If only I had £250,000, no debts, etc etc

[Helsbells]

I think I am with Andy of this one, I would love a few acres but would want a few neighbours as well. I would love to live in Wales, similer scenery to Scotland, lots of space like Scotland, but its warmer!

[Stonehead]

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[Russian Doll]

it looks lovely but its way to remote for me...if it was near other people then maybe

[the.fee.fairy]

If it was nearer the welsh/english border then we would be convinced. Definitely.

All that land (i could have allotments after all! And sheep...and chickens...). The house looks pretty crap, but i looked at one on the net the other day and fell in love with it - it has no bathroom, no kitchen, a cold water tap and an outside loo, it all needs complete redecoration, but the potential is there!

Hmmm...if only it was closer to England!!

[mrsflibble]

Emma a dwi.


see, I'd get by lol!!!

[ina]

Now this is what I'm seriously tempted by...

http://www.tait-peterson.co.uk/property ... WALLS.html

[CaundleMama]

cooo some where thats smaller than our place I like all their books

[Esther.R]

Oh thats the one you were after is it? I know the seller - it is a gorgeous little croft, go for it ina Stunning, stunning views and some reasonable land by Shetland standards. My husband's ex-classroom assistant owns it (he is a teacher in the local school to that croft, which has 6 pupils). Need a good bit of savings/equity for that one though, you can't get a mortgage on a crofting tenancy.

We made them move to Shetland (on much less than £250,000 but we don't have any land) for the same reason and although it was tough at first (I was ill, o/h had a school suddenly threatened with closure) we love it and have never regretted it.

[ina]

There's another one, even cheaper, but without land (£37.000) - but this one is just so perfect... Problem is, if I gave up my job here, I wouldn't get a mortgage - and without a mortgage, at least a fairly small one, I wouldn't be able to buy! Grrr.

[Esther.R]

Keep trying! It took us 2yrs to find a job to get us up here but we got here in the end. In the meantime you'll have to come up for a cup of tea sometime

[ina]

I will, I will - later this year! I'm already getting Shetland withdrawal symptoms...
I've bookmarked the jobs pages for Shetland - and am generally keeping my ears open. You never know. Or I'll have to start a bakery up there - that was one thing I always missed - decent bread! But I was told last time that there is somebody making cheese now?

[Esther.R]

If you let me know what you do ina I'll keep my ear to the ground for jobs for you too.

There are three bakeries but all fairly mainstream ones, none selling really nice bread, haven't come across anyone making cheese but will keep my eye out at the next farmer's market.

[ina]

There is that cheese stall - well, van, I'd say - they were at the farmers' market and in Lerwick itself, too. I asked there - I think it must have been at the end of 2006, as I didn't make it to Shetland last year - they said somebody was just about to start it. Goats cheese, I think.

(They also had very scrumptious chocolate cake at that van! )

[Esther.R]

I love goats cheese - will have to keep my eyes open! Its amazing what you can miss noticing when you live somewhere

[mybarnconversion]

... I was amazed at how much Welsh I heard spoken in Bangor!

Are you also amazed when people in Scotland speak with a Scottish accent?