Do you live in a cool Welsh postcode? According to The Sunday Times there's only one place to be in 2025 in Wales if you want to boast that label and it might not be where you first think. No, for once it's not the vibrant Cardiff suburb of Pontcanna - this postcode is much further along M4 and beyond. Every year … [Read more...]
What’s Next for Europe’s Second Homes Market?
Hostility from locals and governments, rising property prices and escalating running costs are changing the landscape for holiday home ownership in Europe. Can adapted models, modes and buyer attitude forge a friendlier path ahead?.... ...Many countries - including Portugal, Greece and, shortly Spain, - have since … [Read more...]
The Ultimate guide to saving tens of thousands of pounds on your dream home
The ULTIMATE guide to saving tens of thousands of pounds on your dream home, from Britain's top estate agents - and the things you MUST avoid... The start of a new year is a time when many of us look to sell and buy a new home. Yet isn’t it crazy that we often make this - the biggest financial commitment of our lives … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire named among the best places to live in the UK
Pembrokeshire has been named among the best places to live in Wales (and the UK) in 2025.... To create the list, the news outlet looked at data sets for every local authority in Britain covering a range of different categories including: Crime rates Education statistics NHS measures (satisfaction with … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire named UK’s most beautiful place to live
Pembrokeshire has been crowned the most beautiful place to live in the UK, finishing ahead of the likes of The Lake District and The Cotswolds. Rest Less - the UK's fastest growing digital community for people over 50s - revealed the top nine most beautiful places to live in the UK earlier in 2024. The list … [Read more...]
Inside the bungalow capital of Britain
Once a byword for dull, Britain’s one-storey homes are getting a ‘funky’ rebrand.... Fierce bidding wars Whether or not you buy into the hype, there is no doubt that the bungalow’s appeal has broadened from downsizers to young families, says Carol Peett, of West Wales Property Finders … [Read more...]
‘Labour’s second home tax raid forced our estate agency out of business’
A Welsh estate agency claims it was forced out of business after a tax raid on second homeowners sent demand plummeting. Jane Edwards, who manages Pembrokeshire Properties, said the policy was “the nail in the coffin” for business and now it will cease trading at the end of October.... ... Carol … [Read more...]
London Leavers Bypassing Home Counties
A lot more young families are looking for a better life and somewhere with more space. it has been a long rite of passage for growing families from London to escape to the Home Counties. But this year, for the first time, more than half of London leavers selling a home in the capital are heading beyond the ring … [Read more...]
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