"Drakanthus" wrote in message
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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.

Well, first point is - what are you calling a big garden?

Second point is - are you really looking for Devon and Cornwall?
If so, then I think your chances are pretty slim.

I live in Cornwall. You cant look at an ordinary house with a postage stamp
garden for less than 150K generally here ( unless its mundic block!). An ex
council house will cost 85K

I think you are too late.

A house ( cottage down the road from me - 2 beds) was billed by the estate
agent to have a large garden ( 50ft x25 ish in my estimate) and went for
120K about a month ago.

The one the "other side " of me has a quater of an acre and he is asking
265K - although he has been on the market for 12 months now!

Me, I bought a two bed bungalow ( nothing fancy , in need of doing up) about
four years ago for 75K ( although the estate agent had priced it at 89K then
two years on the the market which was low at the time , and I was cheeky
and offered a quick sale)

.. It had a third of an acre but fields all around and I also asked a local
farmer for the field around my house - thats how I got my "garden" . But my
*garden* is still only a third of an acre - the rest is pasture and I have
trees in it ( fruit trees) because of agrecultural restrictions.

I am planning on asking permission for a poly tunnel soon though.

I recently asked an estate agent how much for my bungalow and garden (
didnt mention I had the field) just for a quick estimate on how much it had
gone up - he told me I would only get about 130K.

I thought he was quoting cheap ..... but he pointed out two beds run cheap
,even though I have a seperate dining room and a kitchen breakfast room and
a 20ft x12ft sitting room.

Having said that, it still might be possible to get a run down place with a
bit of land if you aren't too fussy where and away from the coast.

Have you tried Carrick or Restormal council districts? Or even parts of
North Cornwall District.

It really depends on what you want.

I think lots of folk are looking for what you are looking for.

Have you thought of asking "location Location Location" on Channel 4 to
help - weren't they looking for people the other day?