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Luxury housebuilder Mulberry Homes is sharing its top tips on defusing stress at home this National Stress Awareness Day, taking place on Wednesday 2nd November, to help its residents beat the mania of modern life. Kerry Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Mulberry Homes, said: “We really enjoyed putting this list of helpful tips together to help people deal with the stress that naturally accumulates throughout the day. It’s such an important issue, as stress can lead to serious mental health issues, o

Demand for help and advice from The Property Ombudsman rose by 15% in 2021 to 45,007 enquiries, and has risen by a staggering 48% since 2019.  As well as demonstrating that consumers, more than ever, want access to justice and to feel that their issues are being taken seriously, it also highlights the importance of TPO’s consumer enquiry services in helping to underpin trust and confidence in the sector.  Throughout 2021, TPO’s consumer enquiry services, delivered through its portal and directly by the en

FirstPort is offering a range of sought-after leadership development programmes for colleagues, investing in future leaders and showing its commitment to a people-first culture. The programmes are facilitated by multi award-winning management training provider, Corndel, offering three different levels (3,5 and 7) of apprentices to 46 colleagues across the business. Participants will gain a formal qualification. Those completing Level 3 and Level 5 Leadership and Management programmes will graduate with Ch

Global property technology leader MRI Software announces it has entered into a binding Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire 100 percent of PropTech Group Limited (“PTG”) (ASX: PTG.AX) for an estimated value of A$93.4 million. PTG is an operator and investor in real estate software companies, primarily in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.  The A$0.60 cash per share offer, equating to an implied equity value of approximately A$93.4 million on a fully diluted basis was submitted to the Austral

Blending city and countryside lifestyles, Welwyn Garden City is quickly becoming an untapped hotspot for those wanting to be within touching distance of London but surrounded amongst acres of green space. SO Resi’s latest launch in the so-called ‘Utopia’ of Hertfordshire will see the new homes enter the affordable property market which has experienced a boom in 2022. Sitting in landscaped gardens and designed around the iconic Shredded Wheat Factory, SO Resi Welwyn Garden City complements the area’s rich

Broadband is increasingly seen as the fourth utility. More than just a conduit for entertainment content, good quality broadband is an essential service. It connects individuals at home to work and education opportunities as well as social and community engagement and all life’s other fundamentals from banking to grocery shopping. Those without broadband face significant disadvantages.  And yet unlike other providers of ‘utilities’, most broadband suppliers are contractually entitled to raise their prices

We are excited to announce IPM are acquiring another block managing agent called Spring House Properties, who are currently based in Leeds, under the terms of a Partnership and Spring House will come under the Inspired Property Management (IPM) name. The acquisition will provide IPM with another 8 buildings to manage and two of their staff members will be joining the team. IPM will retain Spring House Properties offices in Leeds which provides an even stronger presence in the area. The acquired developmen

This article was first published on the Doyenne website. I have worked in the property sector for 14 years and my current role as Business Development and Solicitor at Realty Law Ltd. I lead the business’ development activities, work closely with the firms’ operations team, and play a significant role in building and strengthening client relationships with a commercially focused pragmatic approach. What do I believe in?  I believe that we should never forget the value of people, the sector we are in is

Home movers in Sussex are set to make big savings on their next home purchase, following the latest announcement from chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. The latest mini-budget announced by the Government involves a major tax cut for homebuyers, who will pay no stamp duty on properties up to the value of £250,000, rising to £425,000 for first time buyers. Barratt David Wilson Homes, who is behind a number of developments across Sussex, has opened its doors to homebuyers looking to benefit from the stamp duty savin

Leading build-to-rent provider Sigma Capital Group Limited has announced the appointment of four new starters, following landmark growth of the business. Under its private BTR brand Simple Life, Sigma currently has over 5,000 homes completed and over 2,000 under construction across the UK. The new hires will be involved in directly driving the growth of the Simple Life and Simple Life London portfolios, to meet the targets set by £3bn worth of direct regional investment.   The four new starters will sit a

The past few months have seen an increase in workers returning to offices and the city, whether that be full time or on a hybrid basis. But this time commuters have a new way to get around the Capital - on the newly opened Elizabeth line.  The next stop to launch is Bond Street this week, delivering transformative travel and producing a brand-new set of commuter hotspots in and around London. Many of these new hotspots are areas undergoing huge regeneration to make improvements for local residents, such a

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS), the redress scheme with over 17,000 property agency branches and property professionals covered, recently asked for applications for their new advisory panel which have now been filled.  The new approach is to promote an authentic outlook and attitude across all areas of the property sector and to ensure that the PRS itself takes a balanced and knowledgeable view in its vision and in all of its policy decisions. The advisory panel now has experts representing a wide vari