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Buying a smallholding - Andrew Dodds of Stags Exeter, takes a look at the property market in the South WestBuying a smallholding - Andrew Dodds of Stags Exeter, takes a look at the property market in the South West
12:43pm Wed 20 Aug 08
IT has been widely reported that the residential property market is experiencing a slowdown in the number of transactions, together with a readjustment in prices from the levels reached during 2007. At the same time the farm land market remains buoyant, with demand for farms and land with larger acreages strengthening further on the back of shortage of supply and increasing commodity prices.

Buying a smallholding - With land prices at a premium, Steve Ivall says it may pay to buy before they go any higherBuying a smallholding - With land prices at a premium, Steve Ivall says it may pay to buy before they go any higher
3:28pm Tue 22 Jul 08
THINKING OF buying a smallholding? Do you want a large garden to allow you to become almost self-sufficient? How about owning a piece of land?

Welsh market is waking up - Liz Wright finds out there is still a welcome in the hillside for newcomersWelsh market is waking up - Liz Wright finds out there is still a welcome in the hillside for newcomers
3:14pm Tue 10 Jun 08
SPRING is in the air and Rural Scene report that already the market in Wales is beginning to wake up. While there has been much talk of gloom and doom in the press, in the real world there is still a good demand for properties with land which, historically, has always held its value much better in troubled times than purely residential property.

The road to the Scottish Isles - Elspeth Soutar tells how she followed a dream and moved to the Outer HebridesThe road to the Scottish Isles - Elspeth Soutar tells how she followed a dream and moved to the Outer Hebrides
2:53pm Wed 7 May 08
THE first mountain I ever climbed was Stac Pollaidh in the Highlands of Scotland. From the summit the view is breathtaking in all directions. To the west the sun sets in a fiery golden glow over the Summer Isles and in the distance the Outer Hebrides lie silhouetted on the horizon.

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