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Avocado celebrates five major milestones in 2025 as partners pass 2000 sales

Avocado Property Agents has announced five major milestones for 2025, including surpassing 2,000 completed property sales since launching in 2020, expanding its network to more than 40 agents and securing a third consecutive national award win for its operating model.

Since its launch in 2020, Avocado says completed over 2,000 property sales in September - a landmark moment that now stands at...

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Pauline Whittle

Family ties see Pauline 'up sticks' to new Barrow home

‘Happily retired’ Pauline Whittle had lived in Rochdale for 52 years, but there was something missing… her family.

“I made the move from Rochdale to Barrow to be closer to my family,” said Pauline, who has recently moved into a new home at Redrow’s Oak Leigh Gardens development in the Lancashire village.

“My daughter Jane, her husband and two boys moved to Clitheroe in 2021...

Hallway

Edenstone homes reveals stunning new show home in Lisvane

Experience the ultimate in luxurious living with an exclusive viewing of a new show home at Beaufort Park in Lisvane.

The Edenstone Homes development features four and five-bedroom executive detached homes in the most prestigious Cardiff location. Each boasts an exceptional level of quality and an unrivalled specification that’s sure to impress. There’s even the potential for one...

Build to rent

NHBC launches Build to Rent industry insights collection

NHBC, the UK’s leading independent provider of warranty and insurance for new-build homes, has brought together some of the leaders of Build to Rent to share their thoughts on this burgeoning sector.

Available to download and in print, NHBC’s Build to Rent, Insights from Industry Leaders explores what today’s renters want from their homes, details the experiences of those at the...

Home selling tips

Top Tips For Selling Your Home This Winter During The Economic Crisis

By Andrea Fawell, Sales and Marketing Director at Kebbell.

As the winter fast approaches and the nation anticipates continued economic instability, many homeowners are asking themselves “is now the right time to sell?”. Whilst some may be deliberating, others have committed to the process and want to know how to best navigate what can be an unpredictable journey at the best of times...

Bridgwater view

Castle green commits £1.6 million to daresbury community

STATE of the art technology is being used to showcase new homes in Daresbury before they’re built.

Castle Green Homes has outline consent to build 350 new homes across almost 31 acres of land close to the Bridgwater Canal.

Full planning permission is in place for 108 homes on land south of Red Brow Lane and a planning application for the remaining 242 homes on the northern...

Key worker

Key worker deposit scheme launched in Oakhampton as new sales office opens

Key workers in the South West can now receive a deposit contribution of up to £15,000 towards a new home with the launch of David Wilson Homes’ new Key Worker Deposit Contribution scheme.

Key workers will be entitled to a deposit contribution of £750 for every £25,000 spent and can receive up to the value of £15,000. So, for example, when purchasing a £300,000 home, Barratt Homes...

Mortgage

Remortgagers driving forecasted lending increase in 2022 as homebuyer demand drops

The latest market analysis by mortgage experts, Revolution Brokers , has revealed that despite recent turbulence following a string of base rate increases, the total sum of lending secured across the UK property market is on course to sit two per cent higher than it did in 2021.

Based on an analysis of lending data from the Bank of England, the research by Revolution Brokers...

Rental fraud

An estimated £82.7bn worth of rental properties thought to be occupied by fraudsters

Market analysis from Ocasa , the specialist rental platform, reveals that almost 280,000 UK rental properties, with a combined market value of £82.7 billion, are thought to be occupied by fraudsters.

The rental market has long been a leading target for fraudsters, criminals, and money launderers. Previous research estimates that 5% of all rental stock is being let to criminals and...

Mortgage

Average mortgage cost forecast to fall in 2023

The latest research by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital , has revealed that the average homebuyer can expect to pay £166 more per month as a result of the latest base rate increase by the Bank of England, although this monthly repayment is expected to fall by £188 come this time next year.

Octane Capital analysed the cost of homeownership based on a variable rate...

Virtual reality interior

Anwyl Offers The Chance To "See" Inside New Homes in Catterall Before They're Built

AN immersive virtual reality experience enabling buyers to “see” the future will change the way people buy new homes from Anwyl.

Due to open from November 26, Cross Fields in Catterall will be the first Anwyl Homes development to feature the company’s new look sales centres, complete with digital technology that will enable buyers to experience the development before it’s been built...

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