16 November 2017

Found My Dream Home!



Our property search in England (for Rick’s house with a garden) will not begin in earnest until next year but it doesn’t stop me browsing through Rightmove to get a feel for the housing market in different areas of the country.


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-62704852.html



Yesterday I found this 17th century, half timbered house in Shropshire.  It is Grade II listed so it is almost impossible to make any changes, it will have thin walls and very little insulation, it needs a new kitchen and bathroom, it is next to a brook so probably has damp problems too.  It only has two bedrooms, the rooms are small and dark.  But I think it’s lovely!


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15 comments:

  1. christine bailey16 November 2017 at 17:42

    Maisie and Millie (one Airedale Terrier and one Yorki Terrier would love it!

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  2. Sue16 November 2017 at 18:32

    Big garden for them to run around.

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  3. Rachel Phillips16 November 2017 at 18:56

    It's already got the Stannah in place so no worries there.

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  4. The Weaver of Grass16 November 2017 at 19:34

    Sounds to me like a property best left to the imagination.

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  5. Cro Magnon17 November 2017 at 04:57

    I've always wanted a house with it's own stream. I owned a very similar Shropshire house. I bought it as an investment, and restored it. In places it had single-skin brick walls and must have been difficult to heat. I heaved a huge sigh of relief when I sold it.

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    1. Sue17 November 2017 at 10:25

      My friend lives in a medieval half timbered house in Essex, I can still remember how thin the walls were and how cold it was.

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  6. Coppa's girl17 November 2017 at 09:38

    Very sweet, but I wouldn't want to live there. Give me a modern, easy to run property these days.

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    1. Sue17 November 2017 at 10:22

      That's what I think when I've got my practical head on.

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  7. Yorkshire Pudding17 November 2017 at 09:59

    Paul could be The Squire of Upper Cound and you could be his serving wench. Alternatively, Rick could be The Lord of the Manor.

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    1. Sue17 November 2017 at 10:23

      That sounds good, not sure about the serving wench part though.

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  8. Sue17 November 2017 at 10:25

    Looks idyllic doesn't it?

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  9. Rambler18 November 2017 at 15:39

    Oooohhh I love the look of it - those floorboards, the timbered rooms, the grounds, the romantic look of it, the stream . . . AH, the stream. I'm a fresh air fiend and love to have doors and windows open, but I'd have nightmares about rats coming in from the stream. I would need to walk away, sadly.

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    1. Sue18 November 2017 at 16:52

      Hello Rambler! Yes, in the cold light of day it's just a romantic notion.

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