The Daily Telegraph - 9th April 2023 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/uk/tide-turned-britains-holiday-home-dream/ N.B. The fact that people are selling properties used as holiday lets will mean there are less available to rent, demand for those that remain will therefore increase making holidays more expensive. … [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, in part, is due to the price of foreign holidays which are up to 20% more … [Read more...]
Best Seaside Locations to Buy in Britain
If the pound’s post-referendum slide has scuppered your dream of a bolthole abroad, Britain’s beaches are a great alternative. We’ve found the best places to invest, whether you’re a bohemian, a Brexiteer or a deposed Cameroon. Tenby, Pembrokeshire “Picture-perfect”, “craggy” and “romantic” are adjectives commonly … [Read more...]
The Land That Time Forgot
New Year’s Day is 1st January, isn’t it? Well not if you live in a wooded valley in Pembrokeshire where Hen Galan, or New Year’s Day, is celebrated on 13th January. This is the land that time forgot. Today the inhabitants of the Gwaun Valley, near Fishguard, are celebrating. They are not two weeks late; they … [Read more...]
Silver Lining for Holiday Homes in West Wales
West Wales may be a beneficiary of the impending changes to stamp duty on second homes and buy to let properties. Lower average prices will make houses in popular area such as Tenby and Saundersfoot more attractive than ones in Cornwall in places like Rock or Padstow. Carol Peett, Managing Director of West Wales … [Read more...]
