Homes & Gardens

Just six homes are now available to buy in Summerfield’s exclusive development in a picturesque, Mid Devon village near Crediton. The scheme is the first major residential development in the area for over 20 years and has already seen six plots snapped up by eager homebuyers.

Enjoying panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, Summerfield’s ‘Creedy View’ is a select development of three- and four-bedroom homes that sits on the outskirts of the charming and extremely sought after village of Sandford, near Crediton, Devon.

Each property has been carefully designed by the...

Everys Solicitors has pledged to help ease the buying process of new-build properties with its Exchange Ready package.

Everys’ Exchange Ready service makes sure all the paperwork is prepared in a timely way to meet tight deadlines, such as those imposed by new-build developers.

Property conveyancing solicitor Anju Newcombe said: “We have been using Exchange Ready very successfully to help speed up the process once our clients have found a buyer for their property. This allows them to be prepared with all the key documentation in place to be sent immediately to the buyer’s...

Purplebricks.com, the modern model of estate agency, has launched in the South West following successful roll outs across the Meridian and Central regions of the UK. The transparent estate agent combines the expertise of a Local Property Expert with a unique, 24/7, online platform at a fraction of the cost charged by high street estate agents. Since its initial launch in April 2014, Purplebricks.com has sold over 1,000 properties and saved consumers over £1.2 million in estate agency fees, with 99% of all properties sold securing the asking price or more. With 25,442 properties currently...

House prices and the number of potential new buyers in the South West rose in December, bucking the general trend across most other parts of the UK, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey.

In the region new buyer enquiries turned positive, with 23% more chartered surveyors seeing an increase in December 2014. 22% more respondents in the South West are also seeing prices continue to rise.

Across the UK as a whole, 10% more surveyors saw the number of potential new buyers decrease in December 2014 and London saw the weakest demand with 45% more surveyors...