Reforms in Stamp Duty Land Tax, brought in by the Chancellor at the end of 2014, have resulted in the amount payable on an average UK property being more than halved. Research by Post Office Money said the reforms came as a huge relief to property buyers who had seen the average Stamp Duty bill increase by over 300%, … [Read more...]
Life in a National Park
It is a well known fact that living within a National Park adds a premium to the price of a property but do you know how much extra you may expect to pay for the privilege? The latest research by KnightFrank shows that purchasers of a property within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park should expect to pay an … [Read more...]
Coast, Saundersfoot, Named as One of the Top Five Seafood Restaurants in UK
Coast Restaurant, on the beach at Coppet Hall, Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire, has been named one of the top five seafood restaurants in the UK by Conde Naste magazine. For a restaurant which has been open for just one year to win such an accolade is immense. The restaurant has celebrity chef Will Holland, … [Read more...]
Top Holiday Spots for City Dwellers
Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire The opening of the Coast restaurant by the celebrity chef Will Holland, who was awarded a Michelin star at La Bécasse in Ludlow, has upped Saundersfoot’s status for food-lovers in the past year. Near by is the little market town of Narberth, with its food festival and award-winning … [Read more...]
St Catherine’s Island Fort to Re-Open to the Public
St Catherine’s Island Fort, a Victorian fort off the Pembrokeshire Coast at Tenby, is to re-open to the public after 36 years. The fort is a grade II listed building and a scheduled ancient monument which was a marine fort from 1868-1870, built to protect Milford Haven. After being decommissioned in the early 20th … [Read more...]
Saundersfooot – The Place to Buy
The ascendance of Saundersfoot as “the place to buy” continues with all the townhouses in the new £5 million residential and commercial development in the centre of the village being snapped up almost immediately they became available. The development – Cambrian Quay - on the site of the former Cambrian Hotel, … [Read more...]
West Wales’s Award Winning Beaches
Many of the beaches in West Wales have, once again, been given coveted awards for their high standard of water quality and pure beauty. In Pembrokeshire 12 beaches have been awarded the prized Blue Flag status for 2015 and a further 11 have been granted the coveted Green Coast Award. Blue Flag criteria includes … [Read more...]
Aberaeron Voted Best Place to Live in Rural Britain
Aberaeron, the beautiful harbour town of colourful Georgian houses situated between Cardigan and Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast, has been voted the best place to live in rural Britain by The Sunday Times. Perhaps best known for its seafood festival, regetta, festival of Welsh ponies and cobs, Harbourmaster Hotel and … [Read more...]
