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This Article First Appeared In<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Our Unique Property Bulletin During September 1997<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Two Summers & No Winters<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Introduction<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

A friend tapped me on the shoulder during a <\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We dislike the idea of Time-Share. There is so much wrong with it. But our\u00a0<\/b>directors<\/b>\u00a0and shareholders asked to be able to properly OWN a hotel room. The idea being to stay for part of the year in the north of the UK and look at living in the south of France for as long as the EU law lets UK citizens without\u00a0<\/b>hassle<\/b>. It is 90 days (here<\/a><\/span><\/span>). Many of our readers were looking to change their lifestyles at 2 years ito Covid ockdowns. Now we appear to be coming out of that, there are a significant number of folk who justneed a laptop and can work anywhere in the world.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

t some point e study the possibility of banishing the winter blues – Unique Property Bulletin style…<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Holy Island, Off of Lamlash on The Island of Arran<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the summer this island in the north is sublime. Winter is alright, but like the birds, many local folk fly south for extra summer weather and longer daylight hours? Extending this principle a little gives us two-summers-no-winters. Are you curious?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Photo: Jason Hawkes<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Although I was born in Glasgow, a great part of my formative years were spent growing up on the island of Arran. Even when work took me away from this beloved gem of a place, I travelled back across the water – islands tend to require a lot of boat sailing. The photograph above is a route I used to ply when coming back home in one craft or another and passing by the wonderful Holy Island with it’s distinctive lighthouse building (in photo below). A sign of things to come with the seed of a lighthouse beam well and truly planted…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Holy Island Lighthouse (Inner), Arran<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Photo: Gordon Brown<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

So what’s the score with this edition of the\u00a0Bulletin<\/em>? Well our unique property ethos is more than just about unusual buildings. Unique styles of life are important too. In our feature article below, we examine a relatively unknown phenomenon of converting night time into daylight – by the ton! It’s about squeezing every last hour of daylight from each year. We shocked ourselves at just how much more daylight can be extracted by tweeking some lifestyle choices. Plus having unique property fun into the bargain. For a lucky few, when circumstances allow, it is possible to spend 6 months of summer in the north where, because of the proximity to the Arctic Circle<\/a><\/span> means enjoying long summer days and very short nights. The further north you go\/live, the more likely it is not to get dark at midnight. Conversely, between October and March each year, anything in the southern part of Britain tends to give many extra daylight hours for those travelling from the far north to the far south. Between 240 and 260 extra hours of daylight each year can be achieved.<\/strong> It is not magic nor alchemy, it is real. No Merlin<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>required. This gets very close to our ideal of …<\/span><\/p>\n

Two Summers, No Winters<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

On Arran back in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s the received wisdom from my rusty memory is that half of the islands hotels closed during winter, leaving enough winter and off-season tourism business for those remaining open to survive, whilst the hibernating hotels had their lucky owners fly south and enjoy a hard earned rest at some exotic place in France, Spain, or even further abroad such as New Zealand or Australia. I grew up in a hotel and know first hand how hard that lifestyle can be. The upside is it can also be incredibly interesting. Friendships form that last a lifetime. But the dismal winter nights with 6 hours daylight and 18 hours darkness can be draining on the spirit. Even with those beautiful crisp snowy December days and spectacularly bright January mornings that are made for taking sunrise photographs, the general darkness and rainy cold winters can get mighty old on the bones. So the edition we go in search of a real life remedy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plus there are some wonderfully unusual properties to consider whilst searching for more daylight…<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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L’\u00eele Lou\u00ebt et le Ch\u00e2teau du Taureau – Baie de Morlaix,\u00a0Finist\u00e8re, Bretagne (Click Here<\/a><\/span>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Truly unique French island and lighthouse property<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We have covered the international two-summers-no-winters<\/em> lifestyle a couple of years ago (here<\/a><\/span>), so it is also possible to reconsider a move outwith the UK. Say France – the small island at Bretagne above is a cracking winter hibernation candidate.<\/span>\u00a0Whether you rent Ch\u00e2teau du Taureau, or keep to the Cornwall-Kent Coast, the Bulletin<\/em> invites you to join us studying how to squeeze more daylight out of each year. Also to see what sort of unique properties might be on offer to make life exotic during those winter months. There is a lot to choose from, both in the north and south. This Bulletin<\/em> covers September 2016, and as we sail into the darker, colder autumnal nights, we enjoy a reverie – turning thoughts and dreams into reality – perhaps you might like to join us in banishing winters, and having two summers each year?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Main Feature Article<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Two Summers & No Winters<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We Are Looking For Candidate “Two Summer” Properties<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

After you’ve read this feature, maybe you can help? Even join in with an adventure along these lines?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Steve Daniels<\/span><\/p>\n

The idea of two-summers-and-no-winters<\/em> is relatively simple. Spend approximately half the year (May to September) living at the north of the hemisphere where the daylight hours are longest, pleasant and sunny. Then migrate for 3 to 6 months to either the southern hemisphere, or for the purposes of this specific article, the southern part of the UK. Thereby achieving the aim of eliminating much winter and significantly increasing your life’s summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThis Strange Looking Website Pictured Above May Hold An Interesting Secret<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A remarkable effect on giving you 260 hours of extra summer each year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When you are old and grey, if I offered you an extra 20 days of 12 hour sun for each year you lived, that might equate to a 40 year adult lifespan. Extrapolating those numbers, would it surprise you to know you could have more than two solid years of extra summer days to your life?<\/span> An additional 800 extra summer days?<\/span><\/strong> You might think I’ve lost the plot, but spend 10 minutes reading the rest of this Bulletin<\/em> and then a few hours ruminating over the thesis of this. Especially when you can buy 6 houses all in, freehold for \u00a319,000 (yes that does say nineteen thousand pounds)…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Extreme Far North: Unst.<\/strong><\/p>\n

MoD Base With An Interesting Sale History: Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Please be aware that this article was first written in 2012 and updated in 2021. So the \u00a319,000 sale price of Saxa Vord MoD base is long gone. Best keep an eye on Unique Property Bulletin for some juicy gems. For example, we have a mainland building plot with enduring planning for a seaview detached house and know that \u00a328,000 cash will secure a deal. Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for Saxa Vord, the fact of the 2012 sale at \u00a319,000 are indisputable. Here is the government’s own Land Registry site covering the far north…<\/span><\/p>\n

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