The growth in home improvement and garden makeovers has resulted in a significant increase in the number of back injuries suffered. A visit to the chiropractor can be avoided by taking a few precautions when embarking on certain DIY projects…
The latest house price data published by Land Registry shows that UK House prices are growing and have increased by 2.2% in the year to November 2019. This is the highest level of annual growth recorded since November 2018. As…
A recent survey suggests that the average homebuyer spends about £5,000 on home improvements within four months of moving. These changes are typically things that had little bearing on the decision whether or not to buy the property, and more…
A bit of fun this morning when our Managing Director picked up his morning coffee. The staff at Costa chose a perfect way to label his coffee cup. Just shows that our marketing is working and getting the Lock and…
A fabulous welcome to 2020 in numbers and activity through our doors… Our first week back and in the first 5 days, we have listed 14 new instructions, 6 Net Sales, 8 offers, 5 completions, 41 viewings and lastly…. MANY…
A new decade has begun, an ideal time to look back at the housing market over the past 10 years. In England and Wales, the average price of a property has risen by £72,000 over the past decade. Across the…
Hi All, here I am (Nigel) from Lock & Key who caught up with our recent Christmas Competition Winner: Bev Harris at I D Newman Butchers in Melksham to hand over this wonderful Christmas hamper...there was even a Christmas peck…
FINALLY- Melksham and the property market. We have a result! Whether or not it is your preferred outcome, at least the confusion suffered by the UK, and the property market in particular, is at an end. Like it or not,…
Did you know? 352,980 first-time buyers mortgages have been issued over the past year. First-time buyers now account for over half (50.7%) of all new homemover mortgages (UK Finance). Impressive.
Timing Your Sale for the Market Something to think about, as we near the new year of 2020 in Melksham. We know that property values in Melksham have risen considerably over recent years, and maybe dropped a little too in…