, with concrete wherever we look. Pillocks on every corner, and our kids growing up with scumbags as influence around them

[Dicky Ticker]

I am in no way trying to dampen your enthusiasm but I spent an hour reading about the Greek Cypriot economy before posting.Unemployment is running at 29.7% struggling to pay salaries of public sector, similar bail out problems if not worse than Greek mainland,tourist trade is down due to escalating costs and education is fairly expensive for good schools,medical insurance when private seldom covers any existing or previous ailments when you take it out new.

By all means up sticks and try something new but look at other alternatives than someplace that has an ailing economy and all the other hurdles that seem to accompany it

[dizzyblonde]

I read every day. I spend a lot of time researching this matter.
As for it being worse than the Greek economy, its not IMO(not yet anyway), but then everything you read is subjective, and also dependant on which source.. The UK apparently is doing fabulous in comparison to the Greeks, but they wrap that up in ribbons and pretty things to make the sheep think we're doing great, when in fact we're in just the same **** position as anyone else on the global stage.

Remember one thing.....Cyprus is an entirely different economy, it is not Greece.

[maviczap]

You should know the forum rules by now.

You need to name the price of your items :takeabow:

[dizzyblonde]

£85k for the house (going on similar in the neighbourhood)
£5.5k for the ZZR open to offers
£2.5k for the VRap open to offers
£1500 for poofwaggon...................................or less :smt019


contents of house, far too many to list.z

Dog and cat are priceless, come as a pair, Bobs gay, he needs his gay cat to help him cuddle to sleep at night ;)

[Jackie_Black]

I would love that V-Raptor thingy, it's a 1 litre twin isn't it? Wish i wasn't skint/reshaping my life :(