We’ve bought a truck!!!! We went into the Mitsubishi dealer in Castelo Branco today and asked (in Portuguese) if they could give us a better price than yesterday’s quotes – we got the basic L200 for 24000€, a saving of 900€ on yesterday and a huge saving of 5200€ on the Toyota we were contemplating at the beginning of the week – which should pay for the roof. We have to wait two weeks for it to be delivered.
We didn’t hear from the estate agent today, so of course now I’m getting worried that it’s all going to go pear shaped! We texted out solicitor to see if she could find our what’s happening – haven’t heard back from her either, maybe they’re all in it together? We only contacted them yesterday to say that our money was available so perhaps I’m panicking a bit prematurely!
7.00 p.m. Update: We’ve just had a phone call from the estate agent (they work late!); tomorrow at 2.30 p.m. we go to pay the taxes for the property and then on Monday 12.00 noon we sign the Escritura Pública de Compra e Venda i.e. we complete!!! That’s twelve days since we made our offer – twelve days!
Just caught up on your May updates.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! I'm so excited for you both!! Why don't you want to keep the donkey?!? A free donkey?! I'd keep him!
I've given myself a day off work at Primark, which I am mostly spending re-organising myself as I have been so busy the last two months. Just got back from Sunderland where we attended an Arch Glass Symposium. Highlight: got to meet and talk to Judith Schaechter (american), and Peadar Lamb and Debbie Dawson (both Irish s'glass artists!)
Your new home sounds wonderful and the land too! So exciting! What's next then? Will you still live in the van while you do up the house or will you move in right away? It's all happened so quick!
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We're not 'horsey' people (I'm stightly frightened of them!), but it is a sweet donkey; we've said he can continue to graze him on the farm.
ReplyDeleteWe'll be coming back soon and hope to sell the van, so when we go back we'll either buy an old caravan or tent - the more uncomfortable we are the quicker the house will get done).
Hope MA is going well; Sunderland trip sounded good.
Love to all. XXX