Texas is full of scenic beauty and has large tracts of lands which can be used for adventure activities like hunting. You can easily find information about hunting properties available for sale in Texas on the Internet. There are various companies that list these properties on their websites.Texas is the second largest state of the United States of America and is the most extensive one too. Part of the south-central region of the country, the state is nestled in natural beauty and is a great place to live. It is also the second most populous state of the nation. Texas offers large tracts of land where you can build your dream home or make an investment for a secured future. These properties are well connected through roads and are located at a reasonable distance from various small and large cities of the state.If you are interested in livestock breeding, you can easily find large expanses of land to raise horses and cattle in Texas. Some of the areas of this beautiful state have a very fertile soil and receive good rainfall and sunshine. A variety of crops can be grown on these areas and you will not face any difficulty in the finding the equipment and materials required in the process of irrigation.

Texas also has various areas and properties that are ideal for a range of outdoor adventure activities, such as camping, boating, fishing, hiking, ATV riding and many more.One more thing that you will surely enjoy in Texas is hunting in its ranches and large tracts of land. Hunting is certainly an excellent outdoor sport and is full of adventure and thrill. There are various areas in Texas that have a very rich wildlife. These areas have a large population of blue quail, mule deer, javelina, morning and white-wing dove. So, whether you are a professional hunter or a beginner, you can have a wonderful hunting experience in these ranches and areas of Texas.Texas attracts a lot of hunters throughout the year. There are many hunters who own hunting land and properties in this state to improve their skills and have a good time. Hunting on your own land is a totally different experience as you get full freedom.

So, if you are really serious about hunting and have the finances to back your decision, Texas is the best place to buy a hunting property. You can also rent or lease your hunting land to other hunters to earn good amount of money.If you are looking for a suitable hunting property in Texas, you can contact local real estate agents or firms. There are various companies that offer large tracts of hunting land for sale Texas is home to many reliable companies that list amazing hunting properties on their websites. These companies also provide various financing options to help you in the best way. You can even check industry publications for more help. These magazines and guides tend to list the top hunting properties available in the state of Texas.

The property industry has been very gloomy in the last couple of years since the economic downturn, however this is not the case now for some savvy developers who are building green villages and towns which do not cost the earth to live in.The concept is called New Urbanism and there are around ten such communities across the country so far following the same principles. The philosophy began in the 1980’s in America and encourages small settlements of a few thousand people to live in a community with a “centre” to it and a number of schools and facilities. Public transport is encouraged as is walking when you can and cars are discouraged, the idea is that schools and work places are within five miles of your home.This may seem a very straight forward idea and is how all development should be built but this is not the case for many people. Often cars are the only way that some people can get their children to school on time or get to work and so they rely heavily on them.

In Cornwall there is a new sustainable community being constructed by John Hodkin called Baal and West Carclaze Eco-community. There will be 2,000 new homes there with 40% of them being affordable. All of the homes though will have the new energy efficiency features alongside a new school and nursery all connected by footpaths and cycleways and good transport links with new bus services.An employment park will be constructed offering 350 new jobs and there will be 500 acres of open space to enjoy with new lakes created and landscaping. The site used to be six horrible china-clay quarries close to St Austell but will now be transformed into a modern Eco-village.The site application has been submitted after extensive talks with the site owner but more importantly with the locals. Hodkin has held 120 hours of public consultations and has arranged eighteen exhibitions and meetings so far and has consulted 1,500 people along with 300 businesses for the venture. He admits that it has taken several years of hard work and lots of ineraction with the community with the focus being on economic, social and environmental regeneration. He has done all of this so that he does not receive the opposition to the project that other such developments have gotten.

Local opposition ended one such scheme in Long Marston in Warwickshire and the tennis player Tim Henman led protests against an eco town in Weston-on-the-Green in Oxfordshire which led to the scheme being abandoned. The schemes that are going ahead have local backing rather than opposition.Bicester has an Eco Development Masterplan which has outlined its first 74million phase which will last ten years in its entirety. Initial developments will see 393 homes being built and a large energy centre which will generate much of the new village’s power. There will also be a nursery, community centre, primary school, three shops, some small business units and an “eco-pub”. The councils and companies involved with this development have linked up with the Co-op to provide a store which will source supplies locally. They also plan to run eco-related courses at the local college aimed at the 16 years and over. The architect behind the scheme, Terry Farrell, describes the scheme as a model for sustainable development in the UK.Cambridge and Devon both have schemes in the pipeline but the big volume builders will not be participating in any of these schemes. The infrastructure costs of these eco-villages are huge and the roads and utilities have to be done up front before any houses are built so they rely on the landowners selling at below market value but which may pay big dividends if the schemes are successful.

When buying a property that is leasehold, the best place to start is the agreement. And when you are ‘buying a flat’ that agreement is the Lease. Unfortunately, Leases come in all shapes and sizes. There is no such thing as a ‘standard lease’. Partly this is because every solicitor thinks their lease is the best and everybody else’s is less than perfect … and partly this is because every property is different, every Landlord’s wishes are different, and every property deal is different from the next. Consequently property lawyers create bespoke documents designed to be the best answer for the specific circumstances of the moment. The result is a world filled with Leases which are all slightly different. But thankfully there are common themes and ‘headings’ in all of them. Let’s look at the important ones. The Date and The Parties The date of the Lease is the date upon which the original document was signed by the original Parties to the Lease … the original people who signed the agreement … will be named. They are: The Freeholder is the person who owns the land upon which the block of flats Leaseholder is the person who ‘rents the flat’ – subject to the rules and regulations, the rights and benefits, of the Lease. The Resident’s Management Company Not all Leases have a Residents’ Management Company [RMC]. Where they do, they are known as “Tri-Partite Leases”. In these situations the RMC undertakes the duties normally undertaken by the Freeholder in ‘ordinary leases”. This is often done where the Landlord wants no day to day involvement in (or liability for) the running of the building. As the name implies, the residents (the Leaseholders) take on the running of the Building via a company set up specifically for the purpose. The Demised Premises This section of the Lease details the property which is the subject of the agreement.

In the case of a flat, the building within which the flat is situated will be described; e.g. Magnificent Mansions, Posh Road, Toptown. The flat itself will be detailed; e.g. Flat 2, Magnificent Mansions. Usually the words describing the demised premises will provide detail such as “up to and including the ceiling plaster and down to and including the floor finishes … and one half (severed vertically) of the internal walls dividing the said flat from any other flat or common parts … including the doors door frames windows window frames glass and fastenings …” some more ancient leases the detail may not be as explicit as you might want to see. In such cases it is worth looking carefully at the physical property to see whether any ‘grey areas’ might exist, which may be the subject of dispute at a later date. The Term This will always be stated as a definite term from a specific date; e.g. Ninety nine years from 25th March 1985. It is worth working out how many years are left unexpired – as this affects the mortgage-ability of the property (see later). The Rent The rent payable under the terms of a long Lease is called “Ground Rent”. This is a fixed sum, payable on a specific date or dates each year; e.g. 100 per annum, half payable on 25th March and half payable on 29th September, in advance. In many leases the rent changes during the term. Such changes will be stated precisely; e.g. 50 per annum for the first thirty-three years, 100 per annum for the second thirty-three years, 150 per annum for the remainder of the term. Note: If the rent is stated as “a peppercorn” this generally means no money actually needs to be paid. In theory you’re required to pay the peppercorn each year – but I’ve never met a Landlord who actually wanted to collect peppercorns! (Not yet anyway.) The Landlord’s Covenants This section of the Lease describes what the Landlord is required to do throughout the term. This might include ‘maintaining the structure of the building’ … or … ‘to maintain repair redecorate and renew the external walls and structure and in particular the main load bearing walls and foundations and roof storage tanks gutters rainwater pipes of the Building and any party walls and the boundary fences (if any) and the balconies’. In short, this is the list of duties the Landlord must perform.

The Landlord’s Rights In order to perform the Landlord’s Covenants, the Landlord will need to retain a right of access over the premises – and other rights as appropriate. For these reasons the Lease will describe rights such as “The Landlord and his surveyors and agents, with or without workmen, are permitted at all reasonable times upon reasonable notice during the said term, to enter upon and examine the condition of the demised premises.” When you’re renting out the flat, be aware that you may have to provide access for your Landlord – even though you are not physically occupying the premises. The Landlord’s Obligations Often these are contained in the Landlord’s Covenants but in some cases they are listed separately. They detail the repairing obligations, like those mentioned above, and other duties which the Landlord is required to carry out (usually in return for a service charge). In the case of a flat you should always check the details surrounding the services your flat requires. For example, if your flat is on the 23rd floor … what are the Landlord’s obligations for repairing the lift if it stops working? When you’re intending to rent out your flat on a short term basis; e.g. with an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, think of the services your tenant will require – because if those services stop, your tenant will call you and you’ll need to put pressure on your Landlord to get the problem sorted out. The Leaseholder’s Covenants The Leaseholder’s Covenants are normally fairly extensively described in the Lease. This is because the lawyer drafting the Lease will have wanted to guard against every eventuality he could think of – and as all tenants are likely to trash the Landlord’s precious flat (in the lawyer’s opinion) the wording will be lengthy. The Leaseholder’s Rights These rights may seem fairly obvious, but you need to check them from the viewpoint of something having gone wrong. After all, nobody reads a Lease when everything is going great (except sad people like me!).

The Leaseholder’s Rights might include: The Leaseholder’s Obligations As the Landlord wants his flat looked after properly – and as he has obligations to other Leaseholders in the Building – the Lease details a multitude of things which you the Leaseholder must do … and must not do. These might include: Service Charge Details As mentioned above, the Landlord will have the responsibility for maintaining the Building and providing various services. In fulfilling his duties he will incur costs – but will recover the costs of doing so by way of a Service Charge levied upon each Leaseholder at the building. The Lease will detail: It is worth checking the service charge proportions for all the flats within the building – as they quite often do not add up to 100%. Obviously you will rarely be able to read all the leases for the Building, but the Landlord’s Managing Agent may have a schedule or spreadsheet detailing the relevant information. General Terms More modern leases may well have a section detailing things which do not fall into any other category, for example: Where the demised premises are demised to two or more persons all covenants expressed to be by the Lessee shall be joint and several and the masculine gender includes the female gender and neuter and the singular includes plural. These clauses are designed to minimise legal argument due to misunderstandings or misinterpretations. Lease Plans Every good Lease will have a plan detailing the Building, the demised Premises, and the grounds within which the Building is situated. It is important to check that the flat you’re proposing to buy has adequate access – and you have a right of access over the areas you expect. For example, if your flat is on the 23rd floor but you have no right of access over the 22nd floor … you have a problem! To avoid leasehold problems always READ THE LEASE! Behave yourself as you would want a perfect tenant to behave. Make sure you understand ‘the rules’ and make sure you follow those rules. Reading the Lease and knowing what’s expected of you will help you avoid problems and will save you money!