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Devon housebuilder reveals over a third of locals are turning to AI for festive help this Christmas

A local housebuilder has found that people across Devon are turning to artificial intelligence to help ease the pressure of Christmas preparation.

The research conducted by David Wilson Homes, which is currently building at Hampton Mill, in Okehampton, and Barum Knoll, in Barnstaple, found that over a third (36%) of the 2,000 people surveyed across the UK plan to use AI to support their...

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25 places where house prices have hopped the final SDLT holiday threshold since it launched

Research from the national estate agent, Keller Williams UK , has found that high rates of house price growth due to the stamp duty holiday have pushed the average house price in 25 areas of England above the final holiday threshold of £250,000.

While the first extension of the stamp duty holiday has now ended, there is still the opportunity of a stamp duty free purchase on homes up...

Help save Britain’s hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’

the Experts in Property network of independent estate agencies across the South West is urging people to sign a petition to help protect hedgehogs, the UK’s iconic and much-loved garden visitor, which is now officially vulnerable to extinction.

Recently added to the Red List for Britain’s Mammals by the Mammal Society, it is estimated that our hedgehog population has seen a...

70% of homesellers decide immediately whether or not to sell to a buyer

Research by the next-generation, virtual property viewings platform, U-See Homes, has revealed how a bad first impression could be very costly for UK homebuyers

While the market is booming, it’s very much become a seller’s market as huge numbers of homebuyers battle it out for the limited amount of homes currently on the market.

But slim pickings on the supply side could...

Face to face viewings are a thing of the past

By Simon Dempsey - Marketing Director at U-See Technologies, the virtual tour curator

Landlines, steam trains, the telegram, VHS… eventually most things succumb to progress and die out as both technology and consumer attitudes change.

The pandemic has not changed anything but has accelerated everything, especially where digitisation and technology are concerned.

We’...

Leaseholds on the rise with 8% growth in five years

The latest research from Warwick Estates shows that leasehold homes are playing an increasingly significant role in the UK housing market after enjoying significant growth in the past couple of years.

There is an increasingly common narrative around the housing market that leaseholds should be a thing of the past. This argument often starts by saying leaseholds don’t give owners...

The areas to have seen the most consistent house price growth in the last decade

Forget the stamp duty holiday house price boom - these are the areas to have seen the most consistent growth in the last decade

The UK property market is booming, with house prices up by a whopping 10% in the last year alone . But with the stamp duty holiday turbocharging buyer demand across the nation, it’s impossible to tell which areas are actually going from strength to strength and which...

Cleaning Up: The UK’s Top Cleanfluencers Making Big Money On Social Media

Cleaning influencers are making a fortune on social media channels, with follower counts ranging from the tens of thousands to the millions
The UK’s top “cleanfluencer” Mrs Hinch posts videos of herself cleaning as well as offering organisation advice to her 4,100,000 followers
The 30-year-

Learn your little-known meter numbers to avoid accidental ‘killer’ bills

Energy experts are urging homeowners to ‘Know your Number’ when it comes to gas and electric meters to guard against potential bill mix-ups.

Residents across the UK can sometimes accidentally fall foul of receiving sky-high utility invoices, says money.co.uk - when they know they have definitely not consumed that much energy.

The discrepancy occurs when a utility company...

SHOW HOME INSPIRATION AS THE GARDEN VILLAGE GROWS

TWO new show homes herald the launch of a new phase of Parc Ceirw Garden Village in Morriston as the new community takes shape near Swansea.

The garden village is being developed by the Edenstone Group – featuring designs from Edenstone Homes and Bluebell Homes.

Properties from Bluebell Homes have been selling off-plan since February 2020. The opening of the four-bedroomed Farnham...

The projects that add the most value to your home when selling - and the ones that don’t

Research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed which household renovations will add the most value to your home once you’ve accounted for the cost of the job itself.

The housing market looks set to keep sizzling this summer, as the latest Nationwide house...

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