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The Bank of England has just made the decision to hold the base rate to 4.25%

Stephanie Daley, Director of Partnerships at Alexander Hall, commented:

"Although a cut may have been the preferable decision, today's choice to hold the base rate once again will still be welcomed by homebuyers and remortgagers alike, as it reinforces the growing sense of consistency and strength in the mortgage market.

We've continued to see growing borrower engagement in recent months,...

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Why Now Is The Time To Switch To A New Home

DISCOVER why now is the time to sell your old property and buy a brand new, energy efficient Anwyl home in Barton or Burscough with the chance to receive up to £2,000 towards household bills.

Anwyl is hosting a special event from 5pm to 8pm on Thursday, June 9 at Lawrence Gardens in Barton and Priory Gardens in Burscough. Experts will be on hand to explain about some of the...

Property Listed in 2010 & still up for sale 4,300+ days later

Property Listed in 2010 & still up for sale 4,300+ days later

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions , has revealed that while many homesellers are benefitting from manic market conditions and plenty of buyer interest, Britain’s least loved homes have been on the market for years - the longest since 2010 (over 4,300 days).

HBB Solutions analysed property stock on Rightmove to find the homes that had been listed the longest across each...

Own Your Own Windsor "Castle"

IT may not quite be on the scale of its royal namesake, but the five-bedroom Windsor is the ideal choice for those looking to lay their crown in a new home in Wrea Green. The Windsor is among the properties available from Elan Homes in the sought-after Lancashire village and as the nation prepares to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the homebuilder is offering a right royal choice of...

Lay Your Crown In A New Home At Balmoral Gardens In Southport

FEATURING a right royal choice of new homes, it’s no surprise Balmoral Gardens in Southport is proving popular, While the Balmoral Estate is the Royal Family’s holiday home, buyers at the namesake Elan Homes development can enjoy the holiday lifestyle all year round.

There’s even the chance to receive a deposit contribution of £5,000 to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee....

Former apprentice Shaun takes the reins at Redrow as Keith bows out after 38 years

Former apprentice Shaun takes the reins at Redrow as Keith bows out after 38 years

FORMER Redrow Lancashire apprentice Shaun Phoenix has been appointed head of construction for the homebuilder as Keith Collard retires as construction director after almost four decades.

Shaun, 44, started life at Redrow’s Chorley-based Lancashire division as an apprentice joiner aged 16. His rise to the top has seen him take on the roles of site manager, project manager and area...

Home Sellers achieving asking price in just one area

Home Sellers achieving asking price in just one area

Home Sellers achieving asking price in just one area

The latest data release from estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that the average home seller achieved 97.9% of asking price last year, with just one area of the market seeing buyers pay above and beyond the original listing price.

GetAgent pulls data from all of the major property listing portals which are...

Rising temperatures means rising pongs within the home

Rising temperatures means rising pongs within the home!

Rising temperatures means rising pongs!
  • As the temperature rises so do pongs in the home.
  • Odour causing bacteria loves the heat.
  • Independent study by Aroma Care Solutions finds the smelliest objects and places in the home

As the temperature rises so do pongs in the home, making the great outdoors where you want to be when the sun shines as the great...

Work Starting On New Homes in Langland

CONSTRUCTION of 31 new homes in Langland is due to start this July, Edenstone Homes has confirmed.

Work commencing will follow the formal acquisition of the 3.2 acre site on Higher Lane, with homes due to be released for sale around the same time.

Gareth Watts, of the Residential Development division of property consultancy Knight Frank, acted for the vendor.

The...

Couple Enjoy Retirement in a Bungalow in Morriston

WHEN retiree Vicky Jones was looking for a new, more peaceful, home, a bungalow was the last thing on her mind.

But when she and husband Philip saw the Budleigh bungalow show home on the first phase of the award-winning Parc Ceirw Garden Village in Morriston, she knew she had to have it.

Vicky, a former care home team leader, says: “I knew from the minute I saw it, it was my...

Kingswood Makes A Song And Dance About Hospice House Giveaway

FORGET whistling while they work – the team at Kingswood Homes are singing while they work.

They’ve even rewritten the Madness classic Our House, recorded it in a music studio and had a video filmed and edited. It’s all for a good cause – raising awareness of the Great Big House Giveaway in aid of Derian House Children’s Hospice.

Managing director Paul Jones said: “We were...

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