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...]
Can’t recommend West Wales Property Finders highly enough!
I am finally heading off to collect the keys for my holiday home in Pembrokeshire! I found Pembrokeshire a challenging market to understand and probably would have fallen at numerous hurdles if it hadn't been for Carol at West Wales Property Finders! Properties are often marketed very privately and valuations seem … [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...]
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...]
Welsh House Prices Defy the Downturn with Pembrokeshire Leading the Way
Welsh house prices grew by 3.3% in 2017 - a slightly faster rate than the UK as a whole, latest figures have suggested. However, this does not reflect the true picture as local markets within Wales vary considerably. Pembrokeshire saw the highest rise at 8.1% whilst, in contrast, prices in Wrexham went down 2.1%. In … [Read more...]
Latest Land Registry House Price Data for Wales (September 2017)
The latest data from the Land Registry on sold prices for Wales shows an annual price increase of 5.5% for the year up to the end of September 2017, taking the average property value to £152,661. House prices overall in Wales increased 0.6% in the month. The highest annual increase in Wales has been in detached … [Read more...]
