Renovating a house from top to bottom is not for the faint-hearted, but if the property is listed, this comes with many added layers of red tape and expense. Just ask Claire Collins, who has spent two years restoring an elegant Georgian house in Lansdown, Bath. “When I bought the house, it was so beautiful but … [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...]
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...]
West Wales Property Finders Look Into Their Crystal Ball at the 2023 Property Market
Properties in Pembrokeshire had an overall average price of £246,821in 2022 and sold prices in Pembrokeshire were 24% up on the 2019 peak of £199,843 according to Rightmove. In Carmarthenshire property prices rose 23% and in Ceredigion 32% from their peak in 2019. Demand, particularly for smallholdings and coastal … [Read more...]
House Prices are Falling – Should I Wait to Sell my Property?
After two years of rocketing house prices, the property market is coming back down to earth. The average house price in the UK decreased for the first time in 15 months, dropping £4,000 from £272,259 to £268,282, in October, according to Nationwide. The estate agency Savills predicts prices will fall by 10 per cent on … [Read more...]
Welsh Property Prices Hit a New High
House prices in Pembrokeshire have risen by 14.6 per cent in the last year, according to recently released figures. The average price of a house in Pembrokeshire is now £271,795. Despite the drastic rise over the year, there has been no change in Pembrokeshire's house prices in the third quarter of 2022. The … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire – the Place for Good Food
Nine Pembrokeshire restaurants have been named in the AA Restaurant Guide for 2023. The guide looks at the best and most prestigious places to eat across the UK. The restaurants which made it onto the list are: St Brides Spa Hotel, Saundersfoot Coast Restaurant, Saundersfoot Trefloyne Manor, Tenby … [Read more...]
The Billion Dollar Property Portfolio of the Queen & Prince Charles
Like most British families, the royal family has its time-honored Christmas traditions: The holidays are usually spent at Queen Elizabeth’s country estate, Sandringham. There, before and after a hearty Christmas dinner, it is said dinner guests are invited to step on to a set of scales to assess their weight gain, a … [Read more...]
