I have lived in the countryside all of my life but I still constantly learn new things, not least how to conduct myself when out and about. Sad to say
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Farming in Devon today is not as easy as you might think…
I was eleven years old when I drove a tractor for the first time, hesitantly stopping and starting up and down the field pulling a trailer which was gradually being
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A personal observation on recent country house price performance in France and Devon
I was reading some property articles recently which were talking about the UK housing market. One included the situation in London with stamp duty revisions seriously impacting on certain property
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Life can take on a whole new meaning when you move to glorious Devon…
I was delighted the other day when a friend who controls the deer on a local estate gave me a haunch of Venison from his well stocked freezer. It presented
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More than just a briefcase. Fond recollections after being reunited with my faithful old valise.
I had a meeting with a client the other day who was searching for a new property in Devon and as well as my laptop I had a lot of
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The digital revolution and its impact on property searching in Devon today.
It was the early 90’s when the company I worked for introduced my nervous colleagues and I to the wonders of the computer including Email for the very first time.
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A bottle of wine from St Emilion, perfect for a special Devon celebration.
Christmas is coming and we have guests so I thought I would start planning now and make sure I am as prepared as I can be. Of course it would
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A well-presented property is always a good starter for ten when arranging viewings.
I don’t know why but when I am out viewing on behalf of clients searching for property in Devon, approaching houses which have faded peeling paint on the door or
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Childhood memories of rural life and food shopping prior to the supermarket revolution.
Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall is back on our screens again on a food waste crusade. I like Hugh and he is always very entertaining and enthusiastic in any task he sets
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Sixty per cent of people feel they need to move to get a house they are happy in? Hopefully not here in Devon!
I read some deeply depressing property statistics in the paper the other day. It said that seven out of ten people across the UK live in houses they don’t like
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