BLOGS

Are you growing tired of the bright lights? The hustle and bustle of city life? Perhaps you long to be at one with nature and prosper from the land? Whatever your reasoning, many people are choosing to relocate to the countryside. In fact, it is predicted in the next decade there will be a 6% increase in people swapping urban lifestyles for rural living, that’s more than half a million people in the UK. Whether you choose to build your own idyllic retreat from scratch, renovate an old barn or transform a period farm house into the family home, there are some elements of country living that people often overlook; things we simply take for granted living in residential areas.

• Electricity - Have you considered how reliable the electricity supply is in the area? It may be worth investigating if power cuts are a commonality, perhaps due to the properties’ exposure to the elements.