Why are Americans are flocking to the Cotsworlds?

It’s been reported that Americans are flocking to the ‘Hamptons of England’, where the cost of buying in the countryside is around 40% cheaper than buying in the US.

The Cotsworlds provides the perfect, picturesque backdrop that country-escapers are looking for, whilst still being in close reach of London.

In a new article for The Daily Mail, Black Brick Buying Agent Camilla Dell shares her insights into how this move is effecting the London and wider UK property market.

Read the piece here.

The eight most unwelcoming places to buy a second home in the UK, plus the eight villages where you can buy a stunning property AND be embraced by locals

In a new article for The Daily Mail this week, Black Brick Buying Agent Rupert Stephenson shares which areas in the UK he, as an experienced Buying Agent for Devon, Dorset and Cornwall, believes are the most beautiful and welcoming places for people to buy their second homes

“‘”The people of Dartmouth, being a naval base, are used to newcomers and the locals are very welcoming,” he said. “Newton Ferrers on the estuary of the River Yealm has two good pubs and a post office. It is a community of incomers and everyone gets along extremely well.”

Read the full article here.