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| Nick LeCouteur
Bendinat resident and keen golfer, Nick LeCouteur, enjoys the Bendinat lifestyle in Mallorca and the Island of Jersey.
Speaking to us from his home, an elegant townhouse in Bendinat right on the Royal Bendinat golf course, Nick LeCouteur shared with us his reasons for living here and his passion for golf.
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Thank you for spending some time with us, Nick. But firstly, why Mallorca?
Being from an Island community I was attracted to spend a family holiday here in 1992, staying at the Hotel Bon Sol in Illetes.
On the other side of the hill was the Royal Bendinat Golf Course, a 9 hole layout back then, which I enjoyed playing. I noticed the attractive apartments on the side of the 1st fairway and made a mental note that this would be a great place to have a second home at some time in the future. Then whilst attending a social function in December 1999, I won the main raffle prize of a weekŽs holiday on Mallorca! Taking the break in May 2000, I played Royal Bendinat again, to discover it had been extended to 18 holes and, of course, on playing the 5th & 6th holes saw the Ses Oliveres development under construction.
What made you finally decide on buying a Bendinat property?
Curiosity led me to meet up with Miguel from the Sales Team, who showed me a show apartment,
and I was immediately impressed with the interior specifications and finishes and the unique Sporrey exterior architectural style. On seeing the plans, the location of a town house overlooking the 5th green was the catalyst for transfoming my 1992 dream into a reality. Apart from the attentive service I was being given, I was excited by the prospect of the nearby Plaza Bendinat with Restaurants and convenient food shopping together with the then planned tunnel access to a main road artery making Palma only a 10 minute car journey. |
How much time do you spend on the island each year?
I intend to spend more time than I do currently, as Palma airport is a better springboard to Europe with more direct flights than Jerset.
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Do you work from your home in Mallorca?
The impact of Internet broadband and telephone commuinications, means I can remote work in a 'real time' manner. There is a whole new cohort of business and professional people who are incorporating 'lifestyle' into their mode of working - people are commuting from their homes in Mallorca to London, Barcelona and Madrid, leaving on a Monday evening and back on Friday night. It is the future !
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