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  1. clueless1

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    Was thinking the same thing. Zigs gaff is roughly twice the value of mine, so no chance for me.
     
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    What, the dog ends and the empty bottles? :dunno:
     
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    :hate-shocked: Gosh Zigs, for a professional woman, how could she do so much damage?

    Did you and Willow try to keep the mess cleaned up or did she just trash the place whilst you guys were away at school/working? Can't figure that bit out ... :scratch:

    Place looks absolutely ACE now and you should sell quickly. I know of a nice place in the Algarve looking for a loving, caring long-term tenant near the sea. xx
     
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    what would you say is different between Spain/Spanish and Portugual/Portuguese in terms of if one wants to move there...
     
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    That's a rather nice Canna you've got there Zigs, looks like it's starting to flower?
     
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    Its had some lovely flowers on it John:) Looks like it might be putting another one out too. Cheers for that:dbgrtmb: Will be trying to keep the slugs off it.
     
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      Twice?? how can that be in the same country? Oh, same thing applies if I want to move to Devon:doh:
       
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      :wow: Ziggs wot a transformation Loveing your hard Graft Bro if my lottery comes up Saturday its mine and you and Willow Can stay For free :wub2:
      I Adored You Gaff When I Come Down The Views Where to Die For and just Adored your Home Where Ever You Lay Your Hat and Put Your Stamp on it Will Be Heven Good Luck with Sale Not that you Should Need it its Beautiful :dbgrtmb:
       
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        You aswell Nick:thumbsup:....:ideaIPB: i think we should all club together and turn it into a GC Commune :cool:
         
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          I'm in - signed, skinflint shiney :heehee:

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            The (rented) house I live in was bought for £250k just over a year ago - two bedrooms, nice, and a decent size garden, but the house itself is fairly compact (no front garden to speak of, and car size drive only at the side); Don't get me wrong - I would buy this house (or similar) if I could, and I could happily afford a mortgage on it - what I don't have is the £50k or £60k deposit that they would want.

            A house like Zig's around here would be at least £400-£450k
             
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              Where did you find that pound coin? I have'nt seen one of those in years.:th scifD36:
               
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                I must admit, it was covered in moths :heehee:
                 
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                  Not just the same country, it pretty much happens in the same postcode.

                  I live in one suburb, where most of the houses are a good size. All nice big semis, not like modern shoe box houses. Apart from the main part of the house, consisting of good sized lounge, good sized kitchen, separate small dining room, and 3 bedrooms and bathroom upstairs, there's also a garage size room stuck on the side, a utility room after that, a good sized back garden, small front garden, and block paved drive to the side. I'd guess at the value of my house today at around £95k.

                  About a mile away, in the same postal district, in an patch of town with to be honest, no character at all (relatively new build), to get a house the size of mine you'd be looking at upwards of £160k.

                  And what if you want a house the size of mine, in the same town, but right on the sea front? £ForgetIt. Or roughly £220k.
                   
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                  Fantastic job Zigs it looks really lovely now. I am sure you won't have too much of a problem in selling that.. People really like to have something a bit different these days & that is a real snip.. :yes: :yay:
                   
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