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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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West Country housebuilder raises over £14,000 for William Wates Memorial Trust

West Country housebuilder Devonshire Homes has helped fundraise thousands of pounds for the William Wates Memorial Trust during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Supporting the Trust since 2020, Devonshire Homes has raised a total of £14,100 through various fundraising activities. The funds will help the Trust support projects that encourage young people experiencing severe disadvantage to keep...

Best of Both Worlds: Latest Apartments Launch At Barratt London's Hendon Waterside Scheme

Barratt London has launched its latest phase of apartments at its popular Hendon Waterside development in West Hendon, NW9. Parkview Apartments offer buyers a collection of one, two and three-bedroom homes located in one of London’s latest regeneration hotspots, Hendon.

Director-level promotions at planning consultancy, Boyer

Boyer , part of Leaders Romans Group , has announced the promotion of two planning consultants to director.

Following completion of the Next Director Programme, Philip Allin has been promoted to Director in the London office and David Hutchinson to Land and Planning Director in the Midlands office.

Andrew Williams, managing director of Boyer comments: Phil joined us as a...

These are the world’s most wanted property features

Research by GetAgent.co.uk has revealed which features homebuyers find the most important based on online search volumes and how this differs from nation to nation around the world.

The research analysed the most sought after features amongst international homebuyers across every nation in the world by analysing Google search data to determine the most frequent property related...

What is the legal process for buying a house?

When you are buying a new property, the conveyancing process can seem daunting, especially if you haven’t been through it before. Here is an overview of the process to help you get started.

When your offer is accepted you need to instruct a conveyancer who will obtain the contract and related documents from the seller’s conveyancer.

It is important to choose a reputable firm...

Virtual Webinar: Getting On London's Property Ladder

With the number of first-time buyers reaching a record high in 2021 and up 35% from the previous year, more people are seeking advice than ever before on how to take their first step onto the property ladder [1] . As inflation and living costs rise – particularly in the capital – it’s no wonder that buyers are looking for help to navigate the ins and outs of homeownership.

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Guinness launches a new collection of stylish apartments to major East London neighbourhood

New research reveals that demand for London homes has seen a major comeback post pandemic, as competition for apartments in the capital ramps up following the return to office work.*

Providing buyers the opportunity to purchase a chic apartment in a desirable Zone 2 location, Guinness Homes are launching a new phase of one bedroom Shared Ownership apartments at Leaside Lock on...

The importance of having an independent inventory

The advantage, and importance, of having a professional independent inventory report drawn up cannot be underestimated. A poorly recorded or written report, may leave the landlord with having no foundation for a claim.

A landlord may construct his own inventory but there are 2 major disadvantages that pertain to this. Firstly - Detail. A property inventory report needs to be highly...

Catalyst celebrates sales successes at Newman Place

Demonstrating the demand for Shared Ownership in Oxfordshire, over 85% of homes released in the first two phases at Newman Place are now reserved.

A new development by Catalyst, delivering 162 one to four bedroom homes in Littlemore, the Shared Ownership homes have proven particularly popular amongst families; seven of the eight four-bedroom houses released in January were reserved...

From Big Ben to Burnham: well-connected living for countryside newbies

For the first time on record, 2021 saw first-time buyers make up nearly a quarter (24%) of Londoners buying outside the capital. The capital’s loss is the home counties gain with these buyers prepared to move 24% further out of the city than pre pandemic, as hybrid working looks set to continue. *

With this change in preference for first time buyers comes a huge demand for properties...

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