Meeting Ambleside

So when I left I was homeless, literally. I had no rights to the home that we had created and it had been a bone of contention for years that had driven a wedge between us greater than even I realised. Yup I was stupid and I knew it. So there I was, back at mothers with nothing. It takes time to pick at the bones of the carnige that is a broken relationship and people do come out the other side with some kind of financial arrangement but in those first few days and weeks, if your the one that left, you've got nowt.

I needed somewhere to live and quick. I have developed property before and enjoyed it so I set about looking for a run down place that I could do up and sell on as the beginning of a property developing project. The idea was that I would go it alone, I didn't need anyone, I would be brave and strong and basically I couldn't afford to do it any other way.

I first saw Ambleside on an Estate Agents website and it was perfect. It had had some renovation but still needed an awful lot of work, it had new wiring and most importantly new central heating. I can't live without warmth and putting in heating was expense I didn't need as there was no double glazing which would be the first big expense.

I rang quickly as I knew it was exactly the type of property a landlord would snap up and I think I was one of the first people to view. It was very run down but it had a lovely feel to it as soon as you walked in despite the first impression, even the Estate Agent said she had a 'soft spot' for the house. Everyone who visited in the first few weeks I moved in, when it was in its rawest state, commented on the 'good feeling' Having surveyed a great many buildings in my working life, I have experienced the 'feel' of a building good or bad when there are no obvious reasons for either. I firmly believe that buildings absorb the 'energy' that exists within them over the years and it was obvious this little house had had some very lovely times. Despite its outward appearence, inside it was still smiling :-)