Of Solicitors and Sales

What a week!

So, we have an offer for our house which we have negotiated on and agreed to meet in the middle. House sold (stc as they say) Likely to be completing in September.
We have decided on 5 Fernilea as the plot for us - with the extra land; price yet to be agreed
Have found a Scottish solicitor willing to represent us in the purchase of the land and plot
Have appointed a local solicitor to deal with the sale of the house in Devon
Have asked Mary from Dualchas to visit the plot and consider:
1: The house potential and design options, given the plot orientation
2: The water situation - either a connection via Scottish Water or a borehole
3: Is it feasible to remove the bushes to confirm the view is as it should be? (She is taking a colleague and strimmer with her)
4: Access and boundaries to the plot 
This is all planned for next week although we will have to check on progress.

Next steps - go through the money laundering procedures with both sets of solicitors; make a conditional offer for the plot and land - this follows our expression of interest but is not a formal offer to buy - then let the negotiations commence; really start the design process in earnest; find somewhere to live for the next 12 - 18 months; agree a price for the plot and apply for detailed planning permission; start the build. 
Sounds easy doesn't it?


All of the above to be done from a distance of over 600 miles, thank heavens for email, mobile communications and the internet.


Gary has downloaded CAD software so we are spending a happy afternoon designing for real!
If we can work out exactly how to use it!