A four bedroom home, which has a separate two acre plot with barn stables, is on the market with Balfours with a guide price of £460,000.

Meerside is a semi-detached cottage situated in a quiet position, yet within walking distance of Dilwyn and the village school. While Pembridge and Weobley are each five minutes’ drive, all benefit from independent shops, public house, Church and much that is associated with normal village life.

An entrance hall provides access to the sitting room with bay window and fireplace, also to the study and to the stairs. At the end of the hallway is a good sized, well equipped kitchen which links to the conservatory and utility with separate wc.

There are four bedrooms on the first floor, the master-room boasts a shower room and balcony. The fourth bedroom would equally provide a study, or potentially a third bathroom, enabling all to be en-suite.

Balfours Ludlow sales manager, Scott Kemsely comments: “This is a beautiful area with Dilwyn designated a conservation area and forming part of The Black and White Trail.  It is not often to find a home under £500,000 with a wonderful set of stables and paddock in a great location. Windsor Stables are just a 100 metres past Meerside, set back down their own track,” he adds. For more information call 01584 707100.

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Immense charm and character are to be found in this two bedroom town house, in the heart of one of Shropshire’s most sought after towns, Ludlow.

Truly Charming Property

Launched to the market by Balfours, Number 14, Bell Lane, benefits from a full and high specification renovation. Ground floor accommodation provides a dining room with wood burner and adjacent kitchen with similar high ceilings.

The kitchen is fitted with a Belfast sink and good storage. A porch leads to the rear where the terraced garden benefits from a gazebo. Stairs from the dining room ascend to a second reception room with fireplace and good sized bathroom with bath and shower.

On the second floor are two double bedrooms. Ludlow sales manager, Scott Kemsley comments: “This is a truly charming property central to all that Ludlow has to offer, from independent shops, a superb and regular market, bars, Michelin restaurants, plus an abundance of culture, including internationally acclaimed festivals.”

“Of course with Ludlow a popular tourist destination, Number 14 would be well suited to holiday let. Bell Lane is tucked in peaceful part of Ludlow, but two minutes’ walk and you really are in the hub of this historic market town with all its wonderful architecture, not to mention the fabulous countryside, golf and national hunt courses nearby too,” Scott adds. The property is for sale with a guide price of £370,000. Call Balfours Estate Agents Ludlow office on 01584 707100.

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This fabulous dual aspect two bedroom apartment boasts appealing period frontage of The Carriage Works on Dogpole, Shrewsbury. Then once inside stunning views of the River Severn are revealed in the open plan living space.

Shops, Restaurants and Commerce on Your Doorstep

Moving through the covered gated parking, Number Six Carriage Works is part of this secure complex.  Accommodation is all on one level, with access from the hallway to the two bedrooms, each with built in storage and a shared bathroom.

At the end of the hallway the open plan living/dining room is revealed. Here the shape of the room lends itself to a dedicated kitchen area, set back from the living, dining space with fabulous floor to ceiling glazing and Juliet balcony to views over the River.

Balfours, head of sales, Alistair Hilton, comments: “This apartment has great appeal, offering real lifestyle opportunities. Shops, restaurants and commerce are all on the doorstep, as are river walks and access to the Quarry Park. Shrewsbury train station is five minutes’ walk, while access to the Shrewsbury’s ring roads is five minutes’ drive. We are marketing Six Carriage Works with a guide price of £270,000.” For more information call Balfours Estate Agents Shrewsbury office on 01743 353511.

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Balfours Managing Partner

With so many changes happening in farming - losing BPS, the Agricultural Transitional Plan, Environmental Land Management, plus the current effects of Covid and Brexit, how can I future proof my farming business?

The pace of change is indeed unprecedented and will surely culminate in challenges and opportunities.  Therefore now is the time to act, reassessing enterprises and restructuring loans. At Balfours we have been exceptionally busy on behalf of clients poring over spreadsheets and business plans and ultimately restructuring loans with the AMC to take advantage of historically low interest rates.

The positive effect of such financial restructuring cannot be underestimated. Land and farm investment is by nature invariably high in capital investment. While many businesses will drill down into the minutia of dairy rations, crop overheads, or cost per head of production, many often miss to revisit their financial costs.

I would urge you that now is precisely the time to reassess your borrowing and bank balance: To future proof your farm. Whether that be for expansion of existing enterprises or development of new business ventures. There are grants and tax opportunities to help as well as historically low interest rates.

Those businesses that have already adapted to direct sell will have a head start because such initiatives must be part of the future. Diversifications into hospitality and leisure will want to draw a line under 2020 – good times will return. Market analysis of tourism is anticipating demand will outstrip UK supply in 2021. 

Finally, but certainly not least, with eye watering levels of debt, the Government will have to raise revenue, so more than ever farmers and landowners need to review capital tax planning to keep their business secure for the next generation.  

Contact: Rory Galliers BSc (Hons) MRICS FAAV

A home in an idyllic South Shropshire landscape, where well-being can be nurtured through lifestyle has been launched to the market by Balfours Estate Agents Ludlow office.

Cobblers Dingle at Abdon, near Craven Arms is a four bedroom farmhouse with two bedroom annexe surrounded by an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This seven acre steading incorporates garden, pasture and woodland, plus stables, workshop, summer house and storage sheds located centrally to the land.

The main house comprises of a fabulous spacious entrance hall, kitchen breakfast room, three reception rooms, currently family room, lounge/diner and snug. There is also a utility downstairs cloakroom and lobby. On the first floor are four bedrooms, including the master suite having shower room and large built in wardrobe; plus a family bathroom.

Adjacent and with linking door is the two bedroom annexe with fabulous open plan kitchen diner/living room, a conservatory and downstairs cloakroom, while the first floor provides two bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Balfours Ludlow sales manager, Scott Kemsley comments: “As the very name suggests Cobblers Dingle is a truly idyllic setting with stunning views. Add to this empathy to retain its farmhouse roots while enjoying 21^st century accommodation and you have a wonderful home, plus the opportunity for a dependent to live independently, or opportunity to generate income from tourism accommodation.

“So whether seeking to rebalance lifestyle and establish home working, either in outbuildings, or the annexe – the opportunities are as diverse as your imagination.” adds Scott. Balfours are marketing Cobblers Dingle with a guide price of £825,000, call 01584 707100.

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