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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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Majority of homebuyers taking just two viewings and 30 minutes to find their perfect property

Research by next-generation guided virtual property viewings platform, U-See Homes , has revealed how homebuyers are snapping up properties within just two viewings, spending just 30 minutes to an hour before deciding to commit to a purchase.

The survey commissioned by U-See Homes analysed UK homebuyers to have purchased a property within the last six months and found that 39% of...

CASTLE GREEN BREAKS GROUND AT OMEGA SITE

BUILDING of 140 new homes has commenced at a site in Warrington, signalling the start of Castle Green Homes’ major push into Cheshire.

The homebuilder’s new Willow Fields development is part of the Omega site, in Warrington, the largest mixed-use development in the North West

Castle Green’s 12.1 acre site will deliver two, three and four-bedroom homes, including 19...

New build price premiums hit 106% in parts of Britain

The latest research from Warwick Estates has revealed which pockets of the new build market are currently achieving the largest house price premiums when compared to the existing market.

Warwick analysed the latest new build property prices and how they compare to the existing market across each area of Britain, with the research showing that nationally, new builds are selling for 29...

Homebuyers face 5.6 month wait to complete due to current market backlog

As the first phase of the stamp duty deadline approaches, homebuyers across the nation remain stuck in transaction limbo due to long delays at the back end of the selling timeline caused by heightened levels of buyer demand. Research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed just how long these current market delays are and how they differ across England and Wales....

Pride in the Jon “Quality” Award winning Elan Homes site manager Dave Roberts at Balmoral Gardens, Southport.

MILITARY PRECISION HELPS SITE MANAGER SCOOP TOP AWARD

A FORMER Sergeant Major has drilled home excellent standards on a construction site in Southport to secure a major industry award. Elan Homes site manager Dave Roberts, from Warrington, has won his first Pride in the Job “Quality” Award from the NHBC for his role in overseeing work at Balmoral Gardens.

Dave is one of just 450 Pride in the Job “Quality” Award winners, from a field of more than...

ESSEX IS THE PLACE TO LIVE IF YOU WANT TO WIN ON LOVE ISLAND

With Love Island receiving a record number of applications this year , the Love Islander's favourite Lingerie brand, Boux Avenue has done some research to find out if your postcode can affect your Love Island application. They’ve done some digging and found out which regions have produced the most Love Island contestants to date and you might just be surprised!

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40% of Brits are looking to transform their outdoor spaces this year

With 40% of Brits set to transform their outdoor spaces this year, Jeyes Fluid , the British heritage outdoor cleaning specialist, today announces that it has joined forces with award-winning stylist and interiors writer, Melanie Lissack, to launch its ‘Creative Spaces’ Initiative, to inspire Brits to upcycle and repurpose leftover and forgotten items, to help transform their outdoor spaces...

Save money this summer with simple home upgrades

Save water with these five cheap home improvements

By Steve Vincent, Head of Operations, Plumbers4U

With over 3 million households across the UK combatting rising water bills, changing bad habits might not be the only avenue to explore.

Small, fast and cheap home upgrades can chip away at your water bill. And with a predicted annual water and sewerage bill nearing £410 a...

Linden Homes launches new homes in commuter town Redhill

As employees across the nation face an imminent return to the office after more than a year of working from home, Linden Homes is addressing the demand for those wishing to shorten their usual commute with the launch of Carrington Place in the scenic Surrey town of Redhill.

Named as the second best commuter town for those working in London, Redhill benefits from excellent transport...

Home movers on track to spend £5bn on home improvements, appliances and furnishings

Research by Manor Interiors , the experts in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has revealed that home movers are on course to spend an estimated £5bn on furnishings, appliances and home improvements in 2021, although this spend is still down 22% on pre-Covid levels.

Manor Interiors analysed data from 2019 on the value added by UK home movers to sectors including home furnishings,...

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