Well I would just like to thank everyone who has replied to this thread. We went to view the property this afternoon (inside etc) for the first time and we were even more attracted to it, the view is 40 ft above a massive expanse of flat green field and is quite breath taking. However after reading all your responses along with everything else friends and family have told us we've decided to look else where. Which is very annoying/depressing The search continues.....