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Flexible Friend Lies in Superb Surroundings

Built in 1904, Carvean enjoys a superb location in the favoured Wolborough Hill area on the south side of the market town of Newton Abbot. Carvean is a fine example of its genre, with traditionally laid out accommodation that offers considerable flexibility. Indeed the agent understands that during the Second World War some 100 US troops were billeted at the house before DDay.

Villa On Market for First Time in 30 Years

Available for the first time in almost 30 years, York Villa is a fine detached Victorian home in an elevated position on the outskirts of the fishing village of Beer on the East Devon coastline. The spacious house enjoys superb views over the attractive village and out to sea, along with a majestic vista of the entire bay.

Modern House with Ancient Features

It's hard to believe at first sight, but this is a recently- constructed farmhouse, built in a traditional style, and enjoying far-reaching views over the countryside at Kelland Barton. Building on Nicholeston began in 2002, and the property has been finished to the highest standards and to the owners' specifications, using high quality local materials, to create a superb character property with all the modern day advantages.

World of Entertainment Indoors and Outside ; East Devon

Set in about two acres with wonderful rural views is this pristine four-bedroom detached farmhouse with a triple garage, stable block, pony paddock and wonderful outdoor entertainment and decking area, all set around a well-established pond Glebe Farm House offers generous rural and spacious family living. The house has four bedrooms, two ensuite shower rooms and a principal bathroom, and offers generous living accommodation including two/three reception rooms and a conservatory.

All Under One Umbrella

Midas Homes, Gerald Wood Homes and Rosemullion Homes are to be renamed as Linden Homes South West as part of their parent company Galliford Try's rebranding plans. The award-winning housebuilders operate throughout Devon, Cornwall and Somerset and will change their names to the largest existing regional brand - Linden Homes - already well established throughout the west, south-east and southern counties of the UK.

In the Kitchen All Is Well - and Illuminated

Woodhill Manor - a handsome Grade II listed property built of local stone - lies in an attractive area of South East Cornwall on the northern edge of the historic market town of Liskeard. In the 17th century the influential Marke family of Liskeard chose this special site to build their family seat, and the existing substantial manor now replaces that dwelling. The present owners undertook extensive renovation work during 2003 and 2004, bringing this 200-year-old property up to 21st century s...

Customers' Feedback Will Prove Invaluable

Given the opportunity to provide honest feedback about your estate agent, what would you say? A new report published by the Property Ombudsman revealed that the number of complaints about estate agents in the UK reached a record high last year, with 13 per cent of its 1,338 complaints in 2010 being about estate agents in the South West region. To ensure the best levels of service at all times from its member agencies, Westcountry team has introduced a feedback form designed to encourage custo...

Return to Exmouth

People should by now have noticed the recent arrival of Bainbridge's, a new addition to the growing army of agents already inhabiting Exmouth's corners and shadows. An unusual time - one may think - to begin such a venture, but I had made a promise to myself that after successfully selling quality homes, land and farms across the Westcountry I would return home to Exmouth.

Brian Hands Over His Day-to-Day Role

Group chairman Brian Bradley has announced the appointment of Francis Marshall as the new managing director of the Bradleys Group. While Brian will continue an active role in his position as group chairman, Francis will take over the responsibility of the day-to- day running of the company.

Scandinavian Style in Timber and Glass

Cedarwood is a spacious contemporary Scandinavian-style detached family home, built in 2002 to a high specification and providing great living space with panoramic southerly views over the surrounding countryside. The market town of Tiverton is three miles distant, and its Parkway station offers regular high-speed links to London Paddington.

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Ready to Repeat Role of Perfect Family Home

were built along with the heated swimming pool, pool house and tennis court. "It was a particularly wet winter," David recalled, and has the pictures of an extremely muddy building site to prove it.

Character Property with Handy Income

Sea View Farm offers a superb opportunity to buy a detached substantial character home with excellent income potential from B&B or Livery from the nine stables and ten acres of pastureland. Set in just over ten acres, the fourbedroom home is believed originally to have been two cottages dating back over 100 years.

Finest of Views with Inverted Conversion

This stunning barn near Saltash was converted within the last ten years and has been refurbished to an extremely high standard and extended by the owners within the last five years. The inverse contemporary design offers generous accommodation to include five bedrooms - the master with en-suite facilities - stunning fitted kitchen, two reception rooms, main bathroom and additional wc.

Desirable, Especially When You Feel the Spray ; Waterside Properties

Waterside properties have, over the last 30 years, gained from a massive increase in demand. The effect is that there is a significant strength in values in respect of properties that are dominated by either their aspect over water, or their positioning within the beautiful waterside towns and villages for which the Westcountry is renowned. Many waterside properties have proved to be to be excellent investments. When prices crashed over the period from late 2007 to early 2009 the generally ac...

Lots of Great Interest

Richard Dolton, team estate agent in Torpoint, is delighted with the results of the latest auction of The Property Auction Group, which took place last month. The busy estate agency sold two properties for clients as a result of the auction - one at 5 per cent over guide price. Lot 1 - a brick cottage in a secluded hamlet near the quiet backwater of Millbrook on East Cornwall's Rame Peninsula, with beautiful river views and in need of attention - sold as a result of pre-auction advertising fo...

Community Zest in Village

A turf-cutting ceremony has marked the start of a new development of 65 homes and a community hall on the rural edge of Lee Mill, near Ivybridge in the South Hams. Groundworks are already well under way at Parish Green, and the first homes are expected to be available later this year.

All-Rounder Angie with Berwick Team

Berwick & Berwick, team estate agent in St Ives, West Cornwall, is pleased to welcome Angie Cadwallader-Kemp as a property sales negotiator. Angie, who lives in the harbourside town, has experience in residential property sales and a background in property and site sales, retail and business development as well as interiors and textile design.

Your Vault Playing to Gallery

Chesterton Humberts, of Honiton and Mayfair, has been instructed to sell a property known as Shuteleigh, a unique blend of contemporary ideas with traditional materials. The property, on the edge of the village of Kilmington, was built about five years ago.

Tiffany Mistress of All She Surveys ; Appointment

Tiffany Chambers joined the Rural Property Consultancy of Stags' Truro office as a surveyor in March 2011. Having attained a 2:1 degree in geography from St Andrews University, Tiffany went on to complete her Masters in Rural Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, in 2007.