For many, moving to a smaller home does not make financial sense... It is a property truth, universally acknowledge, that people don't downsize because of stamp duty and a lack of suitable homes. There is another more compelling reason why people aren't moving from larger to smaller homes in the present market, … [Read more...]
Work on the Wild Side
Sick of the City? Now it’s time to mind your own business in the country. For many of us, flocking from the city to the countryside conjures up an idyll of big houses and church bells. And, with a weak property market showing no signs of improving, many believe now is the time to use the equity accrued after years … [Read more...]
A spring housing market bounceback
Reports on the state of the housing market have been doom-laden in recent weeks. Spring may traditionally be the start of the home-hunting season in Britain, but buyers have been deterred by Brexit and affordability concerns. The number of transactions, a key indicator, dipped 2.5 per cent, or more than 30,000, from … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire – the Place to Buy to Holiday Let
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...]
Pembrokeshire’s New Street Food Festival
A new Street Food Festival in June will be a new addition to Pembrokeshire’s foodie calendar this year. Pembrokeshire is known for its superb local produce; from the famous Pembrokeshire early potatoes to its fish and shellfish, cheese, meat and vegetables. The County already hosts a number of superb food festivals … [Read more...]
The Land that Time Forgot
New Year’s Day is 1st January, isn’t it? Well not if you live in a wooded valley in Pembrokeshire where Hen Galan, or New Year’s Day, is celebrated on 13th January. This is the land that time forgot. Today the inhabitants of the Gwaun Valley, near Fishguard, are celebrating. They are not two weeks late; they … [Read more...]
