Timeline
September 3, 2007
After some back breaking garden work today, I decided to do some digital cleaning up. The “old” skinidin.com website contains a lot of history so I’m looking at ways to integrate its content with this blog. While browsing through the old site, I decided to put down a short time line of our move to Skye. Here goes….
Summer 2003: Our original plan to go to Canada on holiday is canceled due to a negative travel advice (SARS disease). We decide to go to Scotland in stead. We had a lovely holiday and a first visit to Skye.
Spring 2004: A short break on Skye. We really love the place.
Summer 2004: We decide to go to Skye again. At MacLeod & MacCallum (solicitors) we have a meeting with Peter Mason to get a feel for the procedures concerning the purchase of properties in Scotland. During our last week on Skye we come across a lovely plot of land in Skinidin. We decide to buy it.
November 2004: We’re officially owners of the plot at 16 Skinidin of the Isle of Skye. We’re starting talks with SkyeHomes for one of their kit home solutions.
December 2004: We visit Skye and have meetings with SkyeHomes, Archie MacDonald (house designer), Jon Howarth (surveyor) and Hughie MacLennan (road constructor).
February 2005: Archie MacDonald presents his design for our house. After some little modifications his design is submitted for planning permission to the Highland Council.
July 2005: Detailed planning permission and building warrant obtained. We now have all necessary formal approval to start building. Hughie starts his work on the access road and connections to mains services.
August 2005: The project is tendered to 4 builders on Skye
Early November 2005: James MacQueen wins the tender and will build the house. We meet up with him by mid November.
Late April 2006: James starts the build. Kit is ordered from SkyeHomes.
December 2006: The completion certificate is received. James has completed the build within time and budget.
December 2006 - July 2007: Preparations to complete our move to Skye: sell our house in Holland, move our stuff, setup our life on Skye, sell our Dutch cars, buy a UK car, get health care sorted, open bank accounts, etc, etc……
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Hoi Rogier (en Claartje begrijp ik). Er staat dat ik zo vrij mag zijn om een reactie achter te laten op je blogs. Dus dat doe ik dan maar! Mooi huis hoor en wat een avontuur om zomaar te verhuizen…Veel geluk in the Highlands en als jullie ooit ’s in Spijkenisse moeten zijn, kom gerust een bakkie doen! Groetjes Miranda