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Finding a property with a Big Garden
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Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? We don't care about the type or state of the property - even a semi derelict will suffice. By the standards of most modern properties we have a large garden, but it has been bursting at the seams for some time, so we have now put our property on the market simply to find a property with a bigger garden - ideally 1/4 acre upwards. Nightmare trying to find anywhere though. We want to move to anywhere within 30 miles of either the South coast of England or Cornwall, Devon or South Wales, but none of the online property web sites have a search criterion for "Big Garden". Trying to find the email addresses of estate agents in all these areas is proving tricky - it seems the larger the estate agent the less easy they are to contact by email - and I am reluctant to phone over 300 estate agents! Short of having our brains lobotomised to remove our passion for gardening, I am open to any advice or suggestions - anyone? -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 30/06/03 |
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Drakanthus wrote in message ... Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? We don't care about the type or state of the property - even a semi derelict will suffice. Um ... Mid Lothian? Outer Hebrides? Abergrynfynwy? Seriously, though, I think you'll be stretching it a bit, especially if you're looking at the south coast of England. And "large garden" in estate agents' speak translates to "kitchen window must be more than 3ft from back fence", so you won't get much luck there. Dunno what to suggest, really - perhaps just specify your spending limit to estate agents (I mean, they barely understand that, on the whole) and be prepared for a lot of "filtering" of the results! Good luck! Jo |
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Lincolnshire is your best bet - lots of houses in the middle of fields etc,
but even house prices there are getting ridiculous. "Jo Ling" wrote in message ... Drakanthus wrote in message ... Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? We don't care about the type or state of the property - even a semi derelict will suffice. Um ... Mid Lothian? Outer Hebrides? Abergrynfynwy? Seriously, though, I think you'll be stretching it a bit, especially if you're looking at the south coast of England. And "large garden" in estate agents' speak translates to "kitchen window must be more than 3ft from back fence", so you won't get much luck there. Dunno what to suggest, really - perhaps just specify your spending limit to estate agents (I mean, they barely understand that, on the whole) and be prepared for a lot of "filtering" of the results! Good luck! Jo |
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I am afraid that unless you look in Kent maybe I doubt you will find
anything with a large garden in your price range John Prescotts latest increase in density allowed has nearly every large garden being allowed permision for 6 houses or 26 flats in our neck of the South "Drakanthus" wrote in message ... Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? We don't care about the type or state of the property - even a semi derelict will suffice. By the standards of most modern properties we have a large garden, but it has been bursting at the seams for some time, so we have now put our property on the market simply to find a property with a bigger garden - ideally 1/4 acre upwards. Nightmare trying to find anywhere though. We want to move to anywhere within 30 miles of either the South coast of England or Cornwall, Devon or South Wales, but none of the online property web sites have a search criterion for "Big Garden". Trying to find the addresses of estate agents in all these areas is proving tricky - it seems the larger the estate agent the less easy they are to contact by email - and I am reluctant to phone over 300 estate agents! Short of having our brains lobotomised to remove our passion for gardening, I am open to any advice or suggestions - anyone? -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 30/06/03 |
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Drakanthus wrote:
Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? We don't care about the type or state of the property - even a semi derelict will suffice. By the standards of most modern properties we have a large garden, but it has been bursting at the seams for some time, so we have now put our property on the market simply to find a property with a bigger garden - ideally 1/4 acre upwards. Nightmare trying to find anywhere though. We want to move to anywhere within 30 miles of either the South coast of England or Cornwall, Devon or South Wales, but none of the online property web sites have a search criterion for "Big Garden". Trying to find the email addresses of estate agents in all these areas is proving tricky - it seems the larger the estate agent the less easy they are to contact by email - and I am reluctant to phone over 300 estate agents! Rubbish I'm afraid!-)_ .... 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.. Depends what you call BIG as well!-) Also have you tried online editions of local newspapers etc.. Ususally you can subscribe to some of these (either the website or the paper edition) There are several others which i don't remember off the top of my head.. Possibly you are not searching for the correct terms.... A quick search on google revealed the following http://www.ruralindex.net/property.html http://www.nitro-shopping.co.uk/Home...l%20properties %20sale%20in%20cornwall.html http://www.ruralscene.co.uk/ http://www.google.com/search?client=...nts%20Cornwall %20UK http://www.bellingram.co.uk/ http://www.farminguk.co.uk/auctioneers.htm etc etc // Jim Short of having our brains lobotomised to remove our passion for gardening, I am open to any advice or suggestions - anyone? |
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Drakanthus writes Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? We don't care about the type or state of the property - even a semi derelict will suffice. By the standards of most modern properties we have a large garden, but it has been bursting at the seams for some time, so we have now put our property on the market simply to find a property with a bigger garden - ideally 1/4 acre upwards. Nightmare trying to find anywhere though. We want to move to anywhere within 30 miles of either the South coast of England or Cornwall, Devon or South Wales, but none of the online property web sites have a search criterion for "Big Garden". Trying to find the email addresses of estate agents in all these areas is proving tricky - it seems the larger the estate agent the less easy they are to contact by email - and I am reluctant to phone over 300 estate agents! When Janet T was trying a similar search, the estate agent said 'Ah - you mean *land*' ;-) -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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... 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. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 30/06/03 |
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"Drakanthus" wrote in message ... : Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there : for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? We : don't care about the type or state of the property - even a semi derelict : will suffice. : : By the standards of most modern properties we have a large garden, but it : has been bursting at the seams for some time, so we have now put our : property on the market simply to find a property with a bigger garden - : ideally 1/4 acre upwards. Nightmare trying to find anywhere though. : We want to move to anywhere within 30 miles of either the South coast of : England or Cornwall, Devon or South Wales, but none of the online property : web sites have a search criterion for "Big Garden". Trying to find the : addresses of estate agents in all these areas is proving tricky - it seems : the larger the estate agent the less easy they are to contact by email - and : I am reluctant to phone over 300 estate agents! : : Short of having our brains lobotomised to remove our passion for gardening, : I am open to any advice or suggestions - anyone? : : -- : Drakanthus. : : : (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails : will never reach me.) : : : : : --- : Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. : Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). : Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 30/06/03 : I would have thought you were looking in the wrong areas for something at that price, but having said that I have a friend who lives in a council house in SW London and she has a large garden because her house happens to be in the corner of a cul de sac. If all else fails have you thought of having an allotment, or finding somewhere closeby where the owners don't want to garden and you could do and enjoy theirs as well, or starting a community gardening project? K |
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You don't fancy moving abroad do you. Better climate for gardening and all
that. Lots of French property around, even with the Euro appreciating, which is cheap by UK comparisons. I've seen lots of property with an acre or more at very tempting prices. Roy |
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How about an allotment and staying where you are
probably a cheaper option "Drakanthus" wrote in message ... ... 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. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 30/06/03 |
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Have you considered having a separate house and garden, or indeed flat and garden? A flat doesn't have to be in the middle of a city; quite often you get houses in small villages which are divided into flats. You might be able to find some land for sale and somewhere to live within walking distance. My own searches suggest that less than 10000 gets you a pretty decent amount of land even down South. This is the option that I am considering now because unless you move abroad, you can then always keep the garden when you move. (The problem for me is my cats.) And yes, moving abroad is I guess the ideal as someone said - we need to get out of this horribly overcrowded country - but then one needs a job there or to be retired. :--( Warwick Dumas "Drakanthus" wrote in message ... Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? We don't care about the type or state of the property - even a semi derelict will suffice. By the standards of most modern properties we have a large garden, but it has been bursting at the seams for some time, so we have now put our property on the market simply to find a property with a bigger garden - ideally 1/4 acre upwards. Nightmare trying to find anywhere though. We want to move to anywhere within 30 miles of either the South coast of England or Cornwall, Devon or South Wales, but none of the online property web sites have a search criterion for "Big Garden". Trying to find the addresses of estate agents in all these areas is proving tricky - it seems the larger the estate agent the less easy they are to contact by email - and I am reluctant to phone over 300 estate agents! Short of having our brains lobotomised to remove our passion for gardening, I am open to any advice or suggestions - anyone? -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 30/06/03 |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
Have you considered having a separate house and garden, or indeed flat and garden? A flat doesn't have to be in the middle of a city; quite often you get houses in small villages which are divided into flats. You might be able to find some land for sale and somewhere to live within walking distance. My own searches suggest that less than 10000 gets you a pretty decent amount of land even down South. This is the option that I am considering now because unless you move abroad, you can then always keep the garden when you move. (The problem for me is my cats.) And yes, moving abroad is I guess the ideal as someone said - we need to get out of this horribly overcrowded country - but then one needs a job there or to be retired. :--( Warwick Dumas "Drakanthus" wrote in message ... Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? We don't care about the type or state of the property - even a semi derelict will suffice. By the standards of most modern properties we have a large garden, but it has been bursting at the seams for some time, so we have now put our property on the market simply to find a property with a bigger garden - ideally 1/4 acre upwards. Nightmare trying to find anywhere though. We want to move to anywhere within 30 miles of either the South coast of England or Cornwall, Devon or South Wales, but none of the online property web sites have a search criterion for "Big Garden". Trying to find the addresses of estate agents in all these areas is proving tricky - it seems the larger the estate agent the less easy they are to contact by email - and I am reluctant to phone over 300 estate agents! Short of having our brains lobotomised to remove our passion for gardening, I am open to any advice or suggestions - anyone? -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 30/06/03 |
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from "Drakanthus" contains these words: ... 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 think its possibly true. My guess is, for £120,000 you are not going to get "land" plus a house in such a picturesque "tourism" area where the second-home market heats prices. You could widen your search by looking at average prices of property in different areas of the UK and search where it's low. Janet. |
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"Drakanthus" wrote Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? snip Drakanthus. Have you tried google (advanced) with something like : house "for sale" "large garden" acre coast I got loads of hits............Jenny :~)) |
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"Roy Forster" wrote in message ... You don't fancy moving abroad do you. Better climate for gardening and all that. Lots of French property around, even with the Euro appreciating, which is cheap by UK comparisons. I've seen lots of property with an acre or more at very tempting prices. Roy If you do fancy France, the Dordogne is lovely and fairly cheap. My mad friend Sue lives there and is an estate agent........... http://green-acre.com/immorama/ (shameless bit of advertising !!) Jenny :~)) |
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"Warwick Dumas" wrote Have you considered having a separate house and garden, or indeed flat and garden? snipped What a ghastly idea !!! One MUST be able to pop out the back door into the garden :~)) Jenny |
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"Drakanthus" wrote in message ... 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? |
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"Roy Forster" wrote in message ... You don't fancy moving abroad do you. Better climate for gardening and all that. Lots of French property around, even with the Euro appreciating, which is cheap by UK comparisons. I've seen lots of property with an acre or more at very tempting prices. Roy I was going to suggest that! We moved here at the end of 1997 and have three acres with a 17th century farmhouse. Loads of space for gardening. For the money you are planning to spend you would be able to find a decent house plus a very good sized garden. Prices are going up all the time, but £120,000 would still buy something good here. Can heartily recommend the life. Regards Iris McCanna |
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On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 21:13:24 +0100, "anne"
wrote: Lincolnshire is your best bet - lots of houses in the middle of fields etc, but even house prices there are getting ridiculous. The day of the cheapy house in Lincolnshire has gone forever now. Today in Boston if you want a nice 3 bed house with nothing more than a patch of lawn then you`ll be looking at 150k. quarter of an acre and the chances are your wanting a 4 or 5 bed home and in that case it`s 1/4 million IF you can get your hands on any details. Down here in Wisbech where I work you can get a nice portacabin house (only way to describe them) with 2 bedrooms and these will set you back a cool 80k. New developement of town houses in immigration lane in boston (where the iraq and portugese have set up 50 to a room are coming in at an astonishing 150k with no garden (yup you read it here first NO GARDEN) and no car parking. It is oposite the river where the fishing boats are moored BUT it is a working jetty and therefore the smell of cockles when they are in season is pretty unbearable. I am aware that similar properties elsewhere would probably be twice the price and I`ve just fueled the increase even more at the detriment of my fellow Bostonians. |
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"Barry & Iris McCanna" wrote in message ... I was going to suggest that! We moved here at the end of 1997 and have three acres with a 17th century farmhouse. Loads of space for gardening. For the money you are planning to spend you would be able to find a decent house plus a very good sized garden. Prices are going up all the time, but £120,000 would still buy something good here. Can heartily recommend the life. Regards Iris McCanna Another thought is to get some of the gardening magazines and look at the classified ads. There are always properties for sale with emphasis on the garden. Your price level is going to be against you though. A friend of mine has just paid £147,000 for a one-bedroomed flat on the south coast. When you watch some of the property programmes on the television it is pretty impossible even for the specialists to find suitable places within budget. Also you see young couples born and bred in a Cornish village or similar searching in vain for something they can afford to buy to start their life together. They can't. We live in Basse Normandie and it is getting like that here too. The young people cannot afford to buy because the English are paying larger and larger amounts for everything. Iris McCanna |
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Drakanthus wrote:
... 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. I think you need also to find your way around your browser.. Presumably IE? Often the delete key or Cmd (poss ctrl in Win) and the left arrow will give you an equivalent of 'Back' (right arrow is foward) You may also want to learn the modifier key for opening in a new page, this often lets you break free of the 'host' sites and get onto to actual estate agents site.. THe other one is 'open frame in new window'.. Most of these are also available in the contextual dropdown menu ( click the 'other' mouse button in win.) On macs just hold down the mouse on a link to see this. A final suggestion.. Have you ventured into the property newsgroups yet, or the local ones for a area you're looking? My server carries uk.local.cornwall & alt.uk.property.. I haven;t checked either of them out yet, but its a look in the right direction poss.. I like others though, guess that you need to either elvevate your price range or reduce your specs (eg small house/flat and seperate land) or change your area.. I think at that price you've missed the boat, in property by about 10 or more years in that area.. At a guess that is.. Good luck // Jim |
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Mark wrote:
Drakanthus typed: Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? Well I bought a 150 acre farm for that ! Er it was 30years ago, have prices gone up ? LOL Have they!!... My parents bought there house here in London for under 10000..35 years ago.. I could afford afford to rent a room in this area if I wanted to move out, let alone buy anything. // Jim |
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"Drakanthus" wrote in message ... ... 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'm affraid that Devon and Cornwall, for that type of property, are no longer cheap. It seems that folks in SE England have been getting stupid prices for their houses lately and a great many have either retired, or "down-shifted" (or whatever they call it) and moved west. Check out www.upmystreet.com for trends. Prices for detatched properties reflect what someone in the SE might get for selling a semi in Wokingham or similar; it will get worse since government policy is to build very few detatched properties, none with land, and none beyond existing large settlements. On the plus side, property here (Okehampton, Devon) doesn't seem to be selling very quickly at present so I suspect that prices are set rather too high and you might be able to haggle. Even so for places with a decent amount of land £150 is very little and you're close to the price of a building plot; so even a derelict house would sell for that figure if it has a decent view, nearby pub, etc. I probably need to NARROW the search results and do individual searches for each individual town along the coast. Frustrating. Keep away from the coast, it's going to cost you several £10k that you could spend on other things. Unless you're within walking distance it's worthless and you're never going to afford a sea view and a garden (which would generally be on a severe slope anyway). If you're within 30 minutes drive surely that would be good enough? I've a short list of Okehampton agents at http://okehampton.freezope.org/direc...=estate_agents In the past I've seen details of properties that appear to meet your criteria and are much cheaper than others - examples include next door to a filling station, backing on to a main line railway line, oh and next door to a working quarry. There are I'm sure also "bargains" to be had near to land fill sites, slaughter houses, etc. Indeed these days overhead powerlines and mobile phone masts may help to make a property more afforable, as might a risk of flooding. Take your pick. .... Michael Saunby |
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"mick" wrote in
: 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. Liskeard area is still fairly cheap, particularly out towards Bodmin Moor (Pensilva). But most of the 'semi-derelicts' that were for sale round here when we moved 3 years ago are now all double glazing and fresh paint. Go East across the Tamar and you haven't a hope, except possibly up north of Bideford - Northam and Westward Ho! That would take you away from the south coast, (but near the north one, which has better surf). Ilfracombe is cheap, but for a reason, and you'll be lucky to find a big garden there. Barnstaple still has the odd 'in need of renovation' that I notice from time to time, but again, garden sizes not usually that big. You'd have to be lucky, and quick. Victoria |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
3 beds????
Garden????? Our tiny two bed terrace with a very small back yard (hence the allotment) got a "free evaluation" from the estate agent last week.. (we were bored OK!!) and they said K175........ no way..................................... How the hell can anyone start on the ladder..... I know I could not afford to buy my house again..... As for gardens.............. Its worth the £8 a year I pay for the allotment!! "Chris Norton" wrote in message ... On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 21:13:24 +0100, "anne" wrote: Lincolnshire is your best bet - lots of houses in the middle of fields etc, but even house prices there are getting ridiculous. The day of the cheapy house in Lincolnshire has gone forever now. Today in Boston if you want a nice 3 bed house with nothing more than a patch of lawn then you`ll be looking at 150k. quarter of an acre and the chances are your wanting a 4 or 5 bed home and in that case it`s 1/4 million IF you can get your hands on any details. Down here in Wisbech where I work you can get a nice portacabin house (only way to describe them) with 2 bedrooms and these will set you back a cool 80k. New developement of town houses in immigration lane in boston (where the iraq and portugese have set up 50 to a room are coming in at an astonishing 150k with no garden (yup you read it here first NO GARDEN) and no car parking. It is oposite the river where the fishing boats are moored BUT it is a working jetty and therefore the smell of cockles when they are in season is pretty unbearable. I am aware that similar properties elsewhere would probably be twice the price and I`ve just fueled the increase even more at the detriment of my fellow Bostonians. |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
"Drakanthus" wrote Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? snip Drakanthus. Try Forest of Dean or Welsh Borders happy hunting kate |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 20:39:16 +0100, "Drakanthus"
wrote: Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if there any properties out there for sale with big gardens that don't cost a fortune i.e. less than 120k? We don't care about the type or state of the property - even a semi derelict will suffice. snip within 30 miles of either the South coast of England or Cornwall, Devon or South Wales, Have you thought of Shropshire or Herefordshire? Still land to be had around here, and I can recommend it as a place to live :-) -- Sally in Shropshire, UK Remove the LIZARD to email reply |
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Finding a property with a Big Garden
What is your idea of a big garden?
I have heard this description applied to gardens from 60ft x20 ft to gardens of 8 acres. The term "Big garden" is relative, and one persons Big garden is no more than a glorified window box to another. Also what part of UK are you looking?? -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
What is your idea of a big garden?
David Hill I know what you mean about "Big Garden". Our current property is on a 1/10 acre plot and in estate agent speak that is a "Spacious garden". Some other properties estate agents have brought to our attention as "possibles" have gardens half the size of ours or less. They don't seem to understand the concept of 1/4 acre minimum. One even sent us details of a flat with no garden at all! Anyway, we are looking for 1/4 Acre minimum garden (veg and flowers), but a smallholding would be very nice. I was brought up on a smallholding, and quite fancy keeping a small amount of livestock. Tricky bit is finding somewhere with a limited budget. There are a few such properties in Wales and they aren't on the market very long, but that is where we are considering now. Most of England is out of our price reach for what we want. I've been put off Spain as I understand a new law has been created "Ruralisation Scheme" or something similar, allowing developers to effectively seize the gardens of people to put more houses on! Hope that never happens here! -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 30/06/03 |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
Drakanthus wrote:
: What is your idea of a big garden? : David Hill : I know what you mean about "Big Garden". Our current property is on a 1/10 : acre plot and in estate agent speak that is a "Spacious garden". Some other : properties estate agents have brought to our attention as "possibles" have : gardens half the size of ours or less. They don't seem to understand the : concept of 1/4 acre minimum. One even sent us details of a flat with no : garden at all! Been there got the tee shirt. 15 years ago we decided to move for a big garden, but hardly any estate agents had enough brain cells to understand. We ended up looking for 3 months, virutally every w/e, within about a 25/30 mile radius of Leeds. Ended up with my wife seeing a property almost on our doorstep as she cycled to work! I suspect serendipity is almost your only option. Good luck. We actually did find the odd est. agent that did understand, but had nothing on their books. Jim |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
Good luck. We actually did find the odd est. agent that did understand,
but had nothing on their books. Jim Thanks. On the plus side nowadays, at least the Internet lets me browse all over the country looking at possible properties. Looks like we may have to move to Wales though to find somewhere suitable and within our price range. Just hope the natives are friendly! -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 30/06/03 |
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Thanks. On the plus side nowadays, at least the Internet lets me browse all over the country looking at possible properties. Looks like we may have to move to Wales though to find somewhere suitable and within our price range. Just hope the natives are friendly! have a look at the Chepstow area, very friendly little town and a handy area for most things. kate |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
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writes Been there got the tee shirt. 15 years ago we decided to move for a big garden, but hardly any estate agents had enough brain cells to understand. We ended up looking for 3 months, virutally every w/e, within about a 25/30 mile radius of Leeds. Ended up with my wife seeing a property almost on our doorstep as she cycled to work! I suspect serendipity is almost your only option. Good luck. We actually did find the odd est. agent that did understand, but had nothing on their books. Jim Same here, we gave up looking for a bungalow with half an acre or more, just about anywhere in the middle of England. I told one Estate Agent that we wanted a large garden and he asked how big, when I told him at least a third to half an acre he said "You don't want a garden madam, you want LAND" Seems a lot of bungalows we saw had either been built on someone else land or the builders assumed bungalows meant you didn't like gardening! However if you are in your home all day, either because you are retired or from some other reason then you NEED a bit of space around you........ I feel like going into estate agents and just asking for the garden, never mind the house that comes with it Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
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Drakanthus writes Good luck. We actually did find the odd est. agent that did understand, but had nothing on their books. Jim Thanks. On the plus side nowadays, at least the Internet lets me browse all over the country looking at possible properties. Looks like we may have to move to Wales though to find somewhere suitable and within our price range. Just hope the natives are friendly! The Malvern's are quite good but that's as long as you don't mind it being VERY difficult to get anywhere from there :) Other areas that have biggish gardens are Norfolk (of course) and sometimes around Evesham. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
I feel like going into estate agents and just asking for the garden,
never mind the house that comes with it Janet I know what you mean. Number and sizes of rooms is almost irrelevant to me. The first specification I look at for potential properties is the garden. It is irritating that estate agents give the sizes of room down to the inch but describe gardens without size or just a vague 'small', or 'large'. And their idea of 'large' is usually my idea of 'small'. Anyway, after much searching, we have found a couple of potential properties in South Wales, just waiting until we accept a reasonable offer on our property in Nottingham, then we're off! -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.501 / Virus Database: 299 - Release Date: 14/07/03 |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
Anyway, after much searching, we have found a couple of potential properties in South Wales, just waiting until we accept a reasonable offer on our property in Nottingham, then we're off! Well done, hope you settle soon and dont forget if you want any horse muck give me a shout, my muck heap is rotting down beautifully and looking for a good home :-) kate |
Finding a property with a Big Garden
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Drakanthus writes I feel like going into estate agents and just asking for the garden, never mind the house that comes with it Janet I know what you mean. Number and sizes of rooms is almost irrelevant to me. The first specification I look at for potential properties is the garden. It is irritating that estate agents give the sizes of room down to the inch but describe gardens without size or just a vague 'small', or 'large'. And their idea of 'large' is usually my idea of 'small'. No,no,no! Never 'small'! The phrase is 'easily maintained', or, if no more than a border in a small yard 'cottage garden style'. Slightly less small is 'deceptively spacious'. We did look at one house with 'half acre garden' but came to the conclusion that the leeds acre was a measure totally new to me. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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