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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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Project manager wins Seal of Excellence for new homes in Greenwich

A project manager who led the construction of homes at Bellway London’s The River Gardens development in Greenwich has won a coveted Pride in the Job Seal of Excellence Award.

Jason Spink, 52, is one of just nine winners of the award in the capital this year, presented by the National House Building Council (NHBC) at its London regional awards ceremony held in September.

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Over half of us don’t know what our council tax goes towards - here’s the breakdown

The latest research by RIFT Tax Refunds has revealed just exactly where our council tax goes, as over half of the general public (55%) aren’t aware what they contribute to, while 81% feel that the 18% increase in the average cost of council tax over the last five years is unjustified.

In last week’s Autumn Budget, the government revealed that millions of households will be facing a...

Reducing risk when investing in a grade listed building

Alliance Fund , the end to end real estate fund, has taken a look at investing in a grade listed building, the cost of doing so, how it may help investors side step a downturn in the market and how to reduce risk in the process.

A listed building is a property recorded on a national register due to its architectural or historical significance, with the aim of protecting and...

Local Site Manager wins top accolade for housing development

17th November 2022: Jay Kerman, a Senior Site Manager at Barratt Homes’ Mortimer Park development in Driffield, has been recognised with the prestigious Regional Pride In The Job Award; one of the highest accolades that a Site Manager can achieve and the very first time that this has been achieved within the Yorkshire East division.

Jay Kerman, who is the Senior Site Manager at...

Local Site Manager wins National Award at NHBC Seal of Excellence Awards

17th November 2022: Neil Pendlebury, a Senior Site Manager at Barratt Homes’ Park Edge development in Doncaster has scooped up the Seal of Excellence award at this year’s annual NHBC Awards, in recognition of his outstanding work at the local high quality housing development.

Neil Pendlebury who is the Senior Site Manager based at Barratt Homes’ Park Edge in Doncaster gained the...

Housebuilder hits the greens for Wessex charity

Dandara Southern raised a tee-rific £9,114 for charity Smile4Wessex at a recent golf day held at Remedy Oak Golf Course in Ringwood.

More than 80 players attended the event to support the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, which provides acute and specialist care to patients with neurological conditions.

The golfers competed in a range of events including a Team...

• Millbrook Grove site manager Scott Thomas who returned to Bellway after five months away

Bellway’s high standards prompt Gloucestershire site manager’s return

High standards and strong values were both significant factors in persuading a Gloucestershire-based site manager to return to Bellway.

Scott Thomas, 49, who lives in Hardwicke, rejoined the housebuilder as a site manager at its Millbrook Grove development in Brockworth earlier this year.

Only five months previously, he had taken on a position in the same role with another...

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BARRATT LONDON HOSTS WEBINAR FOR LONDON’S FIRST TIME BUYERS

With first time buyers accounting for 83% of purchasers using the Government’s Help to Buy scheme since its creation in 2013 [1] , it’s easy to see how young purchasers are questioning how to get their first rung on the ladder. Barratt London’s free First Time Buyers webinar will provide digestible advice and practical information on how to navigate an ever changing property landscape....

Tenant council tax bills equivalent to 37.5% of rent

Hard-up tenants are paying council tax bills equivalent to 37.5% of rent

Market analysis from Ocasa , the specialist rental platform, reveals that the cost of the average council tax bill in England is equivalent to 17.7% of a tenant’s rent bill. For the hardest-hit renters, this rises to 37.5%.

Rising inflation, interest rates, and living costs mean that renters are bracing...

Peabody to host exclusive interior design event at Southmere, Thamesmead

This month, Peabody has unveiled a new two-bedroom show home at their award-winning Southmere development in Thamesmead, South East London – and to demonstrate the versatility of the spacious homes, is hosting an exclusive interiors event for potential purchasers.

On Saturday 12th November, Peabody along with Suna, invite potential purchasers to the VIP event, offering insider...

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