It is understandable that some of our "renovation project" listings can seem overwhelming. So here is a little bit of inspiration. Siri Wedamadura in Mirissa is one of our stunning rental villas - luxurious, immaculate and full of character. The picture on the left shows it as it was when the owners purchased it, on the right is how it is today. Incredible what a good architect and some TLC can...
Every April, the shift in the monsoons brings with it a shift in focus from the South to the East. Lanka Real Estate has strong ties to the East Coast and the pictures below are from the latest of our regular sponsorship for over 160 local children in Kalkudah to whom we have provided school supplies every year since 2013 For the background to this initiative please see this post Kalkudah is a...
Those of you who follow us on Facebook (and those of you who don't, really should...) may recall that we shared a post from a company called Belipola showing LRE staff collecting some magnificent sapling trees. The trees were destined for one of our flagship managed properties, Tekanda Estate, on the South Coast near Galle. As with many of our managed properties our involvement started when...
"In 2014 we were living in Colombo and we decided that we wanted to purchase a vernacular bungalow near Galle, which we would restore as a heritage project. Soon after, we met with Ivan Robinson, the Director of Lanka Real Estate (LRE) and felt that he understood our vision. The house we found was a suitable size and it had retained most of its original features, but it was uninhabitable and in need of...
When travelling around Sri Lanka or poring over maps have you ever wondered about the preponderance of certain words in the place names? As you would expect, many settlement names are hundreds of years old and are often literal descriptions of the topographical location. With Sri Lanka's miles of beautiful beaches it should be no surprise that "Wella", meaning sand, features highly combining for example...
Meet some of the children and their teachers from the East Coast village of Kiran near Kalkudah. Kiran is a fishing village where many people live a hand-to-mouth existence and as we all know, education is an essential part of being able to break the cycle and create a better life. The State education provision in Sri Lanka is universal and the government also provides uniforms, including shoes, for...
