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Telegraph.co.uk

UK holidays: Self-catering cottage class in the Cotswolds
Telegraph.co.uk
West Country cottage agency Helpful Holidays (01647 434063; helpfulholidays.com) has reductions of 20 per cent on some properties over half term. Gabberwell Cottages, sleeping seven, is on the edge of the South Devon village of Kingston and now costs ...



Daily Mail

The Crafty Traveller: £500 for a school holiday week in a dream French chateau?
Daily Mail
It's a good option if some members of the group want independence, as several of the ten bedrooms are in separate guest cottages. Based on sleeping 20, booked through Tuscany Now (020 7684 8884, tuscanynow.com), £2939-£5688 a week - or £147-£284 a head ...

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Financial Times

Warning over holiday lets for pensions
Financial Times
Currently, investors are not permitted to hold direct investments in holiday lets or cottages within a self-invested personal pension (Sipp), as these bricks-and-mortar assets are considered residential, rather than commercial property – and only ...

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PensionCalculator.org

Sipps: Pensioners Warned of 'Toxic' Investments
PensionCalculator.org
Holiday cottages or other properties are considered to be residential, and therefore ineligible for a pension portfolio. However, recent years have seen more and more schemes allow investors to buy shares in firms that own holiday lets, ...



The Guardian

British snowdrop displays, big house parties and half-term cottages
The Guardian
Here are three family-friendly escapes that won't break the bank 1. Pulley Ridge Cottage, Appledore, Devon This cute terraced cottage offers a budget-friendly break near the quayside. Sleeps five. £280 per week (holiday cottages.co.uk) 2.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Holiday cottages are a great way to boost your income
Telegraph.co.uk
By Caroline McGhie Steve Boyle and his friend Jenny Wallace were out walking one afternoon in Castle Combe near Bath when they spotted the prettiest little cottage and decided to buy it. They thought it would be the perfect holiday cottage just for ...



Arrest in Betty Yates murder case
Sunday Mercury
Betty's body was found at her remote cottage by the River Severn and police believe she may have been killed on the evening of Bank Holiday Monday, January 2. She was last seen walking near the riverside that afternoon. She was found stabbed in the ...

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The Guardian

UK cottages: the south-west
The Guardian
Properties such as Green Acres Cottages near Fowey sell out quickly in the school holidays, thanks to an indoor pool and proximity to the south coast and the Eden Project. In May a two-bedroom cottage (sleeping six) costs £650 for a week, ...
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Classic's Homes with Heart help South West families
DCA (press release)
Young families from the Westcountry living with life-limiting illnesses are being offered a much deserved break, thanks to an on-going partnership between the charity 'Homes with Heart' and specialist holiday lettings company Classic Cottages.