We are proud to have won the Best Property Finder South West Award in the Daily Mail Property Awards in both 2007 and 2008.
Richard has been involved with buying and selling houses for the last 18 years. He is well placed as a property search agent to offer clients informed and impartial advice and is always on hand to see them through every step of the home finding and buying process, often saving them time and money.
During his years with The County Homesearch Company, which has been providing bespoke property search and property home finding services since 1988, Richard has built up a strong reputation and an extensive network of contacts which he and his team use to find the very best properties for his clients often before they come onto the market and well ahead of the competition.
“We work very closely with our clients and use our knowledge and understanding of the market to help them find their ideal property. Whether you are moving to the area for the first time or simply looking to move locally, we would be delighted to assist you and are confident that we will be able to help you find the right house at the right price within the desired timescale”.
Much of Dorset has been officially designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, boasting some of the country’s most contrasting and breathtaking scenery dramatic coastlines with popular bustling towns and endless unspoilt countryside of rolling hillsides and sleepy villages. Good transport links to London and the South East make it a very popular area for those seeking a second home or people who can work from home for at least part of the week. The county also offers a huge choice of both state and private schools and access to a wide range of sporting and leisure activities.
Whether you are looking in rural Dorset or on the coast around Sandbanks and Poole Harbour, Dorset has something for everyone. Unspoilt beaches and a wide variety of watersports can be found in abundance around Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs, Branksome Park and Poole. Property in this part of Dorset is often extremely contemporary and such is the demand that prices are often extremely high particularly for a house on the waterfront. Further west, another ‘hotspot’, particularly for those looking for a second home, is the coastal stretch running from Weymouth through Bridport across to Lyme Regis where there are many pretty villages within easy reach of the stunning unspoilt coastline. Coming inland into rural Dorset, the market towns of Beaminster, Shaftesbury and Sherborne are very popular as they offer good facilities and are all surrounded by stunning countryside and close to some of the best schools in the country.
One other important factor which underpins the continued draw and appeal of the area are the wide choice of hugely popular state and private schools. www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk. Useful links: Sherborne School www.sherborne.org, Sherborne School for Girls www.sherborne.com , Bryanston School www.bryanston.co.uk, Clayesmore School www.clayesmore.com, Milton Abbey School www.miltonabbey.co.uk, Canford School www.canford.com, Port Regis www.portregis.com.
Dorset is a very popular county for those people who enjoy living there full time and for those who live there for part of the week or on weekends and holiday times only. For second home owners, three hours seems to be the limit most people will allow for a weekend/holiday home and Dorset therefore offers a huge range of choice for them. There are good transport links to London and the South East with the A303 running through the north of the county, the M3 and M27 serving the area around Bournemouth and the Exeter and Waterloo line all providing access to the capital in around three hours. The nearest regional airports are Bournemouth International and Southampton.
"Most importantly thank you for finding us "Hill House Rectory" you handled everything so professionally and made us feel confident and relaxed that you would find us our retirement home."
"I would not hesitate to recommend your organisation as I have done already – I am very pleased with the final outcome."
"… we really couldn’t have found a better place to bring up our family. I can honestly say that without County Homesearch we would never have found such a house and most importantly the search was fun."
"It remains for us to say that you were instrumental in our getting here. As you know we had spent a good 9 months, with two traumatic false starts, looking ourselves for a house that we could buy and enjoy living in. At which point we turned to you and from the outset your optimism, hard work and early understanding of our needs made it possible to move forward with speed."
"As you know, we had nearly settled on a house that would have been unsuitable and had come to realise that this was an easy mistake to make while we were trying to find a property from 120 miles, especially with the demand in the area."
"We are delighted to have exchanged contracts on our property. That we have been able to do so is due in no small measure to your tireless efforts on our behalf. Leaving aside your stores of patience and good humour, which I have complimented elsewhere, we both believe that the service you have provided has been first rate in every respect: friendly, efficient and effective. We are in no doubt whatsoever that without your assistance we would not have found and secured exactly what we were looking for. We are immensely grateful to you."
"My investment in County Homesearch was worth every penny and I have no hesitation in recommending Richard Waters as a professional of the highest ability and integrity."
"Thank you very much for all your help. We are very pleased with our house and certainly would not have found it wihtout you or been able to complete the purchase so quickly."
County Homesearch Company Ltd
Winsford
Wellow
Bath
BA2 8PU
+44 (0)1225 830 930
Fax+44 (0)871 433 0898
