Reply to: Buying Property in Cornwall

[ZARDOZ]

Bingo.

That's where Great Aunt Zeity is buried.

If you put your ear to the ground you can still hear her screams

[d000hg]

Cornwall is lovely, but so out on a limb.

An hour and half before you reach a motorway.

They have so I hear finally extended dual carriageway at Indian Queens? But yeah it's a slog and a half, I prefer the train although there is an airport.


The Lizard is simply stunning, I've dreamed about one of those lone houses on the cliffs before, just to sit and stare out at the storms with a hot cup of tea in my hand...

[eek]

Be Warned: ZeitGrandFather came from The Lizard.

Where abouts? We're planning on retiring to St Keverne as soon as the girls hit university.

[fullyautomatix]

Not to mention the fact that the natives in Cornwall think anybody from outside Cornwall is an alien.

[OwlHoot]

In the unlikely event I find nowhere suitable in Cornwall, I think Worcestershire will be my next port of call.

[Scrag Meister]

Cornwall is lovely, but so out on a limb.

An hour and half before you reach a motorway.

But then again that may be exactly what you are looking for.

[Old Hack]

I think with Cornwall, it's not the remoteness per se, but the lack of infrastructure that causes the issues. It's nigh on impossible to move in Summer, same as most of Devon.

You can buy cheap in either place, but it will not be in a great place or will be a shed. We're looking in the Dart estuary in Devon and a 3 bed bunglow which is a shed will cost £300k, but a plot of land, with DPP would cost most of that anyway. We looked at a larger house, which needed completely remodelling which was up for £550k.

As for Liskeard: as someone has said, it's just like A.N. Other market town in the West Country. Good parts and bad. However, Liskeard is near some nice places, a mere 30 mins will get you somewhere nice, like Looe. Nice place.

[OwlHoot]

Is this place town or village? It's appears to be renovated to a good standard, who would this place appeal to?

4 Bed house for sale, The Old School, Liskeard - Ref: 8547049

It would appeal to me for a start, especially if the back garden is fairly large and private

[d000hg]

Is this place town or village? It's appears to be renovated to a good standard, who would this place appeal to?

4 Bed house for sale, The Old School, Liskeard - Ref: 8547049

Sorry I don't know that part of Cornwall, but Liskeard is from memory a small town (all the towns in Cornwall are small).

[d000hg]

St. Agnes is a lovely spot, after 3-4pm all the tourists leave and there's just a few people left camping or anchored off the sand-bar. The Turk's Head is a nice pub from what I remember, can't recall visiting that guest house but I imagine I have been past it.

[insur]

However the towns are pretty much all poor so I'd go for a village. Apart from Truro and Penzance maybe.

Is this place town or village? It's appears to be renovated to a good standard, who would this place appeal to?

4 Bed house for sale, The Old School, Liskeard - Ref: 8547049

[OwlHoot]

This looks reasonable + a plan B to keep the pennies rolling in

Talk about remote - It isn't even on the main island of the Scillies.

What a great place to survive World War 3 though, or some global plague, assuming the supplies held out.

[SupremeSpod]

This looks reasonable + a plan B to keep the pennies rolling in

SERVICES: Private water supply from rain water catchment and share in Duchy of Cornwall borehole.

Sewage is to septic tank & soak-away on adjoining land.

Mains electricity is connected to the property. Cooking is part electric, part bottled propane gas.


ASSESSMENTS: For the purposes of Council Property Tax, the living accommodation is designated in Band ‘E’ in the Valuation List, producing a charge of £1450.46 for the year 2010/2011.


Business Rates for Guest house and premises: Rateable Value: £4,700 Amount payable for current year: £2072.70


VIEWING Strictly by appointment with Island Properties as above or with joint agents Sibley Island Homes telephone 01720 422431


TENURE: We understand the property is held under a lease dated 25.3.03 from the Duchy of Cornwall, for a sixty-year term, with five yearly rent reviews. The passing rent is £8,000 per annum.

Do your own "DD" but...

[Troll]

If you want expensive, try to buy on Scilly!

This looks reasonable + a plan B to keep the pennies rolling in

[d000hg]

I lived in Cornwall for ~10 years but the far end. Roughly speaking anything on the coast is nice and I don't remember seeing any poor chavvy villages. However the towns are pretty much all poor so I'd go for a village. Apart from Truro and Penzance maybe.

If you want expensive, try to buy on Scilly!