Redrow, one of the UK’s leading house builders, has extended the sales team of its West Country Division to support the firm’s growth plans across Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.
Michele Jones has been appointed Area Sales Manager to take responsibility for a portfolio of new and existing Redrow sites while Clare Mitchell has been promoted to the role of Trainee Area Sales Manager.
Michele brings 11 years’ experience in the field, having previously worked as a Connections Manager and Area Sales Manager at Linden Homes. With an expertise in lead prospecting and database...
Kate Edwards and Charlotte Eve of Edwards & Eve Cob Building have just arrived in Uplyme, Devon and with them they bring their exciting earth building workshops to local schools. Their biggest and most exciting workshop involves teaching children to build their own permanent, full scale Anglo Saxon house! Charlotte Eve who is a trained teacher as well as earth builder explains “our bigger projects where we actually build an Anglo Saxon house with the children take a few weeks to complete. So we can only work with more local schools on these projects. Now we’ve moved to Devon we are...
Local Government Chronicle (LGC) has announced that East Devon’s new town of Cranbrook has been shortlisted in the ‘Housing Initiative’ category of their prestigious 2017 LGC Awards .
Cranbrook is in the running for another industry accolade, having been selected by a panel of judges who considered entries from all over the UK for the LGC Awards 2017. In order to be shortlisted, the submission had to clearly demonstrate how East Devon District Council alongside partners Exeter City Council, Devon County Council, Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) plus the development consortium...
Teignbridge District Council’s Executive has agreed in invest £20million to help build new affordable homes across the district.
Tuesday's Executive agreed to set up a joint venture housing company to primarily develop rented homes, something that will help local people find an affordable home that suits their lifestyle and budget, but will also generate a financial return for Teignbridge over time.
The joint venture housing company will be between Teignbridge and registered provider partners. A management board with representatives from each partner will oversee the day-to...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is expressing its concern at an increase in the number of repossession cases listed at Exeter County Court in the six month period ending 30th September 2016. This is in comparison with the same period last year.
Across all housing sectors, there was an overall increase of 6% in the total number of cases listed. Where a Citizens Advice adviser has assisted those facing repossession, they have avoided repossession in over 95% of cases. Exeter City Council, in partnership with East Devon District Council, has provided financial...
Uncertainty fuelled by the EU Referendum has resulted in a marked drop in activity in the South West housing market, according to the RICS UK Residential Market Survey, June 2016.
New buyer enquiries declined significantly across the UK in June, with 36% more chartered surveyors nationally reporting a fall in interest - this is the lowest reading since mid-2008. The South West fared somewhat better however, with just 4% more respondents reporting a decline in buyer demand (as opposed to a rise). Nevertheless, this does follow a particularly steep decline during May.
In a post Brexit update local property expert, Roger Wilkinson, says the property market in Exeter shows no sign of cooling.
Mr Wilkinson, MD at Wilkinson Grant & Co, said: "In the five working days following the EU Referendum result we have experienced very much 'business as normal' with 114 days viewings booked, five sales agreed, numerous offers and healthy levels of fresh applicant enquiries.
"The post Brexit property market here in Exeter shows no signs of cooling.
"Indeed, several of the offers coming in have been from London and South East homeowners who...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has published its advice trend statistics for April 2016. The charity has helped 43% more people with their advice and information when compared to April 2015.
And Chief Executive Steve Barriball said there were concerns over increases in enquiries about welfare benefits, employment and housing every month last year.
The amount of advice that the charity has been able to provide compared to April last year, was as follows:
Welfare benefits Overall, the charity has dealt with 43.8% more welfare benefit enquiries....
Near term expectations for South West house prices turned slightly negative for the first time since 2013 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.
The survey shows house prices in central London falling while prices are continuing to climb modestly across the rest of the UK. In the South West 25% more respondents said prices had risen rather than fallen over the last three months. This figure has fallen in each month since February when 73% more respondents reported a rise rather than a fall in prices.
New research from housing charity Shelter reveals 59% of 18-44 year olds in the South West say they will be forced to put their lives on hold because of housing problems.
The Shelter and YouGov study of adults under 45 was carried out as part of the charity’s Great Home Debate. It revealed the housing shortage is reshaping how many people in the South West live their lives and creating entirely new timeframes for when they hit traditional life milestones. Housing is a reason for people lagging behind in crucial aspects of their lives – from career and retirement to family and...
