HPB acquired its first home
The Holiday Property Bond began life with no track record and only limited funding. It owned no property. Nor did it have any investors.
Over 40 years of growth and success
HPB is a unique British idea, the brainchild of a small group of investors which rapidly became a proven success.
As the number of investors (Bondholders) has grown, so has the number of holiday properties we have been able to buy or build.
In fact we are proud to say that our growth and success have been driven by our Bondholders, who now have access to over 1500 holiday properties
1983
1984
HPB's inaugural UK property
A lodge overlooking the fairway at Barnham Broom Golf and Country Club in Norfolk.
Barnham Broom
Norfolk, England
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1984
RAF Disabled Trust joins HPB
The ex-RAF Disabled Holiday Trust made their first investment in the Holiday Property Bond. This charity, now renamed The RAF Disabled Trust, is managed by the RAF Benevolent Fund and is now by far HPB's largest single investor.
1985
New property in the North Lakes
Braithwaite Court
Cumbria, England
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1987
HPB's first French home
Work began on the Channel Tunnel - Bondholders voted for HPB's first French home, the Manoir du Hilguy.
Manoir du Hilguy
Britanny, France
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1988
Restoration of the hamlet
Abandoned for over 30 years but carefully restored the hamlet of Constant occupies an impressive hilltop position with magnificent views over the surrounding largely wooded landscape.
Constant
Dordogne, France
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1989
HPB's exclusive hill-top 'country club', opened for business
La Reserva de Biniorella
Majorca, Balearic Islands
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1990
Bondholders voted for a third French location
Le Mont de St Siméon
Ile De France, France
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1991
HPB Stigliano welcomed its first holidaymakers
Part of an ancient fortified village situated near Siena, Stigliano towers above the Tuscan countryside.
Stigliano
Tuscany, Italy
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1992
First-ever HPB Theme Week
To encourage out of season occupancy, the Bond ran its first Theme Week holidays. The die was cast for the popular 'special interest' holiday programme to come.
1993
New lease of life for Highlands hotel
Tigh Mor Trossachs was opened by then Secretary of State for Scotland – the Right Honourable Ian Lang MP.
Tigh Mor Trossachs
Stirlingshire, Scotland
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1994
Multi-award winning development in the North Yorkshire Moors
Bell End Farm, Rosedale
North York Moors, England
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1997
HPB set about restoring its Peak District home: the former Great Hall of Blore
Blore Hall
Peak District, England
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1998
Bondholders have taken over 27,000 HPB holidays in the year
1999
HPB's Askrigg home
Lodge Yard, Askrigg
Yorkshire Dales, England
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2000
HPB entered the new millennium with over 750 properties at 25 locations
2001
HPB creates its own subtropical island paradise
The Bond's then most ambitious development, El Balcón de Santa Ana – on the lesser known Canarian Island of La Gomera.
El Balcon de Santa Ana
La Gomera, Canary Islands
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2002
HPB's Devon home, a converted farm in the Roncombe Valley, welcomed its first guests
Lower Knapp Farm
Devona, England
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2003
HPB acquired its second Welsh property
The former Franciscan Monastery of Henllys on the Isle of Anglesey. Situated just a short drive from the Snowdonia National Park, HPB's Anglesey home was officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd, following a two-year renovation programme.
Henllys
Anglesey, Wales
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2004
Lanzarote gets an upgrade
The brand new shared site of Santa Ana, Lanzarote – which replaced HPB's former Lanzarote home of Playa Bastian.
Santa Rosa
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
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2005
Turkish Villa Complex gets an HPB makeover
The Bond purchased an existing villa development and improved and expanded it.
Physkos
Turunc, Turkey
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2006
HPB claimed a slice of Italian history
Exclusive to the region of Puglia, the traditional round Apulian dwellings with conical roofs provide an unusual holiday experience.
Coreggia
Puglia, Italy
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2008
HPB's 29th development was officially opened by Lord Rooker
Upper Norton
Shropshire, England
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2009
HPB acquire new Northumbrian home
Lucker Hall is close to Bamburgh Castle and the spectacular Northumbrian Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Contractors plan the building work and development of 44 cottages and apartments that welcomed their first guests in 2016.
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2010
Celebrations as HPB's southern Spanish home welcomed its first guests
El Pueblito de Alfaix
Almeria, Spain
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2011
HPB's Lake District home, opened its doors to welcome our 40,000th Bondholder!
Merlewood
Cumbria, England
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2012
HPB continued doing what we do best
Developing and opening new properties at Puglia and building a new swimming pool at Alfaix.
2013
HPB celebrated its 30th birthday
2014
Two fishing lodges were completed at Witch's Pool on the River Ericht in the peaceful Scottish Highlands
Witch's Pool
Perthshire, Scotland
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2015
HPB was granted planning permission for its next UK home-but-one
Coo Palace is a fantastic Grade A-listed collection of farm buildings, described by Historic Scotland as "unique in south-west Scotland for its architectural merit and quality of its finishings".
Coo Palace
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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2016
Northumberland home opens
Just five miles up the road from Bamburgh is Lucker Hall, HPB's newly-opened Northumbrian home. Situated in magnificent surroundings in the heart of the county, Lucker Hall has been beautifully restored to house 44 holiday units - modern and beautifully equipped, yet wholly sympathetic to the surrounding village and countryside.
Lucker Hall
Northumberland, England
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2017
Pushing forward with developments
It was a year of real growth as HPB began building more properties at Blore Hall, acquired new land in southern Spain to expand El Pueblito de Alfaix and started developing the Coo Palace, HPB’s new development near Kirkcudbright in Galloway. The latter will be converted into 28 cottages and apartments together with an indoor swimming pool and the usual range of leisure facilities.
2018
35 years of HPB
As HPB entered its 35th year it bought, and was granted planning permission on its latest acquisition, Northway Court in North Devon. This is HPB’s 36th site and, located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, will enjoy magnificent views towards the North Devon coastline.
Northway Court
North Devon
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2019
Coo Palace is open for bookings!
Building work on HPB’s 36th holiday location neared completion and Bondholders were finally able to book their first holiday at the Coo Palace. Originally built by eccentric millionaire James Brown in the early 20th Century for his 12 prize Belted Galloway cows, the transformed site retains many of of Brown’s quirky features, paying particular attention to the Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau and Italian styles that inspired him. In a fantastic position on the south-west coast of Scotland, Coo Palace enjoys incredible views over Wigtown Bay and the Solway Firth.
Coo Palace
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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2020
Weathering the storm
The Covid-19 pandemic affected many businesses during 2020, especially in the holiday and travel sector. Thankfully, HPB fared better than most. With assistance from various Government furlough and grant schemes, HPB kept its head above water using part of the reserves built up over past years for just such an emergency.
The site managers worked to keep properties and grounds looking their best with scaled-back teams and many staff adjusted to home-working.
Due to the support of our Bondholders continuing to refer friends and family and ‘top-up’ their own investment, HPB was even able to keep progressing, albeit at a slower pace, with its various building projects: new villas at Alfaix in Almeria, a restored Trullo in Puglia and an additional studio at Lucker Hall in Northumberland.
Planning permission was also granted for HPB’s latest acquisition, Northway Court in North Devon.
2021
From surviving to thriving
After a difficult start to the year, with many sites still closed due to lockdown restrictions, things took a turn for the better from the summer. Site staff both in the UK and abroad were thrilled to welcome Bondholders back to sites and building work at various sites continued with renewed vigour. Work was underway on seven new properties at Henllys in Anglesey; Alfaix, in Almeria, had a new pool and fitness centre installed; a new property was completed at Coreggia in Puglia.
Northway Court in North Devon
Most exciting of all, at HPB’s latest site, Northway Court in North Devon, construction work began, to provide 18 properties with a clubhouse, indoor swimming pool and reception building.
2022
Back to our best
With the threat of Covid on the wane, HPB seized the year by the scruff of the neck: renewing our commitment to sustainability through the planting of 18,000 trees (and counting) in the Forest of Bowland in support of Her Majesty’s Queen’s Green Canopy initiative; and celebrating her Diamond Jubilee across our UK and overseas sites. After the previous couple of years we felt we all deserved a party!
More properties at Henllys
Work continued on developments across the portfolio – but one project came to fruition: the addition of seven new units at our Anglesey home, HPB’s largest UK site.
2023
The Big 4-0!
While complacency is not in our nature, we did allow ourselves a small (year-long) pat on the back in 2023, having chalked up four decades of developing not one, but two, portfolios: an ever-increasing number of Bondholders; and an ever-increasing number, and diversity, of holiday properties for them, their families and friends to enjoy. Over 1,500 at the last count – a figure that will continue to rise.
A new home in Northern Ireland
In 2023 the Bond secured the acquisition of Ballylinny Cottages – near the coast in beautiful Co. Antrim, within easy walking distance of the Giant’s Causeway. The site, which will initially offer 10 properties (which will increase), gives HPB a presence in all four realms of the United Kingdom.
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“A great Golden Wedding present”
Mike and Ann St JohnBondholders Mike and Ann St John celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary by taking three apartments at Santa Rosa in Lanzarote. When they spotted that HPB has its very own PADI diving instructor at Santa Rosa they booked all five grandsons onto the scuba diving course. What an inspired decision it turned out to be! They are a superb team and they gave the boys an experience that will stay with them for a lifetime.
