More and more Londoners are buying second homes outside the capital following successive lockdowns and international travel restrictions. The number of Londoners purchasing properties elsewhere in Britain more than quadrupled last year compared with 2019, according to Knight Frank estate agents. Capital-based buyers … [Read more...]
The Beckhams aren’t alone in wanting a lake at home – there is just one problem
English country idyll or an eyesore that looks a bit…shhh, whisper it… suburban? Plans submitted by David and Victoria Beckham to super-size the ornamental lake in the grounds of their Cotswolds home is causing division among neighbours in Great Tew – a small village with a disproportionately high profile due to its … [Read more...]
Homebuying Bottleneck Means Transactions Taking Longer to Complete
Buyers frustrated as bottleneck sees transactions take longer to complete Homes that exchanged in last 30 days took a month longer to get to that stage Solicitors have had a huge backlog of work since the property market reopened in May - and buyers trying to make the stamp duty holiday have added to it One … [Read more...]
Take the Plunge
Forget tiled swimming pools, the new des res is a home with natural lakes & ponds. No one can pretend that this winter has been a happy one. But some activities have thrived - not least one that sends a particular shiver down the spine. Wild swimming has never had it so good. You get a fantastic feeling of … [Read more...]
Tenby named the second best place to live in the UK post-Covid
The coronavirus pandemic has made many people think about where they live, how they live and their homes, having spent many months inside and based at the property. Aspects of where people live, such as access to outdoor space and surrounding natural environment, are appearing to become key proprieties, whether … [Read more...]
Selling Quietly? Go Off-Market
Last year, the owner of a five-bedroom house on the exclusive St George’s Hill estate in Surrey came to estate agent Nathaniel Bracegirdle with a proposition. He was considering downsizing but he didn’t want his family home plastered all over the property websites Zoopla and Rightmove, a horde of strangers traipsing … [Read more...]
Townies: here’s how to survive winter in the countryside
Moving to the countryside sounded idyllic in July. Now the clocks have gone back, reality dawns; inky dark before 5pm (buy a good torch), howling winds (make your own draught excluder from an online kit) and the mud? There’s nothing we can do about the mud. But take heart. It’s possible to embrace the countryside, even … [Read more...]
Thousands of Property Sales Suspended in Welsh Circuit Breaker
The Welsh property market shut down on Friday evening, putting the brakes on the post-lockdown boom and potentially suspending more than 2,000 home purchases The Welsh Government’s two week circuit breaker lockdown includes a ban on property viewings and will force estate agents to close their offices until November … [Read more...]
