...Second home owners can also swerve council tax for a year by putting their homes up for sale. Pembrokeshire-based property expert Carol Peett of West Wales Property Finders says she has never known as many properties up for sale in Pembrokeshire as there are now. "Not all of these people are big business people," … [Read more...]
The eight villages where you can buy a stunning property AND be embraced by the locals
...Indeed, there is considerable ill-feeling towards the politicians who have set rules requiring second homes to pay treble council tax . 'Newport is a prime example of a village with an abundance of small cottages on the market,' says Carol Peett of West Wales Property Search … [Read more...]
This town tripled council tax on second homes. Here’s what happened
..“The situation is a nightmare — total disaster,” says Carol Peett, who founded the property consultancy West Wales Property Finders http://www.westwalespropertyfinders.co.uk. She lives in Narberth and helps people to relocate. Second homeowners can swerve the inflated council tax for a year by putting … [Read more...]
Why Britain’s second home boom is well and truly over
Aside from Article 4, government reforms have impacted demand, especially in Pembrokeshire, says Carol Peett of West Wales Property Finders http://www.westwalespropertyfinders.co.uk. In England, to qualify for business rates, a holiday home must be available for letting 140 nights a year and actually let … [Read more...]
How Cornwall’s crackdown on second homes backfired
The Daily Telegraph - Tuesday, 14th May 2024 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/property/second-homes/second-homeowners-cornwall-scapegoat-tories-house-building/ If you are looking to buy a property in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire or Ceredigion, give West Wales Property Finders a call on 01834 862816. We can find … [Read more...]
New holiday let rules in Wales ‘doing more harm than good’
The Sunday Times - Sunday, 2nd July 2023 - New holiday let rules in Wales ‘doing more harm than good’ (thetimes.co.uk) … [Read more...]
The Death of Tourism in Wales?
Wales On Line - 22nd May 2022 https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/second-home-sales-fallen-cliff-26939852?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar … [Read more...]
How the tide turned on Britain’s holiday home dream
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...]
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