Farming it out Carol and Rayner Peett regularly call in house-sitters to care for their home in Pembrokeshire – and its menagerie of animals – when they go on holiday. The couple inherited their 12th-century longhouse with four bedrooms and large garden – which had been Carol’s childhood home – five years ago, when … [Read more...]
Watery Events Taking Place in Pembrokeshire!
The opening event of this year’s Pembrokeshire Fish Week will take place at Lawrenny on 24th June with a Big Day Out Event on Sunday, 25th at Scolton Manor. Fish Week events will be held throughout the County, running until 2nd July. The Pembrokeshire Fish Week began 18 years ago as a small event focused around a … [Read more...]
Best Places to Live in Britain
Bishopston, Gower Swansea missed the cut last year when David Cameron had second thoughts about the tidal lagoon, a big hydro project. But in January, plans for the £1.3bn scheme received the backing of a government-commissioned review, so Swansea is riding the wave again. The most desirable suburbs are those in … [Read more...]
St Davids – One of Most Cultural Places to Live
The Times' 20 best cultural places to live: St Davids, Pembrokeshire The smallest city in Britain has launched its bid for City of Culture 2021, “underpinned by . . . art and culture inspired by the landscape and raw environment”. St Davids has a thriving surf scene. Oriel y Parc gallery houses a … [Read more...]
No Measures to Plug VAT Inequality
There were calls ahead of yesterday’s Budget statement for the chancellor Philip Hammond to announce fresh measures to plug the ‘inequality’ in VAT between new builds (0%) and renovations (rated at 20%). Carol Peett, managing director of West Wales Property Finders, was among those seeking change and urged the … [Read more...]
Solving the UK housing crisis: more builders, less red tape and other ways to fix the property market
We should scrap VAT on renovations While there’s no VAT to pay on new builds, most renovations and extensions attract the full 20% rate. Carol Peett, director of West Wales Property Finders, suggests zero-rating such building work would have wide benefits. She says: “The current housing shortage could … [Read more...]
Budget 2017 wishlist: Expectations from the property sector
Carol Peett, managing director of West Wales Property Finders is calling for the Chancellor to address the inequality in VAT between new builds (0%) and renovations (rated at 20%) in his Spring Budget. She suggests a much fairer solution would be to bring it in line with the 5% VAT rate that is … [Read more...]
Property expert calls for VAT reform to shore up UK housing market
This week’s Budget statement will present the Chancellor Philip Hammond with a prime opportunity to address the inequality in VAT between new build homes, charged at 0%, and renovations, rated at 20%, according to Carol Peett, managing director of West Wales Property Finders. Peett suggests that a much fairer … [Read more...]
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