A hundred years ago, perhaps even fifty years ago, a week in Blackpool (or Brighton / Great Yarmouth / Margate) was most people’s idea of paradise, with thousand of city folk flocking to the UK’s traditional holiday resorts every week throughout the summer season, in search of a little bit of sea, sun and fun.…
A place of your own overlooking the Gulf or within earshot of Disney! The kids will love it, the climate is great and, being the world’s largest playground, transport links from the UK are not realistically going to be a problem. Let’s not forget that there is also a domestic market of a quarter of…
Most of us will have at some time had a lovely holiday in a charming location and thought “Wouldn’t it be nice if…”. Whether this is a Caravan on a resort, a seaside flat, or a cottage in the country, ownership of a second ‘holiday’ home is something that many Brits often aspire to. The decision…
The Spanish Property Market (2013) Unfortunately, for many Spanish property owners, the past half-decade has delivered primarily only gloomy news, with prices stagnant at best and in some areas prices have continued to fall, if only due to inventory levels and distressed (or simply fed up) sellers, rather than a broader falling market. Buyers however,…
This particular property came up through one of our agency contacts, advising us of some stock being disposed of by a housing association. The subject was a 1900s period cottage that had been taken as a part exchange property (we understand) but never let, having been sat empty for over five years! The property was…