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by SteveP
Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:16 am
Forum: Social media
Topic: Facebook group for Snowdonia / North Wales
Replies: 0
Views: 2110

Facebook group for Snowdonia / North Wales

Hi all I have recently set up a new Facebook group for Holiday Cottages in Snowdonia / North Wales It’s been live less than a week, has over 500 members already, is generating a lot of traffic, owners are joining, potential guests are making booking enquirers and we have already had 3 booking throug...
by SteveP
Tue Jan 30, 2018 9:56 am
Forum: Bookings
Topic: Bookings from Facebook groups
Replies: 11
Views: 7658

Bookings from Facebook groups

Hi all My partner and I jumper in the deep end late 2016 and bought a run down cottage complex www.brynmelynfarmcottages.co.uk 6 months of chaos ensued as we completely refurbed the place, and got it open for Easter 2017 Decided from the off we didn’t want to go with any of the big agencies, we live...
by SteveP
Tue Nov 29, 2016 5:33 pm
Forum: Just starting out
Topic: Feeling nervous
Replies: 26
Views: 4134

Thank you for all the good wishes and welcomes We moved in 2 weeks ago, the property has been empty 2 years so a huge list of things to do, we have just about got the house straight, so now time to start on the cottages and the grounds, the reality of the task in front of us is starting to sink in, ...
by SteveP
Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:44 am
Forum: Just starting out
Topic: Feeling nervous
Replies: 26
Views: 4134

Iain your memory serves you well, cap_scarlet started a thread about this very property back in Dec 13 titled "your thoughts on this property" but his posts now seem to have been deleted. The previous owner who carried out the conversion and renovation was in way over her head with the ban...
by SteveP
Mon Oct 31, 2016 9:53 pm
Forum: Just starting out
Topic: Feeling nervous
Replies: 26
Views: 4134

More dramas today, but we managed to exchange on our dream at 16.50 after much badgering of the solicitors. So it begins be prepared for lots of questions, this is a total lifestyle change for us, 2 Londoners off 2 N Wales into a business that we are hoping is for us. http://i6.photobucket.com/album...
by SteveP
Sun Oct 30, 2016 8:19 pm
Forum: Just starting out
Topic: Feeling nervous
Replies: 26
Views: 4134

Well after two weeks of of being messed about by our buyer who suddenly lost all sense of urgency to exchange, it all came together last thing Friday with both our sale and purchase ready to exchange, then we get a phone call from the solicitor a few minutes before 5pm saying that the exchange hadn'...
by SteveP
Sun Oct 16, 2016 5:20 pm
Forum: Just starting out
Topic: Feeling nervous
Replies: 26
Views: 4134

Shame you had to sell it's a beautiful place, we are thinking about an apartment out there if all goes well with the holiday lets so we can escape the worst of the Welsh winter
by SteveP
Sun Oct 16, 2016 5:02 pm
Forum: Just starting out
Topic: Feeling nervous
Replies: 26
Views: 4134

Loveka if it all goes wrong we will be in touch
Kyrenia Girl thanks for the heads up, useful group. My partner Gulin is from Kyrenia are you to ?
by SteveP
Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:33 pm
Forum: Just starting out
Topic: Feeling nervous
Replies: 26
Views: 4134

We have everything crossed that it will all work out ok, I guess if it doesnt we will continue our search in the West Country and Wales so anywhere in these areas would be good
by SteveP
Fri Oct 14, 2016 7:48 am
Forum: Just starting out
Topic: Feeling nervous
Replies: 26
Views: 4134

Feeling nervous

Hi all We have been working towards our dream of escaping London for a complete lifestyle change and have been looking for a home with holiday cottages on site as a semi retirement plan. 3 years of looking for the right property inc filming with escape to the country earlier this year, we tripped ov...