Gower’s spectacular coastline helps make it the ‘Monaco of Wales’

Gower’s spectacular coastline, Michelin restaurants and pricey properties all explain why it’s the ‘Monaco of Wales’, says FRED REDWOOD By Fred Redwood For The Daily Mail Published: 17:26 EDT, 29 July 2021 | Updated: 17:26 EDT, 29 July 2021 Which Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty comes top when judged by house price premiums?  It could … Read more

Part of Surrey mansion once owned by Sir Richard Branson is for sale for £280,000

The early history of Grenehurst can be traced, through manorial records, from 1282 until 1815, according to the Capel Village website. It suggests that the early history of Grenehurst can be traced, through manorial records, from 1282 until 1815. In 1390, a deed specified that the property comprised of one messuage (a house) 73 acres … Read more

Part of Surrey mansion once owned by Sir Richard Branson is for sale for £280,000

The early history of Grenehurst can be traced, through manorial records, from 1282 until 1815, according to the Capel Village website. It suggests that the early history of Grenehurst can be traced, through manorial records, from 1282 until 1815. In 1390, a deed specified that the property comprised of one messuage (a house) 73 acres … Read more

Bargains-on-sea: You don’t have to spend a fortune moving to the coast

There’s been a well-trodden and much publicised exodus from cities since the pandemic struck, with hundreds of thousands of Londoners heading for the countryside.  Coastal towns, in particular, are proving to be enticing destinations. ‘Walking around Dartmouth at Christmas, before the third lockdown, I decided this was where I wanted to live,’ says Penny Lowe, … Read more

Families escape to the countryside as first-time buyers return to the cities 

Families are escaping to the country and coast, while first-time buyers are returning to cities, according to new data on what buyers want as the property market booms. It is the latest evidence of shifts in the buyer behaviour amid the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, with families chasing suburban, seaside and village life and first-time … Read more

The tiny-home movement: Cheap alternatives to home ownership

Priced out of the property market, first-time buyers are opting for cheap and cheerful alternatives to home ownership.  Narrowboats, campervans and even self-built cabins are among the wacky vessels that increasing numbers of young people are calling home. Just one search of #tinyhome on Instagram reveals reams of colourful pictures of boats and vans – … Read more