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A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!
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If you haven't found your ideal property this year, we hope that you find the ideal property you are looking for in the new year.
As we’ve been using the same format for quite a while now - we’ve decided to change what we put under this heading of the Blog.
Instead of picking out a couple of Sales, Rentals and Holiday Lets from the previous month - we’re now only going to show really interesting / unusual properties as they come onto the site.
If the property is for Sale - we'll let you know whether the owners are prepared to consider a Permanent Exchange too.
We'll also show properties which have been reduced in price.
We hope that you will find these changes useful.
Firstly - apologies for the delay - we've been away, then since we've been back we've had a really nasty chest infection - but glad to say that now 99% recovered :-)
Here are a few interesting properties from last month.
SALES
Two bedroom flat with balcony and distant sea-view, in Paphos Town, Paphos,Cyprus
€ 113,000
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Paphos Town, Paphos, Cyprus
5 bedroom Spanish villa in Teide National Park with views of the Atlantic, in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
€ 430,000
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Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
RENTALS
2 bedroom recently restored Village property, 4 mins outside Pinoso, in Alicante, Alicante/Murcia, Spain
€ 138 per week
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Alicante, Alicante/Murcia, Spain
5 bedroom, 2 story property with lovely yard with a pond and many fruit trees. safe Amish neighborhood. w/d, carport. furnished, in Sarasota, Florida, USA
$ 550 per week
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Sarasota, Florida, USA
HOLIDAY LETS / VACATION RENTALS
2 bedroom Australian artist's cottage on the edge of medieval village with stunning view from terrace and garden, in Montcuq, Lot, France
€ 530 per week
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Montcuq, Lot, France
Large studio cabin on the outskirts of Melbourne, in Mt Evelyn, Victoria, Australia
$ 350 AD per week
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Mt Evelyn, Victoria, Australia
Here are a few interesting properties from last month.
SALES
3 bedroom Villa with swimming pool in a Spanish village location with mountain views, in Pinoso, Alicante, Spain
€ 260,000
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Pinoso, Alicante, Spain
Impressive, 5 bedroom 18th Century Period Residence with manicured rose gardens, mature trees and shrubbery, in Clonmel/Cashel/Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
€ 710,000
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Clonmel/Cashel/Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
RENTALS
A brand new 3 bedroom 2 bathroom Quad house on a small complex, close to local amenities and a five minute drive to the beach, in La Marina, Alicante, Spain
€ 300 per week
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La Marina, Alicante, Spain
New studios 35m up floor, with excellent sea view-mountain view. Free mooring for the boat. Air/co-mini cooker-tv-bath-large balcony, in Methana, Greece
€ 245 per week
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Methana, Greece
HOLIDAY LETS / VACATION RENTALS
Studios and one bedroom apartments in fabulous resort with pool, close to town centre, in Los Cristianos, Tenerife, Spain
€ 250 per week
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Los Cristianos, Tenerife, Spain
1 bedroom apartment on the 6th floor with a lift, security doors and an amazing view from both sides, in Paris, Ile de France, France
€ 400 per week
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Paris, Ile de France, France
We are visiting our daughter in Australia next month and are looking for a property to rent in or near Surfers Paradise from
23 September 2008 for 1 week.
If you can help, please contact us here
Channel 5’s sixth and final programme in this series revealed the top 10 places in the UK to buy a perfect period property.
As well as taking into account the usual factors of Quality of Life, School league tables, Crime levels, Transport links and Hours of sunshine, this programme focused on how much history you can get for your money and what sort of range of period homes there are.
When it comes to looking to buy period properties, we are spoilt for choice here in the UK.
At No. 10 was Spitalfields
Spitalfiends is in the east end of London
It’s the jewel in London’s period crown, where 18th Century, elegant Georgian architecture is better preserved than anything else you’ll find in the capital.
They are expensive but do have a lot to offer being so close to the centre of London with high opportunities for income and employment.
At No. 9 was Brighton
Brighton is in Sussex
It's ideal for those people who like their period properties with a sea view. Brighton's Royal Pavilion was remodelled by the famous architect John Nash, who also stamped his mark on the stunning Regency terraces and squares that line the seafront. These days it's rare to find a Regency seafront house which hasn't been divided into apartments, so if you're looking for a family home you'll need to look further back from the seafront for a Victorian or Edwardian property.
With plenty of elegant and grand buildings, good transport links to London and the quality of life you get by the sea, Brighton is a popular choice.
At No. 8 was Chester
Chester is in Cheshire
At first glance you might think of Chester as a Tudor city because of its trademark black and white timber buildings but here the period properties aren’t quite what they seem. It was the Victorians who were responsible for this mock Tudor.
It’s a walled city with one of Britain's most attractive high streets. It has a great range of property to offer, very close to the Welsh border and within commuting distance to both Manchester and Liverpool. Being one of the cheapest locations on this list it’s property prices are relatively affordable.
At No. 7 was Cheltenham (Cheltenham Spa)
Cheltenham is in Gloucestershire
With its healing spa and being an ideal base for touring round the Cotswolds, it's very popular with tourists. It's popular with young families too and has great facilities and a great standard of living.
You will find classical Regency terraces in the centre of the town. Demand for these properties is always high and prices vary greatly.
At No. 6 was York
York is the ancient capital of the north in Yorkshire.
Medieval York is the oldest city on this list and its walls hold 2,000 years of history. It's a tourist hotspot which has retained all its period charm and attracts 4 million visitors each year.
It has a distinctive shopping area called The Shambles and is a wonderful place to wonder round the walls and Medieval streets.
It has lots of available Georgian and Victorian properties which are quite affordable. When you buy a period property here it's generally of a very high architectural standard, probably because it hasn't seen the levels of modern development which some of its neighbours have.
At No. 5 was Ludlow
Ludlow is in South Shropshire on the Welsh borders
It's a market town perched on a cliff over the River Teme and has a castle dating back to 1086. It's period properties range from Medieval through to Georgian and Victorian, some 500 of them are listed buildings.
Town properties here are more expensive than rural ones and you generally have to wait for one. However, it’s well worth the wait, especially if you’re after outdoor space. Because it's not in the commuter belt, house prices here are relatively affordable.
At No. 4 was Godalming
Godalming is in Surrey
It has a charming old world feel and has one of the best collections of Arts & Crafts style homes in Britain. Arts & Crafts homes will command a premium of 10% on other homes from the same period. There are plenty of other styles on offer.
It's very pretty, oldy worldy, has lots of pubs and great places to eat and has a great quality of life. It's in a wealthy stock broker belt of London with the major attraction being you can easily commute to the capital and it has good private schools. Prices here are high, the most expensive on this list.
At No. 3 was Framlingham
Framlingham is in Suffolk
It's a charming, picturesque small town which has evolved through the centuries - has wonderful Medievel architecture, incredible Regency buildings including property right up to the Victorian period. The town is dominated by a 12th Century castle which was used by Mary Tudor as a rallying point for her supporters. It's also been a prison and a poor house and today is a much loved tourist attraction. The market square is lined by Tudor and Regency buildings and the town centre has a preservation order helping it to keep its charm.
It has a sense of vitality, great private and state schools and the lowest crime rate on this list. It also has the 3rd highest average property prices on this list.
At No. 2 was Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the cultural and political capital of Scotland
The city is steeped in history and divided into 2 - North and South of the famous Princes Street Garden. Its Medieval old town is in the south, where you’ll find some of the earliest high rise dwellings in the world. It’s north is particularly well known for its fabulous Georgian, Neo Classical and Regency properties with their gardens and squares.
It has history and heritage all around, yet still in the 21st Century with its museums, theatres, art galleries and of course the famous annual Fringe Festival.
At No. 1 was Bath
Bath is in Somerset
It's a world heritage City which is surrounded by stunning countryside.
It was the Romans who discovered the famous warm spa waters there. They built a magnificent temple and bathing complex that still flows with natural hot water today.
The centre of Bath is very elegant and sophisticated with wall to wall Georgian, 18th Century distinctive honey coloured Bath sand stone properties.
The city looks stunning, has fantastic facilities, superb transport links to Bristol, London and beyond. Its schools are amongst the best in the country and it has something for everyone.
