Renovating a house from top to bottom is not for the faint-hearted, but if the property is listed, this comes with many added layers of red tape and expense. Just ask Claire Collins, who has spent two years restoring an elegant Georgian house in Lansdown, Bath. “When I bought the house, it was so beautiful but … [Read more...]
In praise of the suburban semi – they’re hot property, whatever the snobs say
In 1939 George Orwell took aim at burgeoning British suburbia and its population of lower middle class lackeys in his novel Coming Up for Air, memorably describing the new homes being built on the fringes of cities as ‘semi-detached torture chambers where the poor little five-to-ten pound a-weekers quake and … [Read more...]
Should you ever pay above the asking price for a home?
If you’ve fallen in love with your dream home you may be tempted to pay over the asking price. But is it ever a good idea? Those new to buying a home may not realise that an asking price is just a guide. An estate agent will advise the seller on an appropriate asking price for their property based on its … [Read more...]
The Last Seaside Towns were you can Bag a Bargain
When the sun shines, few things beat a trip to the British seaside. Whether a day on the beach with a bucket and spade, catching a wave or a clifftop stroll, these are simple yet rewarding pastimes. It is no wonder properties by the sea command such high prices. Homes in fashionable Salcombe, Sandbanks and … [Read more...]
The Death of Tourism in Wales?
Many second home owners have 'panicked' and offloaded their properties and "this means that there will be fewer holiday lets available to rent for those without huge budgets" Second home sales have fallen off a cliff, according to new analysis of property transactions, and owners are said to be selling up to avoid … [Read more...]
Pembrokeshire house prices rise in first quarter of 2023
House prices in Pembrokeshire have risen to £260,081 during the first quarter of 2023. The figures have been released from Principality Building Society’s Wales House Price Index for Q1 2023 (January-March), which demonstrates the rise and fall in house prices in each of the 22 local authorities in … [Read more...]
How the tide turned on Britain’s holiday home dream
Second home sales have fallen off a cliff, a new analysis of property transactions has revealed, with higher mortgage rates and a council tax crackdown pushing the pandemic-fuelled holiday home boom into reverse. A record 26,290 second properties were purchased in 2021 as homeowners spent their lockdown savings and … [Read more...]
The small, thriving Welsh town full of independent shops
West Wales might be famous for its rolling countryside and beautiful coastline, but it is also home to some of the country’s best and most beautiful towns and villages. Among the very best of those is the small town of Narberth. With a population of fewer then 3,000 people, Narberth is situated on the eastern end of … [Read more...]
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