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George Clover

100% Mortgages: A Golden Ticket or a Roll of the Dice?

Hold onto your hats, people! A seismic shift has occurred in the UK property market, and it’s causing quite the kerfuffle. Skipton Building Society, the UK’s fourth-largest building society, has launched 100% mortgages aimed squarely at renters. You heard it right, no more scraping together every penny for a deposit. But does this financial fairy

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George Clover

The Property Market: A Spring Analysis

As spring arrives, Devon’s property market reflects an air of caution among new sellers, with the average property price rising by 0.8% (£2,906) to £365,357. The annual price growth rate slows to +3.0%, with asking prices now £5,800 below the peak observed in October. Despite economic challenges, the market is gradually approaching pre-pandemic activity levels.

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Rob Stoyle

What’s the Difference Between a Flat and an Apartment?

In this article, I want to look at the apartment/flat in Crediton and how it could solve the county’s housing crisis. The word comes from Roman times when housing costs were so expensive within the city walls in Rome. Savvy property owners split (or separated) their houses into what we know as apartments or flats today.

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Rob Stoyle

How to Attract Birds to your Garden

One of the beautiful things about Devon is the abundance of wildlife, including the songbirds that we have in our gardens. Schemes like #NoMowMay have helped in recent years to give our native birds a chance to thrive on the insects that untouched grass and meadowland supplies.

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Rob Stoyle

8 Devon Gardens to Inspire this Spring

Devon is home to countless beautiful gardens check out our top 8 Devon Gardens from Shobrooke Park, Sherwood House, Knightshayes to Fursdon, we hope you enjoying visiting these gardens

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Rob Stoyle

Fewer Crediton Homes ‘For Sale’ in Last 4 Months

With most Crediton families home schooling their children in lockdown and the forthcoming Stamp Duty Holiday deadline on the 31st March 2021, less Crediton properties have been coming onto the property market since the new year. This has prompted about a 10% drop in the supply of Crediton homes for sale compared to October 2020.

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