A Busy Month for Estate Agents

A Busy Month for Estate Agents
[From Jersey Topic 1965]

This has been a very busy month for estate agents and properties have been selling extremely quickly. There appears to be a big shortage of high priced properties and indeed one agent told me that he had never known so many people trying to find properties in the £20,000 upwards range. “We seem to have run out of them" he said. .

This month I have picked out three properties that are on estate agents books and which are well worth going to see.

Rumsey a Rumsey took me to see Tranquille at Les Ruisseax Estate, St. Brelade, which is a roomy three-bedroomed bungalow occupying the bottom corner plot in this exclusive estate where prices frequently nudge the £30,000 mark. This property is being sold for £16,950.

Social and delivery services are excellent in this area and the bungalow has the attraction of being on an end plot, which is very roomy. It also has direct access to Quaisne Common and the beach.

Langlois Estate Department took me to see Bel Air, St. Saviour. a very imposing Georgian house standing in two acres of land with a semi-circular carriage drive sweeping up to the main entrance.

This house is only two miles from St. Helier but it seems so much more remote by being surrounded by agricultural land and woods. The accommodation falls into three lots. The main house has five bedrooms, two bathrooms, three large reception rooms, kitchen, scullery and maid’s room and to the rear of this there is a guest cottage with four bedrooms, bathroom and two reception rooms. In addition there is a small staff cottage with two bedrooms, living room, kitchen and bathroom.

The asking price for this magnificent property is £30,000 but aliens are invited. Although some money would have to be spent inside the main house this is one of the most reasonably priced properties to come on the market for some time. It has some fine features and its nearness to St. Helier, air of gracious living and lovely matured gardens make it even more attractive.

William Bull & Co. have a very interesting property on their books at St. John. This is a granite house dating back to 1742 which is situated in three vergees of land with five bed- rooms, two reception rooms, kitchen and bathroom. The property also includes a four bedroomed cottage, a large lake in the grounds and an approved building site included in the price of £10,500.

A great deal could be done with this property.

On my way back from seeing this property Bulls took me to Highfield Vineries, St. Saviour. We have already featured these properties but the big news is that the price has dropped by £1,000 and they are now on the market for £11,750. At this price they are worth going to see.