... Plenty of the sites have search specs for land and 'big garden or
smallholding.. Try www.propertyfinder.co.uk and similar listed in the
Google directory..

I just tried that one. With search criteria of up to £150k and Cornwall it
says no properties are available - and suggests I WIDEN the search criteria!
Same for Devon too. Somehow I don't believe the results!
I probably need to NARROW the search results and do individual searches for
each individual town along the coast. Frustrating.
I tried a site earlier today that with numerous searches gave email
addresses of estate agents all round the coast. The emails all go via the
web site who must be acting as a partner. It took me hours. They have all
bounced as undeliverable - a complete waste of an afternoon.

I registered with the Rightmove web site and now can't logon due to a
technical fault at their end.

Some other web sites act as partners for several estate agents and don't
display a top navigation bar. Fine until you find yourself viewing the
details of a property and they haven't put a "Back" button on the form and
you need to close down the window and start the entire search process from
scratch again.

One thing I have learnt from this exercise - some web sites are much easier
to use and navigate than others. Some insist on taking you up the garden
path (wish they did literally) and have cluttered screens with too much to
read to get to where you want.

I'm sure the right property exists somewhere out there with a vendor keen to
sell and us keen to buy. Putting the two together is the tricky bit.

Moan over. I feel better now. It has been a frustrating day searching.
Hopefully better luck tomorrow.
I have already tried some of your other suggestions with no luck, but will
try the rest tomorrow.

Drakanthus.




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