deano

A question for all you Scots..

How much would you have to pay for a detached property, 1 or 2 bed that is situated anywhere around the coastline. The only stipulation is that it must be a nice area and have access to a post office within a few miles.

de@no

Chip

£35.99

Chip

SiPie

try checking here for a start

bit of an open question though

between £50,000 and £350,000 depending on which desirable area your bit of chosen coastline happens to pass through

seriously though, the East Neuk of Fife is an up and coming area with prices starting to go a bit daft so Fife may be your best place to start a search...think they've got post ofices there too

PS We're still working on electricity and running water though

bluenosewrx

iTrader: (2)

no more than 150,000,if you look at persimmons in rosyth you can get a 6 bed detached with garage for £199,000 or 4 dbl bed detached and garage for £150,000.thats in fife which is a nice place (except for the fifers who sing little songs when talking to you .LOL),it's sorta near the sea.dalgety bay is about the same but is right on the coast near the 4 th road bridge.mac

SiPie

PMSL @ Bluenose

imlach

They've not even built the 2nd road bridge yet, let along the 4th....


Rosyth is fine, if you want to be handy for a nuclear submarine breaking yard, or live in one of the areas of Scotland with high unemployment (and hence all that goes with areas like that).

I think your idea of a coastal town is perhaps not Rosyth. You'd probably prefer areas like Anstruther, Elie, etc on the east neuk of Fife. Prices to match mind, £200k may be likely for a 2 bed mid-terraced cottage right in the middle of one of these romantic fishing villages. Reason for these prices is the influx of wealthy 2nd home owners sadly.

imlach

Here's a nice one in Elie - o/o £329k, so expect to pay £350k-400k.

http://www.espc.co.uk/property_catal...C-1579E17FA4E6

Or a more affordable one (but a semi) in St Monans at o/o £155k - prob likely to go for over £200k this one.

http://www.espc.co.uk/property_catal...C-1579E17FA4E6

SiPie

My boss lives in Elie and winter population is around 500 people and summer population is circa 6000

All due to people with 2nd homes.

Bein an active member of the community he's always amazed when people arrive in the summer demanding a Fayre day and summer sports day to be organised for their benefit

Bit sad really to see these villages empty in the winter.

bluenosewrx

iTrader: (2)

you could always move to ardrossan(west coast).two or 3 bed apartments with sea view and balcony in a marina are £92,000.glascow is 40 min by car.only problem is there is no jobs and the place is a dump.(thats why i moved)but it would make a great 2nd property.www.persimmon.co.uk

imlach

if that url doesn't work, try http://www.persimmonhomes.com/

imlach

I guess it is sad to see them empty in winter, but then I'm sure places like Blackpool are the same.

The East Neuk now has tourism as one of its major employers, so it will mean a seasonal population. There's not much other industry in the East Neuk, and I suspect without tourism, there'd be little reason to live there. The 2nd home owners will bring cash to the area. It's a question of balance I guess, and perhaps some way of ensuring those serving the community manage to get to live in it. How this is done is very difficult.

I guess the goverment are going some way to address this with the proposed removal of relief of council tax on 2nd homes. This at least ensures that 2nd home owners contribute fully to the community they occassionally live in.

imlach

Forgot to add, Tom Hanks was in the famous fish & chip shop in Anstruther the other week.....

deano

When you see a price for a property, how much above that price does it typically sell for? What about right up the top where all the ginger people come from It's got to be cheaper up there? I'm thinking of a castle (with cannonball damage) for about £100k

imlach

In Edinburgh, anything up to 50% over the asking price. It used to be 10-15%, so that is the kind of percentage you are looking at in the outlying areas.

HAHA - a castle for £100k - dream on. Common misconception about the price of property up here. A castle recently sold on Harris for £7m. Harris is one of the Western Isles, and is nearly as far north & inaccessible as you can go. You should be able to get a nice stone detached cottage with a couple of bedrooms for £100k in the far north though.

imlach

As an example, check out this website for properties in the Western Isles and surrounding area. Bit cheaper.

http://anderson-macarthur.com/Main_Pages/by_price.htm

sti-04!!

Haha

try this www.leecastle.com its for sale but try nearer the £7 million mark

one day i tell you one day it'll be mines

haha

sti-04!!

deano

Well 15k can get me this:



Looks more like Beirut, definitely got that "lived in look"

sti-04!!

Were is that ??????