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Devon seaside village of Bantham 'on sale for £11.5m' | Devon seaside village of Bantham 'on sale for £11.5m' |
(about 3 hours later) | |
An entire Devonshire seaside village and popular surfing beaches are to go on the market this weekend. | An entire Devonshire seaside village and popular surfing beaches are to go on the market this weekend. |
Residents in Bantham, near Kingsbridge, were told last November by owner the Evans Estate that land and buildings in the village would be sold. | Residents in Bantham, near Kingsbridge, were told last November by owner the Evans Estate that land and buildings in the village would be sold. |
The privately-run estate, owned by the same family for several generations, is expected to go on sale with an asking price of £11.5m. | The privately-run estate, owned by the same family for several generations, is expected to go on sale with an asking price of £11.5m. |
Estate agents said they had received interest from around the world. | Estate agents said they had received interest from around the world. |
'Happy community' | 'Happy community' |
About 750 acres of land is expected to be included in the sale of the village, which has more than 40 homes, a pub, a harbour and a shop. | About 750 acres of land is expected to be included in the sale of the village, which has more than 40 homes, a pub, a harbour and a shop. |
Local people have raised concerns about its future if a new owner did not maintain the policy of not letting out cottages to holidaymakers or allowing second homes. | Local people have raised concerns about its future if a new owner did not maintain the policy of not letting out cottages to holidaymakers or allowing second homes. |
Tenant Maya Plass said she hoped the National Trust might buy the estate. | Tenant Maya Plass said she hoped the National Trust might buy the estate. |
She said: "They value that sense of community and society that we've got here." | She said: "They value that sense of community and society that we've got here." |
The National Trust said it was "aware" the estate would have an asking price of about £11.5m. | |
It said it was "actively discussing what role it could play in helping protect the area from future development" but it would need a "significant fundraising appeal" to buy it. | It said it was "actively discussing what role it could play in helping protect the area from future development" but it would need a "significant fundraising appeal" to buy it. |
Tony Goddard, widower of Gill Goddard, the last member of the Evans family to live in Bantham, acknowledged it was "a happy community". | Tony Goddard, widower of Gill Goddard, the last member of the Evans family to live in Bantham, acknowledged it was "a happy community". |
He said he hoped whoever bought it was "a family with personal interest in continuing the tradition that started in the 1920s" of not allowing holiday lets. | He said he hoped whoever bought it was "a family with personal interest in continuing the tradition that started in the 1920s" of not allowing holiday lets. |
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