Biggest decision to make so far.... help me decide please

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My BF and I are moving from Essex to Shropshire. We have to have moved by the 1st Sept for both our work.

We would love to buy but not knowing how work will pan out makes it too risky so we want to rent for at least 6 months.

We have seen 8 properties and narrowed it down to 3. They are all different and have plus and minus points.

Property A.
Rent of £550 inc water rates. C.Tax of £1,200 per year. Two bed Bungalow 20miles from work. option to rent a 2 acre paddock next door to bungalow for £10 per horse per week. No dogs (which is what we have been itching to have for ages although I have been looking after a spaniel for a friend with MS for the last 6 months) Real fire in lounge but oil fired heating elsewhere in house. Middle of nowhere!!

Property B. £550 ecluding all bills. 2 bed stone semi detatched in the middle of a lovely village. 12 miles from work. C. Tax of £1,046 per year. Real fire in lounge but oil fired elsewhere. Dogs allowed- but no grazing that I know of- no idea where the pony would go as havent seen livery yards nearby, although lots of empty fields/farms around the village
 
Personally I would take the one closest to work. There are lots of places to keep horses in Shropshire but at the same time not all places are that wonderful for riding, so you might have a cottage with land, but nowhere good to ride. If you choose a livery yard then you can choose the best riding.

Shropshire is a huge county. There always seem to be lots and lots of pleasure rides being arranged and with all those hills your pony will be very fit.
 
i woulg go for prob B- i agree with the riding idea. at least at livery you will be able to have support esp if the winter sets in and its pitch black when you get home. this sounds mad but we have a huge farm but i chose to keep my nag at livery as it was social for me, busy and interesting for him, school as wellas assistence in the mid winter or if we went away.

hope this helps xx
 
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