Saundersfoot, plus the UK’s smallest City, St. Davids in Pembrokeshire and Laugharne in Carmarthenshire, best known as the home of Dylan Thomas about which he wrote his wonderful play for voices “Under Milk Wood”, are named as three of the best places to live in Britain in 2018. In total, 10 Welsh towns and villages … [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...]
All for Wales & Wales for All
Buyers looking for a lifestyle change – a slower pace of life, old fashioned community spirit and a healthier way of life - are packing their bags and flocking to West Wales, according to buyers’ agents, West Wales Property Finders. Over the last five years West Wales Property Finders has seen a huge migration to … [Read more...]
The Preferred Cottage for British Royals
It is private, picturesque and petite. And Nottingham Cottage, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are spending the run-up to their May wedding, is also a perfect example of an unlikely genre of prime British property. Modest houses originally built so staff could live within aristocratic estates—collectively known … [Read more...]
Excellent Reports for Pembrokeshire Primary Schools
Two primary schools, which were formally federated three years ago, are celebrating receiving outstanding inspection reports. Tavenspite and Templeton schools near Narberth, which share one governing body and leadership team, had separate inspections by different teams from Estyn, the Inspectorate for Education and … [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...]
Eight experts on how they would fix the UK’s housing 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 be alleviated … [Read more...]
