All ours... first photos

We finally exchanged on April 27th, though it was a slight disappointment. As Keri collected the keys late afternoon and I was stuck up in London, so we didn't get to go over until early evening.

We packed Max in to the car, thinking that he'd love a quick tear around in his new back garden.

However, upon getting there we find that the previous owner is still finishing his packing!

Suffice to say Keri was mortified and just slightly angry. You only get one shot at that excitement factor! Unfortunately it was a little deflated as we couldn't act like a couple who'd just got the rights to their dream future. I ended up having to knock on my own front door! Though in all fairness he was just finishing up and was very apologetic - it's very difficult to be angry at a 71 year old man, who then tells you how he's grown up in the house, has fond memories, etc, etc.

Anyhow, here are a few jumbled photo's of the current property and land.

Our next task is to get our preliminary drawings sorted out and hold another informal meeting with the planning officer, then all being well we'll get the nod of approval and go for formal planning.

You may notice the nice crack in the garage, apparently a result of a WW2 bomb blast that caused the subsidence in the main building too!