Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:39 pm
#1862726
My wife and I have found ourselves in a fortunate position with a little bit of spare cash and we are thinking about buying a small little apartment/cottage to act as a bolthole for us to retreat to a few times a year, which we can rent out the rest of the time and cover some of our costs. We're not worried about making a profit from it, or looking to get rich, but I am looking for some recommendations to help us focus our search area.
What I would really like is to buy somewhere:
- In close proximity (reasonable taxi ride) to an airfield I can get in/out of easily (400m, ideally not one that floods too badly in the winter)
- By the coast (or by 'a' coast)
- Less than 2 hours' flight time ideally from Rochester (around 175 nm)
- Ideally South Coast, but not South-East (e.g. thinking towards Hampshire/Dorset/Devon/IoW) but not a deal-breaker if there are some nice places up Norfolk/Suffolk way - basically not looking to buy in Kent/Sussex.
- Ideally looking at slightly 'nicer' towns/villages, if I'm allowed to say that
- Somewhere that's not a PITA to drive to, if I can't fly for any reason
So far, my Rightmove search radius is looking at places on the IoW near Bembridge/Sandown but keen to consider locations Devon/Dorset way. I'm based mid-Kent, 20 mins from Rochester.
Any thoughts/recommendations most welcome!
What I would really like is to buy somewhere:
- In close proximity (reasonable taxi ride) to an airfield I can get in/out of easily (400m, ideally not one that floods too badly in the winter)
- By the coast (or by 'a' coast)
- Less than 2 hours' flight time ideally from Rochester (around 175 nm)
- Ideally South Coast, but not South-East (e.g. thinking towards Hampshire/Dorset/Devon/IoW) but not a deal-breaker if there are some nice places up Norfolk/Suffolk way - basically not looking to buy in Kent/Sussex.
- Ideally looking at slightly 'nicer' towns/villages, if I'm allowed to say that
- Somewhere that's not a PITA to drive to, if I can't fly for any reason
So far, my Rightmove search radius is looking at places on the IoW near Bembridge/Sandown but keen to consider locations Devon/Dorset way. I'm based mid-Kent, 20 mins from Rochester.
Any thoughts/recommendations most welcome!