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Key workers in Wokingham will now receive a helping hand to purchase their new home, thanks to David Wilson Homes’ new Key Worker Deposit Contribution Scheme. The initiative will see qualifying homebuyers receive up to a £15,000 boost on their deposit towards any home at Ashridge Grange, located on Warren House Road.   With the average mortgage interest rate at 6.5%, pushing affordability to the limit, the Key Worker Deposit Contribution Scheme offers a helping hand to priced out home movers. Key workers

As you know with the fast-changing rules and regulations around Fire doors, it is important to choose the correct company to carry out maintenance and repairs to your door sets. In order to give you piece of mind BM Trada has developed the Q Mark Fire Door maintenance scheme under UKAS, giving you the customer total piece of mind. Following an intensive exam and audit process PLP Fire Protection have achieved Third Party UKAS Certification for Fire Door Maintenance and Repair under the Q Mark BM Trada

"Amid more political and economic uncertainty over the last few weeks and with markets now pricing in a 0.75% interest rate rise at the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee's meeting this morning, few homeowners will avoid the shockwaves caused by rocketing rates. The shocking mortgage rate trend spells gloomy winter for homeowners.    We were shocked to see that the lowest 5 year fix is from Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries at 5.33% - up significantly on the best rate for a 5 year fix j

The Hill Group has moved to strengthen its senior Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) team with the appointment of Andrew Day, who joins the award-winning housebuilder as Sustainability Director. In recent years Hill has taken significant steps forward in becoming an industry leader in ESG, putting environmental protection at the forefront of its operations, and setting out ambitious commitments to sustainability and social value. The company’s first ESG report was published in the past year setting

Instant online valuation specialists, The ValPal Network (TVPN), has generated a stunning 1.4 million leads in 12 months.  While the housing market becomes stifled by rising mortgage rates and higher rents, new figures reported by TVPN reveal vast numbers of potential new customers are at agents’ fingertips.  TVPN Director Craig Vile said: “Times are tough and may get a bit tougher as we head into next year. The economy has had a shock and when that happens people tend to wait and see what’s going to happ

Peabody has been granted permission for the first phase of Dagenham Green, with plans to build 935 homes on the site of the old Ford stamping plant, subject to agreement from the Environment Agency. The first phase of the development will be in the south-west corner of the site in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, next to Dagenham Dock railway station, and will serve as the gateway to the wider masterplan area which secured Outline Planning approval in March 2022. Award winning housebuilder The Hill Gr

It’s the moment you have been waiting for!  We are excited to announce the eagerly awaited shortlist for the Property Management Awards 2022! We had a fantastic amount of strong entries this year which makes the judging process that much more difficult. However, after 3 weeks of scoring, deliberations and meetings we have our shortlist for 2022! It is a fantastic achievement to be a finalist, so we want to congratulate all of our finalists and wish you all the very best of luck.  We would also like to

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