Where to find quirky cottage to rent?

1975damo

:mad: I would suggest looking for a property in Gaydon. Lovely area, although a bit pricey. Would suit you down to a tee, as the place name suggests:beer:

Doooford

Your insights are always appreciated Damo. Gaydon is all well and good but I'd much rather live near Slack Bottom like you!

1975damo

Why are you looking for a cottage anyway? I thought that you'd given up cottaging!

Mum_of_3_3

I was going to suggest the one in Emborough.

There's also this one in Green Ore which is on a direct bus route to Bristol
Green Ore, Nr Wells 2 Bedroom Barn conversion Guide Price : £ 600/800 Area : Hamlet Description : A spacious barn conversion, just 10 minutes drive from Wells and directly on a bus route to Bristol (half hourly).

Within a small private complex of attractive barn conversions the property has an attractive stone facade and front garden.

With 2 garages, the unfurnished oil centrally heated accommodation offers; entrance hall, generous sitting room with timber roof trusses exposed, feature fire, breakfast kitchen with hob/oven, 2 double bedrooms and bathroom with shower fitment over.

RENT £750pcm
http://www.jillmeadows.co.uk/ is the letting agent. I know a few people that have rented from her & have had no problems. If you search by the number of bedrooms needed it's easier than using the location or anything ;-)

M_o_3

mlz1413

OP is there a local free paper to the areas you like? If so put an advert in the property to rent section saying wanted with a brief outline of must have points ie 2 bed with garden that way potential and current LL's can contact you.

zoomy

There is a certain sort of property management company - think Savills, Cluttons, Strutt and Parker, Smiths Gore, Bidwells and other smaller localised versions that I don't know of (I'm from 'oop north!) that do something called Estate Management.

This means they look after country estates (think large house/stately home with woods, farms and lots of old cottages!) Get onto these guys find out who manages the estates local to where you want to be.

N.B. there may be a waiting list and there is likely to be plenty of competition for the sort of property you are interested in - they don't come up very often as they tend to be long term rentals! On the plus side once you're in there there is generally a very low risk of the estate wanting the house back!

benjo

Have you tried looking at the holiday lets? You wont loose anything by offering yourself as a long term tenant, whats the worst that can happen - they say no.

Goodluck in your search.

chickmug

http://www.teamprop.co.uk/index.aspx

Have you looked on this site which seems to cover mainly in the South West?

Doooford

Thanks for all of your help. Have just moved to Westbury on Trym. Managed to find a 3 bedroom house with big rooms for £900, with no agency :j
Owners have let us move in and give a post dated cheque for deposit until we get our last deposit back.
The next big issue, the house has fleas! The owners asked us to look after some cats for 4 weeks before they get picked up, they were riddled so they are now living in the shed. Everyday is a flea battle though! Trying to keep laughing about it, and I now really appreciate the power of the Dyson!

Davesnave

Westbury-O-T is pretend-rural, but 'nice' and very convenient. When you live in an area like that there are usually some down-sides to affordability.

In Bath, we had issues with the old-ladyish house we rented, mainly because it was set up with a heating system intended to create hypothermia and an hour long documentary about the old being taken advantage of by money-grabbing energy companies. Believe me, fleas are a doddle compared with frostbite.;)