Our 2025 New Year Message with Nigel Fitzgerald
On behalf of the team here at Lock & Key in Melksham, may we be the first to wish you a Happy New Year! Here's Nigel with a heartfelt New Year message for anyone in Melksham who is thinking of…
Our 2024 Christmas Message with Nigel Fitzgerald
It's that time of the year once again where our proud business owner, Nigel Fitzgerald provides you with his Christmas message looking back over the last 12 months and also as we head in 2025. On behalf of everyone here…
Why Melksham’s Shrinking Households Could Shape the Future of its Property Market
Smaller household sizes are one of the reasons the Melksham (and the UK) property market and house prices will continue to hold up well in the medium to long term. British households for the last 100 years have been getting…
A lovely early Christmas present for our lucky winner!
It was smiles all around this afternoon as our Christmas 2024 competition winner, Samantha Vince, dropped in to I.D Newman & Sons to pick up the Hamper worth £100 from 'Phil the Butcher' (left) and pose for a quick photo…
[Job Vacancy] Trainee / Sales Negotiator
We’re looking to recruit a Trainee / Sales Negotiator for our established & worker friendly team here at Lock & Key in Melksham. Property sector experience is preferred, however not essential. The ideal candidate will enjoy working with the public,…
Our Christmas 2024 Competition Winner
Once again, our Christmas competition was super popular across our social media. This year, we asked our followers to let us know what they would like for Christmas. There were lots of amazing responses once again and we would like…
The Melksham Baby Boomer Housing Paradox: Wealth in Property, But Nowhere to Go
For decades, baby boomers in the UK have been the quiet beneficiaries of a housing market that has worked in their favour. Rising property prices and a growing housing shortage have pushed home values sky-high, giving this generation substantial equity…
Melksham House Sales Up 34.9% on 2023 – Yet Challenges Still Remain
The number of agreed UK property sales until Saturday, 22nd November 2024, is 18% higher than a year ago. Breaking those stats down even further, as of 22nd November 2024, 1,009,340 UK homes had been sold subject to contract (STC),…
Melksham’s Ageing Population Turning to Rentals: What it Means for Landlords.
Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that across the UK, 486,795 households are occupied by individuals aged 65 (and over) who live in a private rental sector home. This represents 6.71% of all OAP’s that are now…
Our Christmas Competition is BACK!
We are once again delighted to announce our Christmas competition is now online and ready for you to enter! I have created a video on our Facebook page here for you to watch and, in the comments, all you have…