This summer may be a wash out — but at least there’s one region in the UK that’s heating up: Wales. Average house prices there are 4.4% higher than this time last year, according to figures released last week by the Office for National Statistics. This is particularly impressive when compared to house … [Read more...]
Narberth, Pembrokeshire is Finalist in UK’s Best High Street Award
The UK’s best high streets were revealed today after Government backed research put together a list of the most successful town centres. Narberth in Pembrokeshire was one of the 12 best high streets across the UK competing for the title in the final, with Swansea and Treorchy being the other two flying the flag for … [Read more...]
Staycation Demand from Visitors to Wales Increases by 33% Boosted by Brexit
The number of domestic tourists from Wales planning to spend more time on holiday in the UK will surge by 32 percent this year; fuelled by millennials looking to escape from their smartphones and social media, according to a report from Barclays Corporate Banking. The report which surveyed more than 2,000 British … [Read more...]
Priced Out of the West Country – Buy in Wales
Our love affair with the West Country shows no sign of abating. If you fancy a fisherman’s cottage in Padstow, be prepared to part with £435,000; a substantial detached overlooking the River Dart at Dartmouth? That will be £2.95 million. Yet there is another West Country, where the scenery is equally impressive, the … [Read more...]
Wales – the Place for Music Lovers
Wales is renowned as being the land of song, but music of every kind is celebrated in West Wales. Well known artists have been performing here for many years with Elton John, Hot Chocolate, Charlotte Church, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Dave Dee, Alan Price, Desmond Dekker and the Average White Band being just a few of … [Read more...]
Where to Buy Property by the Sea- Tenby
Where to buy property beside the sea: the top-performing coastal towns in the UK Whatever happens with Brexit, there’s no better place to contemplate our future than staring out to sea. And with more than 8,000 miles of coastline, the UK has a seaside spot for every kind of buyer, from those seeking a bolt hole to … [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...]
Brexit Concerns Spark Local Holiday Boost
It may be dominating the news agenda and paralysing Parliament but it seems that Brexit has given Pembrokeshire an uplift to the housing market. Concerns about travel immediately after Brexit has resulted in a large increase in the number of bookings made for holiday cottages and other holiday accommodation. On a … [Read more...]
