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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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The land industry must separate itself from politics by Ian Barnett, National Land Director, Leaders Romans Group

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length four-year political term, and yet it is all too easily derailed, or substantially delayed, by short-term political thinking and parochial bias.

This is demonstrated time and time again, up and down the country. It’s not long ago that Boris Johnson made a speech to the Conservative Party...

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Density and 'beauty'

Density and ‘beauty’ - they co-exist in policy, but can they co-exist in reality? By Grant Leggett, Executive Director Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group)

‘Beauty’ is a central theme of the revised NPPF, published in December 2022, but so too is density – or more specifically, ‘gentle density’. The notes which accompany the new NPPF state that the Government will deliver ‘enough of the right homes in the right places with the right infrastructure, ensuring the environment is protected and giving local people a greater say on where and where not...

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Ready, Set, Grow: Dandara donates gardening tools to Milton Keynes Guides

In celebration of National Gardening Week, independent housebuilder Dandara has donated two sets of gardening equipment to Milton Keynes Girlguiding, a short distance from Dandara’s Abbots Place 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...

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Crowborough Community Pantry

Housebuilder helps fight food waste with donation to Crowborough Community Pantry

Crowborough Community Pantry has received a donation from independent housebuilder Dandara, who are building homes at its Pearmain Place and Braeburn Fields developments in Crowborough, to support its relocation to the local train station.

In the UK, 9.52 million tonnes of food is wasted per year*, which is enough to feed upwards of 30 million people. Crowborough Community Pantry...

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Families Flock to The Quarry

Giving families the chance to become part of a highly sought-after new Southeast London community, L&Q have launched their latest collection of three- and four-bedroom houses for sale with a family-friendly open day at The Quarry.

A multi-award-winning new development in Erith being delivered by L&Q and Anderson, The Quarry is a landmark residential scheme of more than 800...

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Townhouse Living in Greater Manchester

Meeting the demand for spacious family homes* in the popular town of Sale, Trafford, is L&Q’s new collection of recently launched three-bedroom townhouses The Willows. The Willows presents a collection of only nine stylish three-bedroom homes, available exclusively through Shared Ownership. Nestled on the outskirts of Sale, Greater Manchester, this lovely little town exudes warmth and...

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Ready, Set, Grow: Dandara donates gardening tools to local care home

In celebration of National Gardening Week, independent housebuilder Dandara has donated two sets of gardening equipment to Bentley Grange Care Home in Biddenham, a short distance from Dandara’s Saxon Park 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...

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Barratt Homes Yorkshire East takes part in Big Barratt Cleanup for CleanupUK

York-based housebuilder, Barratt Homes Yorkshire East, has taken part in the Big Barratt Cleanup as part of a company-wide partnership with CleanupUK.

A team from Barratt Homes Yorkshire East’s office in Huntington came together to collect litter surrounding the office. The team’s clean-up spanned half a mile between the office on Monks Cross Drive to the Sainsbury’s on...

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Spring Into a Four-Bedroom Home at Foxhall Gait

When deciding between a three- and four-bedroom home, it might seem like that one additional bedroom might not make a huge difference. However, when it comes to the question of living space, that extra square footage can be a game changer.

Particularly for larger families, a four-bedroom home has the advantage of providing more room for everyone. Many four-bedroom properties have the...

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Milton Keynes affordability event helps buyers secure dream home

Dandara is inviting prospective buyers to its financial and mortgage advice event on the 25th of May, from 10am-5pm, at its Abbots Place development in Wavendon, Milton Keynes

With 61% of people ranking moving home at the top of their stress list*, this event is designed to offer support and advice to buyers at all stages, ensuring they have a seamless moving experience.

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