Prince William has said he plans to take the family to Wales, staying in rentals and B&Bs just like ordinary holidaymakers. He needs to do it sooner rather than later, with the Welsh government, led by the first minister, Mark Drakeford, clamping down on holiday lets and owners selling up. Drakeford introduced … [Read more...]
The Last Seaside Towns were you can Bag a Bargain
When the sun shines, few things beat a trip to the British seaside. Whether a day on the beach with a bucket and spade, catching a wave or a clifftop stroll, these are simple yet rewarding pastimes. It is no wonder properties by the sea command such high prices. Homes in fashionable Salcombe, Sandbanks and … [Read more...]
The Death of Tourism in Wales?
Many second home owners have 'panicked' and offloaded their properties and "this means that there will be fewer holiday lets available to rent for those without huge budgets" Second home sales have fallen off a cliff, according to new analysis of property transactions, and owners are said to be selling up to avoid … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire house prices rise in first quarter of 2023
House prices in Pembrokeshire have risen to £260,081 during the first quarter of 2023. The figures have been released from Principality Building Society’s Wales House Price Index for Q1 2023 (January-March), which demonstrates the rise and fall in house prices in each of the 22 local authorities in … [Read more...]
How the tide turned on Britain’s holiday home dream
Second home sales have fallen off a cliff, a new analysis of property transactions has revealed, with higher mortgage rates and a council tax crackdown pushing the pandemic-fuelled holiday home boom into reverse. A record 26,290 second properties were purchased in 2021 as homeowners spent their lockdown savings and … [Read more...]
The small, thriving Welsh town full of independent shops
West Wales might be famous for its rolling countryside and beautiful coastline, but it is also home to some of the country’s best and most beautiful towns and villages. Among the very best of those is the small town of Narberth. With a population of fewer then 3,000 people, Narberth is situated on the eastern end of … [Read more...]
The Death of the Landlord
Spring is property auction season, when a motley collection of semi-derelict houses, flats with leases in the single figures and the homes of mortgage defaulters get sold off. This year, though, a scan of the catalogues of some of the UK’s leading property auction houses reveals a new class of property under the … [Read more...]
How the Bottom Fell out of the Country House Market – Again
As trophy homes go, the Grade II*-listed Glen Usk is hard to top. Set on the west bank of the River Usk in Wales, it is a white rendered neoclassical fairy-tale of a Georgian country house and its current owners have thoroughly renovated the eight-bedroom home, set in 35 acres. At the tail end of 2021 it went on the … [Read more...]
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