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Smallholder News and Features – The National Self Build & Renovation Show

Rural Smallholdings — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:24:26 +0000

If you’re planning a renovation, extension or homebuilding project, don’t miss the first big show of 2011 – the National Self Build & Renovation Show, at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon, 25th – 27th February 2011. With everything you’ll ever need to know, see, learn and hear, this is the place where your ideas and plans will come to life and all tickets booked in advance are FREE.

Whether you want to convert a an existing building, add on an extension, want to build your dream home from scratch, or like the idea of a truly eco friendly home to help you save on your energy bills, you will need all the advice, inspiration and knowledge you can get. There is only one place to be this month – the National Self Build & Renovation Show is brimming with helpful tips, a refreshing and entertaining mix of experts, seminars, exhibitors, educational exhibits, life-size houses and audio tours. And what’s more, entry is completely free if you book your tickets online in advance.

Don’t miss this opportunity to pick the brains of the industry experts; quiz the product specialists at the Technical Product Help Desk; browse more than two hundred exhibitor displays in the Trade Village, investigate your options whilst on a tour of the Self Build or Renovation exhibits; understand how to source finance, materials and tradesmen or learn more during a seminar in one of the three theatres. The informative seminars cover a variety of topics – from Project Management and Design & Planning to Understanding Renovation Surveys and Eco Retrofit, amongst many others – as well as featuring Case Studies from everyday folk that have already finished their projects. Whether you want hard facts, inspiration or a confidence boost to encourage you to start the process, you’ll find it all here.

A visit to the Show promises to save you time – and money – every step of the way, to help you build ideas and lay the foundations to a successful project.

- ‘How to…’ seminars on the basics about finding & funding your project as well as how to manage the project yourself along with top tips and new tricks for old bricks, including eco retrofit solutions.
- Free appointments with more than 20 industry professionals covering a range of topics: architects, project managers, building control, eco experts, materials specialists, planning, finance and plot-searching, as well as representatives from the National Self Build Association.
- Tours of the full-sized renovation house and real-life examples in the Self Build Educational Journey
- More than 200 companies in the Exhibitor Area

The National Self Build & Renovation Show (25th – 27th February 2011) is hosted by the unique National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon, just off Junction 16 of the M4.

Tickets booked in advance are free – visit www.buildstore.co.uk/show or call 0845 223 4455. Alternatively, tickets on the door cost £10 per adult or £15 per couple.

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3 Bed Rural Detached Bungalow with 1 Acre of Land and Paddock to Rent in Llanharry, Wales

Rural Smallholdings — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:05:24 +0000

This 3 bedroomed detached bungalow in a rural setting with approx 1 acre of land, plus use of adjoining paddock is currently for rent in Llanharry, Wales.

The property is newly painted and carpeted and comprises 3 bedrooms, fitted kitchen, bathroom with seperate shower, spacious lounge, huge gardens and also benefites from LPG gas central heating.

The property would be ideal for those with equestrian interests and/or those seeking to live a more rural lifestyle and is currently being marketed by Just Lettings Letting Agents, for more information please Click Here.

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4/5 Bed Smallholding with 10 Acres For Rent in Carmarthenshire

Rural Smallholdings — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:12:59 +0000

This 4/5 bedroomed Farmhouse, with useful outbuildings and about 10 acres of pasture in 2 enclosures/paddocks is currently available to rent in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

The unfurnished 4/5 bed farmhouse comprises fitted kitchen, utility, lounge, living room, and bathroom. The smallholding is positioned privately about 14 miles North of Carmarthen with stunning views and will be available early/mid September, viewings taken now.

The property offers an ideal opportunity for someone seeking a greener and more rural lifestyle and is being promoted by Cornerstones Letting Agents (Click here to view full particulars)

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Eco Hamlet Update from Croatia

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:12:46 +0000

Firstly, we would like to thank everyone at Rural Smallholdings Magazine for publishing the original article about our Eco Hamlet project in Croatia, the response has been fantastic!

Within three months of the article being published, we received over a hundred enquiries and they are still coming in each month, it certainly seems as though we have hit on an idea that appeals to many people.

By the end of October we have already welcomed some twenty people to Croatia interested in viewing the Eco Hamlet project and the first three properties have been sold, with one couple having already moved over, and several more planning to do so early in the New Year.

There are three more properties available for sale within the hamlet itself, as well as nine others very close by, so any interested readers are still welcome to get in touch.

At the moment anyone with general building skills would be of great benefit, as would those with marketing and business development experience in the rural tourism sector.

A recent development has been the opening of a small hotel, restaurant, horse riding centre and fishing lake complex, just down the road from the eco hamlet, so people are really getting on board with the Eco tourism aspect of the project.

Thanks to the success of this first project, we have now found another village ideal for creating a similar community, which we hope to get under way by the summer of 2010, just as Croatia is likely to join the EU and a very special party is sure to be had!

Thanks once again to all at Rural Smallholding Magazine, your help is much appreciated.

Keith Pierce

Please click here to visit the Inland Croatia site.

This post was submitted by Keith Pierce.

Beat the Race to Find a Smallholding

Rural Smallholdings — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:19:15 +0000

The current recession and ‘credit crunch’ has led to more and more people seeking smallholdings in order to live a more self sufficient lifestyle and escape the confines of city life. But with smallholdings and property with land for sale being more popular than ever, how do you get ahead of the game and find one for yourself?

With the number of people looking for smallholdings far outnumbering the number currently available, any advantage you can give yourself in your search will help to ensure you are at the top of the list of potential buyers or tenants. So what can you do to gain that advantage?

First, ditch the mainstream property portals as many owners of smallholdings and properties with land are seeking a more direct approach to finding a buyer or tenant for their property. You could waste hours searching through the property listings on these sites, with only a slim chance of finding the kind of property you are looking for. Owners of smallholdings and properties with land are far more likely, particularly in the current climate to advertise on specialist smallholding property portals such as www.greenshifters.co.uk. Websites such as Greenshifters.co.uk specialise only in smallholdings, equestrian properties and property with land and so are far more targeted than mainstream property sites who may only list the occasional property of this type.

On Greenshifters.co.uk owners of smallholdings, farms and properties for sale with land place an ad for their for sale and for rent property and there are also ads for anyone looking to exchange a property, an alternative to consider if you are having trouble selling your current property. You can sign up for regular updates by email which will let you know as soon as a new property is listed in any of the smallholdings for rent, smallholdings for sale or for exchange listings. This will give you an immediate advantage unlike others who are searching for a smallholding who just visit the sites regularly hoping to spot their dream smallholding, because you will be notified instantly when a property is listed.

As well as signing up for updates you can place a ‘Wanted’ ad listing the type of property you are looking for and your requirements and let potential sellers and landlords know a little about yourself and your smallholding experience and plans. This can be an added advantage because often owners of smallholding properties do not advertise their properties and instead do the research themselves to find a potential buyer or tenant. Placing a ‘Wanted’ ad on Greenshifters.co.uk means those smallholding owners or owners of property with land can contact you directly, giving you an even greater chance of securing the smallholding of your dreams and the fact that you have placed a ‘Wanted’ ad shows you are actively looking and are less likely to be a timewaster or ‘daytripper’.

Give yourself the best possible chance of finding your dream smallholding property by placing a ‘Wanted’ ad on Greenshifters.co.uk and/or signing up for regular updates on newly listed properties.

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Article by Rural Smallholdings Magazine

Equestrian properties with land from BigBlackHen.com

Rural Smallholdings — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:09:36 +0000

EQUESTRIAN AND SMALLHOLDING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE EDGE OF EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK

BigBlackHen.com have recently been instructed to sell a number of equestrian properties with land on the fringes of the Exmoor National Park.

The first is Pleasant View, a detached three bedroom bungalow in an elevated position above the village of Brompton Ralph on the Brendons and a few hundred yards from the Park. It has the most glorious views from the house and land looking right across to the Blackdowns, Quantocks and even as far as Glastonbury Tor. It has nearly seven acres of pasture and outbuildings including stabling, is very secluded and quiet, and is on the market for £500,000.

Pleasant View on the market for £500,000

The next property is Lands Farm in Yeo Mill, near East Anstey and about half a mile from the southern border of Exmoor. This is a charming period cottage with two/three bedrooms, around seven acres of land and excellent stabling. The property has been used to run a successful equestrian business training National Hunt horses and is on the market for £495,000.

Lands Farm on the market for £495,000

The final property is Ash Park Farm, again in a rural setting around two miles from the south western border of the National Park. It is a three bedroom semi-detached Edwardian cottage with ten acres, stabling and two ponds and is a registered smallholding. It has superb views and is on the market for £325,000 with an option to buy an extra 20 acres of pasture with some 3 acres of woodland if so required.

Ash Park Farm on the market for £325,000 + Options

To see more details of these equestrian properties and many more rural and character homes that we have on the market please call Nigel and Becky on 01643-831144.

More equestrian properties and smallholdings for sale, to rent, and wanted can be found at the dedicated smallholding property shop, Greenshifters.co.uk