UK-wide property search?

[shelldockley]

Does anyone know of a way to search for properties for sale in the whole of the uk, in one search? I've tried Rightmove, Zoopla and Primelocation and the most you can search is a whole county. I have a grand plan, and want to know what my money can get me uk wide

this would probably produce way too many options for the websites to show.

if you are happy to share the grand plan, perhaps the cumulative wisdom of mumsnet can help?

I did think it might be a bit much but I'm quite specific

Ok, the grand plan, going in with 2 members of my family to buy a 6 bed house to run as a B&B, for under £300k!! Don't think there'll be too many, plus preferably detached, with a good size garden and pretty enough that people would want to stay in it, not asking much am I

Have you tried changing it to map view on zoopla and adding keywords? That might work..

I tried that, but you still have to put an area in the search box, and it doesn't accept UK!

Ooh, just tried it with England on Zoopla and it works!! Off to house hunt...

You could probably get something in parts of Kent for that. Margate springs to mind, although I'm not sure whether people still holiday there. Or Dover or Folkestone, if you wanted to get the ferry custom.

I'm sure there are very pretty parts of the North East where you could get something lovely, but I'm much less familiar with that part of the world. You could search by county though - maybe try Northumberland and work your way down!

This is already a B&B. Don't know the precise area but Dorchester is quite touristy and pretty

have you looked at the Zoopla heat map? expensive areas show up red, cheap in blue etc.

I found a few in Margate, but also not sure if people still holiday there...

Had no idea we could afford such a nice place in Dorset, thanks!

Way to go could be Penzance shelldockley:
£ left over for decorating

Sorry, just seen that you wanted somewhere detached. Hmm…

Not detached and over budget but 10 bedrooms!

If you want a property that already has a business established you could look HERE and refine your search from there to suit.

Not detached but Whitby?

Like the Penzance ones mothermirth, doesn't have to be detached, but I just thought it would suit a B&B better (or better for the neighbours!) Just pinging the first one on an email to family!

Will look up the heatmap mumble, sounds fun!

I'm a bit worried that you'd have to pay more for an already established B&B, but I'll have a look at that site, thanks Hen!

can do - sending you a PM with links!

I guess you would pay more for an established business, although not necessarily if the owners are retiring or have a pressing need to sell, but you have to balance that with all the work you'd have to put in to getting a place up to scratch with regulations (change of use, re-valuation, fire regs etc.) advertising and establishing a business and loss of income during that period?

You could go a bit wider than the UK.

www.zoopla.co.uk/overseas/details/30443964 Buy a hostel instead ? Proper tourist village this.

www.zoopla.co.uk/overseas/details/33516911 6 beds 4 baths, fishing and touristy stuff nearby

www.zoopla.co.uk/overseas/details/33283512 6 beds/baths but over budget
www.zoopla.co.uk/overseas/details/33516923 6 beds, 4 baths but needs finishing.
www.zoopla.co.uk/overseas/details/30872631 Overbudget but working B&B

Wow, so much to look at, am getting excited here! Would have to weigh in the cost of putting ensuites to every room, that's the type of B&B I like, so that's what I'd like to offer if possible. We'd only want to let 3 of the rooms though so we'd only need three with the possiblity of ensuite.

I love mumsnet, and I love that none of you have told me I'm mad!

Not mad at all. Enterprising

You can offer fishing !
www.engelvoelkers.com/ie/cork/south-kerry/killorglin/keeas-large-residence-with-river-frontage-and-fishing-rights-w-00ibwv-855247.196643_exp/?startIndex=11&businessArea=&q=&facets=bsnssr%3Aresidential%3Bcntry%3Aireland%3Brgn%3Akerry%3Btyp%3Abuy%3B&pageSize=10&language=en&elang=en

not mad at all and thanks for the reply to my PM (didn't want to publicise my location :-) )

I think almost all B and Bs now need to be ensuite. Will be a lot of work but why not? You only live once!

I love the one in Co. Kerry, is the property market in Ireland a bit dodgy at the moment though?

That's what I'm thinking specialsubject you only live once, we don't have much money behind us, but as DH is getting made redundant, and we've always wanted to run a B&B, maybe now is the time to seriously think about it

Phone Phil and Kirstie

Kirstie and Phil would definitely think I'm deluded with my budget!