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Roof Problems Surveyors Miss (And How to Spot Them Before You Buy)

You've found the house. Offer accepted. Now comes the survey, and you're expecting it to flag anything serious before you commit.

Except it often doesn't. Not with roofs, anyway.

Standard house surveys aren't roof inspections. Surveyors work from ground level with binoculars, they've got the whole property to assess in a few hours, and they're explicitly not climbing up there. That...

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Friends of Old Durham Gardens receives £1,500 donation from Barratt Homes North East

Garden gloves at the ready: Friends of Old Durham Gardens welcome volunteers and donation from local housebuilder

Friends of Old Durham Gardens, the charity responsible for the maintenance, restoration and management of Old Durham Gardens, has received a £1,500 donation from Barratt Homes North East’s nearby Old Durham Gate development, and welcomed volunteers from the housebuilder’s Finance and site teams.

The £1,500 donation will go towards updating Old Durham Gardens’ 17th-century stone-built...

An Area to Call Home

Constantin and his wife, Andreea, had been living in Crawley in West Sussex for almost a decade. They weren’t keen on the area and knew that when it came to finding their forever home, they would need to look further afield for a different location.

Constantin comments: “We were renting in Crawley for 9 years - 9 years longer than planned! Our apartment was right on a really noisy...

Dandara Makes a Buzz With Donation to Notley Green Primary School for World Bee Day

To celebrate World Bee Day and help provide suitable nesting sites for bees, local housebuilder Dandara has donated ‘bee hotels’ to Notley Green Primary School nearby its Towerlands Park development.

With over 20,000 species of bee known worldwide*, World Bee Day serves to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable...

“I knew The Quarry was where I wanted to live – I purchased my home without even viewing it in person!”

Heny, an Accountant, had been renting in Ladbroke Grove for several years when he decided it was time to think about purchasing his own home. Having become fed up with paying through the roof rents in the capital, buying a property had been on his mind for a few years.

Heny knew that saving to buy a home took time, and so gradually started to get his finances on track. He explains “...

What the National Average Property Price Can Buy Across the UK, Uncovered

As the housing market continues to evolve, homebuyers are increasingly curious about the purchasing power of the national average property price.

The mortgage experts at Mojo Mortgages have delved deep into the data to uncover the surprising disparities in what the average national property price (£261,142) can secure across the UK's top 45 most populous towns and cities.

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Allison Homes announces its Bradworthy showhome is now open for property seekers

With the first residents now moved into their Bradworthy development, Allison Homes is continuing to invite Devon property seekers to visit the Primrose Meadows showhome. The showhome officially launched in February and is open Thursday – Monday 10am – 5pm for homeseekers to visit, and will give people the chance to see what a new home at Primrose Meadows includes.

Francesca, the...

Somerton development is near completion with two homes remaining

Regional housebuilder Allison Homes South West is selling the final homes at its Buttercross Meadow development in Somerton, which has quickly established a thriving community.

Michele Jones, Head of Sales at Allison Homes South West commented on the development: “Our Buttercross Meadow development has proved extremely popular, and with only two homes remaining, we are urging...

The Best Places to Live in London 2024

The Best Places to Live in London

London is one of the most iconic cities in the world and has recently been voted the best city in Europe for the second year in a row. It’s no wonder then that it continues to be one of the most popular destinations in the UK to live. However, some areas of London are more popular than others among 2023 movers. Compare My Move has put together a...

Ready, Set, Grow: Dandara donates gardening tools to Wymeswold Girl Guides

In celebration of National Gardening Week, independent housebuilder Dandara has donated two sets of gardening equipment to Wymeswold Girl Guides, a short distance from it’s the Meadows development, as part of its campaign to celebrate gardening.

This year’s gardening week theme, ‘Knowledge is Flower’, aims to raise awareness of the difference that gardening can make in the lives of...

Kebbell New Homes Alderbrook development in Petersfield

Space is Everything for Petersfield New Home Buyers

Alderbrook is set in Petersfield in the South Downs National Park and will comprise 82 contemporary and energy-efficient two, three and four-bedroom houses, including social housing for rent and shared ownership. The homes have underfloor heating and are fitted with photovoltaic roof panels which aim to generate at least 10%...

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