Three rural cottages to renovate

I've got a trio of cute Welsh cottages for you today - all in various states of renovation-readiness.
I missed the boat on this first one - a detached cottage set in a quarter of an acre of rural Gwynedd, the deadline for offers was a couple of a days ago.
However, things change and given the amount of work needed, it's worth keeping an eye on it returning to the market. Or just giving the agent a "just in case" call if you love it as much as I do.
Three bedrooms upstairs (you'll need to add a bathroom); living room, kitchen (sort of...) and snug downstairs.

There's an attached "store" - the thing with the corrugated plastic roof - and which currently isn't much use to man nor beast but gives you options for building outwards.

All in a lovely, remote location about a third of a mile from the village of Aberangell.
There's electricity but water, drainage and other services are unclear.
It was on the market at offers over £75k through MMP. Details here and here.
This next one however, failed to sell at its offers deadline earlier this month. And on the face of it, has a great deal more going for it perhaps that our Aberangell "wreck".

Lovely, neat detached house about a mile-and-a-half from Lampeter and looking out over fields. Space to breathe but not too remote, three bedrooms and it even has a bathroom (albeit downstairs) and connected services.

The property itself looks in decent nick - at least from the outside. But then there's this:

In the name of Bob the God of building, what is GOING UNDER THAT CARPET??
Have they just used the carpet to cover up piles of books and junk rather than clear it? Is it bricks? Has the floor given way? Is it bodies??
To be honest, I'm not sure I would have the nerve to lift and look... : (
The rest of the house looks rough too. Which is so weird - a real Jekyll and Hyde house from outside to inside.

Anyway, carpet secrets aside, it's an interesting property in lovely area of Wales, and at offers over £115k is well worth a look.
On the market through Evans Bros. Details and more pictures here and here.
My final pick has been hanging around my "possibles" list for some time. Mostly because I couldn't quite decide whether I liked it or not.

Another three-bedroom detached cottage, this time in a wood (Tan Y Gopa) but also with coastal views, on the edge of the town of Abergele.
Being able to clear the site a bit will help open up those views and make the property a bit more inviting.
And there are some lovely inside details - like these windows.

But also this rather less attractive space:

The price too is off-putting given the work involved (there have already been two past planning apps) and the likelihood that your average surveyor would stick in so many maybes in the report that you'd probably never get a mortgage on it. But at least it doesn't have Lampeter's scary carpet...
On the market through Peter Large at just under £230k. Details and more pictures here and here.

Seaside home of author Angus MacVicar for sale

Oh my. This is absolutely stunning - the very definition of a renovation gem.
A sweet little bungalow with amazing sea views, a literary heritage, and a decent price (around £140k).
The downside (obviously apart from the work that will need doing) is that the deadline for offers is noon tomorrow - Tuesday.

Overlooking Southend Bay, the Scottish Southend that is, Achnamara had been owned by the prolific  Scottish author Angus MacVicar. Not sure who has been using the house since MacVicar's death 18 years ago but it doesn't look in bad nick for a long-empty home.

 

And I love that barely anything seems to have been changed from his tenure - from the wallpaper to those gorgeous lightfittings and less gorgeous storage heaters.
The bungalow has three bedrooms (personally, I'd turn that front bedroom into a dining room and knock through to the kitchen) and a large garden.

Achnamara is on the market through Stewart Balfour and Sutherland at offers over £139,500. Details and more pictures here and here.

And thank you to my regular tipster Jacky for finding this Scottish gem : )

Two large country homes with B&B potential

After my post about homes by the sea, I thought I'd thought I'd step sideways and look at a couple of properties with holiday B&B potential.
Like this, the Old Post Office at Rosehall, in the Scottish Highlands - the name alone has booking appeal.
It needs work, obviously, but the rooms are a good size with lots of original features, and the four bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs have definite B&B/AirBnB scope.

Downstairs that too-big living room offers scope too for creating an accessible bedroom and en-suite.
And at just £150k (offers around) there's a LOT of space for your cash.
Outside is a decent-sized garden surrounded by fields, a handful of neighbours, and forest walks and trails.

On the market through Bell Ingram. Details here and here.
Rather pricier (and rather more southerly) is this Somerset farmhouse with farm buildings, lovely courtyard and land.

Sent to me by regular reader Charles (currently in his own home building hell) it's a property he knows well:

This is a very beautiful building, or would be if the roof were more securely attached to the walls. There's not much of a view, but the location is fantastic - and the corrugated iron barn at the front could easily be flattened...Personally, I feel no-one should be allowed to buy it unless they promise to invite me down when they've finished the restoration process.

The 17th-century farmhouse has five bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs and plenty of scope for adding an en-suite or two, plus those outbuildings have holiday cottage potential. Assuming you're ready for the level of work needed.

 

Downstairs there are plenty of lovely big rooms and that hallway is a great feature for welcoming guests.

As Charles suggests, knocking down a couple of outbuildings to open up the views would benefit the property, particularly to showcase its two acres of garden, paddocks and woodland.

Poole Farm is in the village of Baltheaton, about 16 miles form Tiverton and within reach of the M5 (map).
On the market through Carter Jonas at £495k. Details and more pictures here and here.
Don't forget to let Charles know is you buy it ; )