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Winter warmth, summer cool: five ways to prepare your home

After a scorching summer, a new report shows that 35% of Brits feel as though their home is unsuitable for the climate we now live in. With the priority now shifting to staying warm and comfortable this winter ahead of looming energy bill increases, MyBuilder.com , the reliable way to hire tradespeople, is advising homeowners to consider upgrades that both warm in winter - and stay cool in summer....

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1250 new homes boost for Redrow in Cheshire

REDROW’S North West division has secured land for around 1,250 new homes across two different locations in Cheshire.

It includes acquisition of a 63.5-acre site in Congleton for homes, a primary school and local shops, plus completion of a series of land deals which secure 120 acres for circa 800 new homes at the long-awaited Daresbury Garden Village, near Warrington.

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Birmingham leads rental market revival as tenant demand jumps 10% in Q1

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , has revealed that the rental market across the UK’s major cities has started to pick up as we edge out of lockdown.

The latest market data from Barrows and Forrester shows that there has been a sharp uplift in tenant demand for rental properties across the UK’s major cities. Demand for rental homes now sits at 37.6% for...

Brunel Street Works Offers Connectivity and Flexibility for First Time Buyer

First time buyer, Chinedu Okafor (29) had set himself a goal of owning his first home before he turned 30 but was finding it increasingly hard to find the right home to tick all his boxes, until he came across Linden Homes’ Brunel Street Works < https://www.lindenhomes.co.uk/developments/london/brunel-street-works-canning-town > .

Originally from Nigeria, Chinedu, who works as...

The UK’s Help to Buy Homebuyer Hotspots

Research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed which cities are currently seeing the most demand from homebuyers for properties eligible for Help to Buy (H2B).

With the current Help to Buy equity loan scheme expiring last month, homebuyers will have been glad to see the Government announce a replacement scheme to start as of this April. The latest version of...

New Hertford eco homes designed for maximum 5* national quality mark

An exclusive development of net-zero carbon homes on the edge of Hertford has been designed to meet the maximum five-star rating under the Home Quality Mark. This is the first time nationally that a small development by a niche developer has been designed to meet this high criteria. Waterford Wick on Sacombe Road, includes just eight houses designed to a high environmental standard with a...

The Best UK Towns for Seaside Properties

Margate tops the list of best UK towns for seaside properties – with 537 out of 800 points
Weymouth (528 points) and Torquay (524 points) follow behind in second and third place
Towns including Blackpool, Southend-on-Sea and Llandudno make the top 20
Salcombe is home to the most expensive properties, averaging at £724,661
Bournemouth is home

These are the nation's hottest spots for new build property sales

Oxfordshire is currently the nation’s new build homebuyer hotspot according to the latest research from new build experts, BuildScan , the snagging and defect management app.

BuildScan analysed the property market across England over the last year, looking at the number of new build transactions completing in each major city and what this equated to as a percentage of all...

US Multi-Family model suggests build to rent could account for 20% of new build market

The latest research from build to rent specialists, Ascend Properties , has revealed just how much growth potential is left in the sector if the US property market is anything to go by.

Across the pond, the comparable build to rent model, or multi-family as it’s known, has been established for over a decade.

There are, of course, some immediate differences. The style of...

Homebuyers are £10k worse off thanks to stamp duty holiday price boom

Research by Newcastle-based property developer, StripeHomes , has found that a hot housing market driven by the stamp duty holiday has seen the saving on offer wiped out by house price increases in all but two major cities.

StripeHomes analysed house price growth since the introduction of the stamp duty holiday in July of last year across 18 major cities in England and how this...

BELLWAY LAUNCHES PHASE II AT KEEPHATCH GARDENS IN WOKINGHAM

Delivering a contemporary collection of two to five-bedroom homes, award-winning developer Bellway Homes is proud to launch its newest phase at Keephatch Gardens which is situated in the popular market town of Wokingham in Berkshire.

With the Stamp Duty Holiday and Government Help to Buy scheme currently available at Keephatch Gardens, buyers can take advantage of the schemes and...

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