For those interested in investing in buy to holiday let, the news that over a quarter of Welsh people plan to visit Pembrokeshire this year as their favourite staycation spot is worth noting. Pembrokeshire could welcome over a quarter of people from Wales (27%), topping the list of tourist hot spots that Welsh … [Read more...]
Buy a Welsh Island for Less Than a 1 bed Flat in Balham!
An island in Pembrokeshire has gone on the market for just £400,000; less than a one bedroom flat in Balham! Stack Rock Fort, in the Milford Haven waterway, was built in 1850 and is one of a chain of forts designed to defend Britain and the Royal Naval Dockyard of Pembroke Dock against a French invasion under … [Read more...]
Where to Buy a Holiday Home for Less
You should be able to pick up a bargain just a few miles from property hotspots, as Fred Redwood discovers Summer is just around the corner, the time when those with a second home or a retirement property in mind are found scanning Rightmove and Zoopla for the country’s beauty spots. But what do they do if the … [Read more...]
Why a Move to the Country is Good for Your Family’s Health
Children raised on farms and in the rural environment grow up to have more stress-resilient immune systems and have a lower risk to mental illness. According to new research from the University of Ulm in Germany and CU Boulder in the US, children raised on farms, surrounded by animals and bacteria-laden dust, grow … [Read more...]
The Most Popular Villages in Britain – A Slice of the Good Life
Rarely, if ever, does anyone compare the hilltop villages of the Côte d’Azur or Alpes-Maritime to the small Welsh former mining hamlets near Haverfordwest. However, older Britons selling their homes in France and returning to the UK have started to head for the tranquil communities of Pembrokeshire in west Wales to … [Read more...]
Join the Sharing Economy
Friends and family members are coming together to invest in a holiday home Carol Peett, the managing director at West Wales Property Finders, has seen an increase in this arrangement in Pembrokeshire. Last year 12 multigenerational families sought to buy together, in 2016 it was three. Before 2016, when the 3 per … [Read more...]
Be Beside the Seaside – All Year Round
Not all coastal towns are grim out of season. Savvy house-hunters look for places with attractions in both summer and winter, says Ruth Bloomfield. Tenby, Pembrokeshire When buyers come to West Wales Property Finders looking for a winterproof seaside home, Managing Director Carol Peett directs them to this … [Read more...]
Record-Breaking Sales for Tenby Apartments
A multi-million pound development of the former Kinloch Court Hotel, overlooking Tenby’s South Beach, has achieved record-breaking sales. The 51 Latitude development consists of 14 two and three bedroom apartments with sea views priced at between £360,000 and £600,000, with every apartment being reserved since last … [Read more...]
