the daydream fund challenge thread

rozeepozee

alfie_1 wrote: »

oh dear ...not good news but if you really like the property and anyone else who has a survey done is going to get the same report,surely you can try and get the 50k OFF the asking price ????

Possibly. We've only had a verbal report from surveyor yet, so we'll see what it says before we make a decision. One option is to put in a reduced offer taking into consideration the effect the cost of the work has on the market vlaue. The problem is that a big reason for us liking it so much was that the main house didn't appear to need much work doing to it. As a do-er upper with all the inconvenience and stress that is likely to entail, with 3 small children to live with..... Well, it really isn't an attractive prospect. Not unless it was priced appropriately.

rozeepozee

Davesnave wrote: »

Alfie is right in theory, but the owners maybe won't see it that way, especially if the property is relatively new to the market and/or if you've already secured a good discount on the asking price. While it's a setback, the survey has been worthwhile. Old places can look good, but still hide a multitude of sins.

Being Wales, you could maybe see this property on the market for the next couple of years. It won't necessarily run away from you and it's worth bearing that in mind when entering further negotiations. Lord, there are still plenty for sale out there that we viewed in 2008/9.

The market round here is fascinating and the conversation we had with the lovely surveyor was illuminating. As we had previously observed, asking prices bear no relation to selling prices and unless things are priced sensibly, they just aren't selling.

I suspect you are right about the seller's attitude, Dave. We're in no rush, though. We may have to move to a different rented property that's bigger but we are living in a wonderful place where people choose to come for a holiday and it's a joy. We have lots of time to find a suitable place that isn't going to cause a great deal of stress and hassle. Meanwhile, I am determined to learn Welsh!

alfie_1

so do i now ! well that "i" being actually BF:D

sweep my own chimney i mean ...sorry lost oldtractors comment en route.....

Davesnave

rozeepozee wrote: »

Meanwhile, I am determined to learn Welsh!

The minister at an aunt's funeral near Llanelli recently told us, with a wink, "It's possible to live in Wales and experience 90% of what's on offer without learning Welsh."

My aunt certainly went to classes and did her best, but I think most of the language still escaped her.

I find that knowing just a few nouns is useful when place & house names come up; Swn yr Afon and Pen y Graig being two descriptive ones I can recall. Fair enough, but going into agents to ask about "the property in Penrhiwillan," and similar, used to give me nightmares!

rozeepozee

Davesnave wrote: »

The minister at an aunt's funeral near Llanelli recently told us, with a wink, "It's possible to live in Wales and experience 90% of what's on offer without learning Welsh."

My aunt certainly went to classes and did her best, but I think most of the language still escaped her.

I find that knowing just a few nouns is useful when place & house names come up; Swn yr Afon and Pen y Graig being two descriptive ones I can recall. Fair enough, but going into agents to ask about "the property in Penrhiwillan," and similar, used to give me nightmares!

It is, but our son is in a Welsh medium school and already almost bilingual after six weeks!!! The twins are only just speaking English, but Welsh can't be far behind as they go to two Welsh speaking toddler groups per week. I am very motivated by wanting to be able to know what my kids are talking about amongst themselves - as well as helping with homework.

I think I may have been Welsh in a former life :rotfl: I love going into the shops and hearing the language and I've now enrolled on a course, five hours a week at Cardigan Castle!

rhiwfield

Spelling of last few letters of our village name varies:

• ..ine
• ..yn
• ..yne
• ..in
• ..ine

Add to that that the first name starts with either a G or a C, depending on which way the wind is blowing, its no wonder the satnavs get confused.

Welsh speakers pronounce the name differently to locals, and North and South Welsh speakers pronounce the name differently to each other.

Thank goodness for postcodes!!

With so much variety caused by time and Anglisation, there is no absolute consensus on meaning either

My favourite welsh words are "popty ping" much, much better than the English name

rozeepozee

rhiwfield wrote: »

Spelling of last few letters of our village name varies:

• ..ine
• ..yn
• ..yne
• ..in
• ..ine

Add to that that the first name starts with either a G or a C, depending on which way the wind is blowing, its no wonder the satnavs get confused.

Welsh speakers pronounce the name differently to locals, and North and South Welsh speakers pronounce the name differently to each other.

Thank goodness for postcodes!!

With so much variety caused by time and Anglisation, there is no absolute consensus on meaning either

My favourite welsh words are "popty ping" much, much better than the English name

I love bendigadig which means "splendid" and top y byd (pronounced top o beed) which means on top of the world

What does "popty ping" mean, Rhiw? (pronounced with a soft R )

lostinrates

rozeepozee wrote: »

I am very motivated by wanting to be able to know what my kids are talking about amongst themselves - QUOTE]
Not such a bad point. My husband's father Italian is competant but not the same as his children's, who consider Italian their strongest language. The ''kids''often natter at break-neck speed in Tuscan-Italian so that they can talk privately in front of their family ...intensley rude, but irresistable for close siblings I think.

rozeepozee

lostinrates wrote: »

rozeepozee wrote: »

I am very motivated by wanting to be able to know what my kids are talking about amongst themselves - QUOTE]
Not such a bad point. My husband's father Italian is competant but not the same as his children's, who consider Italian their strongest language. The ''kids''often natter at break-neck speed in Tuscan-Italian so that they can talk privately in front of their family ...intensley rude, but irresistable for close siblings I think.

Absolutely! I have an English friend down here who moved from Essex when she was a young girl. She's now a fluent Welsh speaker. She and her siblings planned their parents' surprise wedding anniversary round the family table whilst mum and dad sat there oblivious to what was going on. That thought slightly terrifies me!

Davesnave

rozeepozee wrote: »

What does "popty ping" mean, Rhiw? (pronounced with a soft R )

Knowing that 'popty' is a bakery, I'm going to have a wild stab at microwave......or maybe fast food shop.

Edit: Have now Googled and discovered that I'm right for the wrong reasons, because popty is 'oven.' I was just working from personal experience of visiting the bakers in Lampeter called 'Y Popty'