From ideal to idyll: there are many important considerations to make about your dream home. We can work with you at every stage, managing your luxury property project on your behalf. From the start we’ll listen to your wishes and discuss your requirements, then ensure that every team member understands your vision throughout the design, build and completion.
Look at amenities and access
However great your desire to escape to the country and no matter how luxurious your lifestyle, it’s likely that you’ll want to be within reach of a major city – not just for shopping and work opportunities, but also for a decent amenities.
The New Forest combines rural tranquility with excellent road and rail links: Brockenhurst is just 1h40 from London Waterloo and meet the M27 at Cadnam for a fast route to the capital, Heathrow airport and beyond. Southampton is just 20-30 minutes away and is well catered with excellent hospitals, the Mayflower theatre and an international airport.
Consider the style
There are many different styles of country home in the New Forest area, from English country cottages to farmhouses, modern manor houses and traditional stately homes. To choose the right type of property for your needs, consider how you’ll want to use it.
Will it be a permanent residence or second home? Will it need to be large enough to host regular guests or would you prefer a cosy family bolt-hole? Would you like to raise livestock, do you need equestrian facilities? Would like a swimming pool or other spa facilities? Will you be working from home? Do you need a sail loft or space for dinghy storage? Bear this all in mind when deciding whether you have enough rooms, land or outdoor space.
Envisage the potential
See the potential of a property, regardless of the number of bedrooms or the metres of floorspace. If the current layout isn’t quite right, perhaps it could be redesigned, renovated or extended to create your dream space. Try not to dismiss a property for cosmetic reasons, if an interior that isn’t to your taste it can easily be reimagined and redesigned by talented professionals who will work according to your needs and tastes. The possibilities are endless!
We can help you to consider the potential for properties, draw up feasibility studies and consider future prospects and resale potential.
Think about privacy
Whilst many country homes are off the beaten track and not in public view, consider how much privacy you require. With 193,000 acres of woodland and 40 miles of coastline, the New Forest successfully blends the feeling of living in a remote and rural area with the reality of being just a few minutes drive from the amenities of Lymington and Brockenhurst. It’s the best of both worlds, enabling you to get away from it all and ensuring seclusion and privacy with peace of mind that you’re not too many miles away from anyone else.
Identify your passions
Your countryside residence needs to suit your lifestyle as well as your desires. Would you prefer to live near to the coast and within easy access of Lymington’s marinas? Or is stabling and paddock space more important? Would you like direct access onto the Forest, where ponies, donkeys and cattle roam free? Do you need expansive garage space for classic cars or motor cycles? Are you hankering after a superb view that will enable you to enjoy – or paint – the changing seasons?
Consider the finer details
When buying a new home it is easy to overlook details. As part of our all-encompassing turnkey project management service, we consider all the finer details on your behalf. From certificate checks to hot water system pressure, fibre broadband potential to rights of way, we’ll liaise with all parties and apply a keen eye for detail. Many of our clients are keen to make their New Forest property as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible. We’ll work with your designers and contractors to ensure that your wishes are realised.
Our aim is to ensure your luxury dream home purchase and project is as enjoyable and stress-free for you as possible. No task is too small or too difficult.
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