The latest report from Provident, entitled Unbroken Britain, has disclosed which areas of the UK are the safest, friendliest and happiest according to local residents.Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales, has once again been voted the safest city in the UK with London being voted the least safe for the second time in a … [Read more...]
House prices up 5.1%
The latest data and analysis from ONS/Land Registry has revealed that average house prices in the UK have increased by 5.1% in the year to July 2017.The annual growth rate has slowed since mid-2016 but has remained broadly around 5% during 2017.According to the UK HPI, the average UK house price was £226,000 in … [Read more...]
Food Glorious Food in Narberth, Pembrokeshire
Festival goers can look forward to a carnival atmosphere of outdoor music and street food coupled with demonstrations from top chefs. There will be stalls selling everything from bread and cheese to shellfish and top quality meat, talks and tasting sessions.Brybeque Sauce of Cardiff were winners of this year’s … [Read more...]
New Chef for Coast Restaurant
Coast, one of Wales' best restaurants, has a new Head Chef starting in October.Tom Hine, who started his career as a kitchen porter in Rick Stein’s famous Padstow restaurant, will be taking over from Will Holland, who has been at Coast since its opening in 2014 and has built a superb reputation for the restaurant. … [Read more...]
Where to Buy to be Near the Best State Schools
Also seek advice from well-informed locals, as Lindsay Heydon did when she and her family moved from Wiltshire to the wilds of Pembrokeshire.She found property search agent Carol Peett, who recommended Ysgol y Preseli, a school in the village of Crymych that teaches in Welsh, for daughter Grace. Heydon initially … [Read more...]
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Indefatigable, tenacious, professional.. the whirlwind that is Carol. Terrier-like, she won’t let go until she gets the result she’s after.. whether that’s the best house or the right house in all the circumstances. Carol took on a challenge with our low budget desire for a remote bolthole… and tempered its romantic … [Read more...]
Want to retire in the EU? What could the future hold for you?
Moving back to the UKSo some of those expats are giving up and coming home. Carol Peett, a property finder at West Wales Property, says she’s had a surge of enquiries from people who want to move back. ‘Often they’ve had to accept a reduced price for their property,’ she says. ‘One client built a house himself, … [Read more...]
Why Wales is fertile ground for buy to let
... However, one location that might be worth a second look is Wales – where house prices remain lower than average at around £175,000, according to Rightmove. “In Wales you can still get an enormous amount of property for your money,” says Carol Peett of West Wales Property Finders, “and first-time or modest investors … [Read more...]
