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London Gardens

London gardens can add more than £205,000 in value as Chelsea tops table for prime buyers seeking outdoor space

Ahead of this year's Chelsea Flower Show, research by Enness Global has revealed that a garden can add more than £205,000 to the value of a London home, whilst Chelsea fittingly boasts the highest degree of garden availability for high-net-worth homebuyers in the current market. Enness Global has also revealed the top five trends currently shaping luxury outdoor spaces across prime London this spring...

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Millfields

Middleton Homes Aren't Half Popular

THE transformation of a former brownfield site in Middleton is progressing well with half of the homes sold. Proposals for the 4.38 acre site on Boothroyden Road were first put to planners in 2015. But it wasn’t until Elan Homes acquired the land in 2019 and secured reserved matters approval for 67 homes that the scheme began to progress.

Work on site started in early 2020 and show...

Water voles

People’s Trust for Endangered Species is calling for volunteers to search for sightings and signs of water voles

Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling for volunteers across England, Scotland and Wales to search for sightings and signs of water voles along local riverbanks, canals and other inland waterways, from 15th April – 15th June 2021.

This survey, which is part of PTES’ National Water Vole Monitoring Programme, helps conservationists find where water...

Planning approval

Boyer achieves Planning Consent for a new rural amenity at Pitchcott Hill Farm Buckinghamshire

National planning consultancy Boyer has secured planning permission on behalf of the owner of Pitchcott Hill Farm in Buckinghamshire. The planning consent will transform a disused and dilapidated stable block into an attractive scheme which opens up the location to local people, including a café/farm shop, holiday lets and ‘glamping’ facilities.

The Victorian stables lie within an...

Perrybrook Moves on to the Next Step as Carter Jonas confirms land sales for the Brockworth urban extension

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has sold three residential development phases totalling up to circa 700 dwellings at Brockworth in Gloucestershire, part of the 1,500-home Perrybook urban extension. This follows previous land sales at Perrybrook to Linden, Bellway and Taylor Wimpey,

Following a competitive tender process, Phase 7 (272 homes) was sold to Platform Housing...

Roger & Peggy Found Their Dream Home Just When They Were About to Give Up

Roger and Peggy are a retired couple who were looking to move from the Salisbury area to be closer to their family and grandchildren in Hampshire. They had viewed lots of properties and were about to buy a bungalow when it fell through following a poor survey. They were just about to give up hope of moving when they drove past Heatherfields in Bordon, Hampshire and decided to pop in on the...

New homes declining

New homes reaching the market has fallen by more than 32,000 across England year on year.

The latest research by the property developer, StripeHomes , has found that the level of new homes reaching the market has fallen by more than 32,000 across England year on year.

StripeHomes analysed the number of completed dwellings delivered to the market in the last 12 months and how this compares to the stock levels delivered during the previous 12.

The figures show that...

No rest for the nation’s estate agents this festive season

No rest for the nation’s estate agents this festive season

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed that 88% of the nation’s estate agents will be working right through until Christmas Eve in order to keep the property market moving, with the majority also committing to longer hours and weekends to get the job done.

With Christmas fast approaching the nation’s estate agents could be forgiven for...

Interest rates rising

Christmas could be cancelled for thousands of homeowners as Bank of England eyes December base rate hike

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed that 64% of UK homeowners are already planning to cut back on their Christmas spend due to the increased cost of their mortgage, with 73% stating that should the Bank of England choose to increase rates again in December, it will put a further strain on their already overstretched household finances.

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Christmas retail spend

Christmas retail spend expected to drop by £2bn due to cost of living crisis

The latest analysis by RIFT Tax Refunds has shown that the cost of living crisis is expected to dampen the Christmas spirit of the nation’s consumers to the tune of £2bn, as retail sales are forecast to fall by -2.3% versus 2021.

The research shows that an estimated £82.2bn is forecast to be spent this Christmas, down not only on the five year peak seen in 2021, but also the pre-...

Real estate investment

Real estate funds averaging 11.5% return for investors - here’s some of the best for those looking to invest

Market analysis by Alliance Fund , the end to end real estate fund, has revealed that the average property investor utilising real estate funds as an avenue of investment has seen a return of 11.5% in the last year, with the nation’s most prominent funds sitting on an average net asset value (NAV) of 1.3m, having seen growth of 11.1% on an annual basis.

Alliance Fund analysed market...

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