Happy New Year!
This is just a quick post to wish everybody a Happy New Year! We hope you have had a fantastic Christmas and New Year period. We took the opportunity to take the full 2 weeks off to spend time with our 2 children. Now we’re back, fully re charged and refreshed....
The Bank of England keep the interest rate at a record low of 0.5%
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting on 8 October voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The previous change in Bank Rate was a reduction of 0.5 percentage points to 0.5% on 5 March 2009. Rates have been at 0.5% since March...
New Property Alert service helping to combat property fraud
More than 12,000 people have signed up to the Land Registrys Property Alert service, six months on from the launch. This is a free service which provides an early warning of any suspicious activity on someone’s property. More than 12,000 people have...
Households in Neighbourhood Watch Areas More Desirable to Buyers
New research* reveals that 27% of the nation, would ‘prefer to buy a property signed up to a Neighbourhood Watch scheme, or Home Watch network’. This trend is most prevalent among those living in the South West, where over a third, 34%, agree...
