Spring is property auction season, when a motley collection of semi-derelict houses, flats with leases in the single figures and the homes of mortgage defaulters get sold off. This year, though, a scan of the catalogues of some of the UK’s leading property auction houses reveals a new class of property under the … [Read more...]
Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire Top Holiday Let Location for Yield in 2019
The latest figures released by premium rental agency, Luxury Cottages, have revealed the top locations across the UK for holiday let rental income yields during the last year. The analysis included data from 2,170 postcodes across England and Wales using Land Registry data and booking data from Airdna. The data … [Read more...]
Spotlight on Wales
Spotlight on Wales "Theresa May isn’t the only one who has her eyes set on the land of Labour’s fathers. The sudden flurry of enthusiasm for Wales following the prime minister’s trek around Snowdonia, and subsequent visitations, matches a snap rise in cross-border interest in property. Carol Peett, … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire Top Holiday Hotspot
Two Pembrokeshire coastal towns have emerged as top hotspots for Easter getaways in the UK. Recent statistics from holidaylettings.co.uk, a Tripadvisor company which is the UK’s leading holiday rental website, Tenby featured at number 2 in the list of the top 10 hotspots; closely followed by Saundersfoot in 5th … [Read more...]
Time to Buy A Bolthole in Wales
A UK holiday home may sound like a luxury but it could be this year's big earner. Surveys from economic consultancy PwC, online lettings firm Cottages.com, and Barclays Bank show that up to 76% of Britons plan a UK holiday in 2017. This is, in part, due to foreign holidays are up to 20% more expensive since last … [Read more...]
What to Expect in 2017 – Property Investor Today
Carol Peett, of West Wales Property Finders, offers her thoughts on what property market trends we can expect over the coming year. I think that here in Wales in general the market will remain stable with a minimal increase of 1-2%. However, there are exceptions. I predict character sea view properties, … [Read more...]
10 Places Where House Prices are Set to Rise
Some locations are defying a downbeat Brexit market — with revived urban areas leading the way Carmarthenshire Historically overlooked in favour of neighbouring Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire has appealingly low prices. In Carmarthen town, things have been looking up since the £74 million St … [Read more...]
