As the winter months loom on the horizon, many people in Devon are concerned about how they will meet their energy bills as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.
Citizens Advice is launching a new campaign to encourage take-up of the Energy Relief Scheme, which can provide up to £100 towards meeting energy bills for those struggling to pay their supplier.
Citizens Advice Exeter Chief Executive, Sue Julyan, said: “Last year, local Citizens Advice offices across Devon helped thousands of people with emergency funds through the fuel voucher scheme, and this year, the...
In the South West, 59% of homes have an EPC rating of D - G, meaning owners and landlords would have to spend up to £31k to improve it to the pending government requirements.
Data summary:
With 64% of all homes being between D - G on their EPC rating, Yorkshire and the Humber has the least energy-efficient homes in the country.
London has the best average EPC rating per home, with just over half (53%) of all residential properties in the capital having between D - G.
East Devon councillors have turned down a development scheme at Clyst Honiton because the homes are “too small” and it would encourage peope to drive.
Planners were not prepared to accept proposals 10 square metres below standards recommended in national planning guidelines despite approving houses of the same size earlier this year.
The plans for four commercial units and nine two-bed homes by Eagle One MMIII Ltd for land next to Old Tithebarn, Clyst Honiton were also rejected by East Devon District Council’s...
Independent housebuilder, Acorn Property Group, has celebrated a momentous milestone in the development of new homes at St. Leonards Quarter in Exeter, with a topping out ceremony.
Set just a mile outside of the bustling Exeter city centre, Acorn has confirmed that the first apartment block within the development is structurally complete as the final brick was laid on top of the Block D roof as part of the ceremony.
Attending the ceremony were key figures who contributed to the development thus far, including, Grainge Architects and Box Twenty Consulting Engineers and...
Exeter renters who have been unable to save for a large house deposit may now be able to buy thanks to zero or low-deposit mortgages and help from a local homebuilder.
Redrow South West, currently building at St Michael’s Meadow on Chudleigh Road, is offering advice and support to first-time buyers who want to escape the rental trap and step onto the property ladder in Exeter.
Sian Smith, Sales Director at Redrow South West, said: “With the news that Skipton Building Society is now offering zero deposit mortgages* for people who have rented for at least 12 months, the...
Persimmon Homes South West has secured a unanimous resolution to grant planning permission for a new sustainable community of 1435 high-quality homes in Cranbrook, East Devon.
Approval was given for the development at a meeting of East Devon District Council’s planning committee last week, and the scheme includes a mix of quality new apartments and houses, which will help meet local housing need and open the door to home ownership to more local families.
Boasting a number of proposed community benefits, the scheme will bring a range of facilities to the local community,...
Despite technology and gadgets becoming commonplace in most households, paper-based possessions and heirlooms are the items Brits still prize the most.¹ Yet the majority of people are failing to keep these unique or difficult to replace items in a safe place, according to new research from Flood Re , the joint initiative between the UK insurance industry and the UK Government to promote the availability and affordability of flood insurance.
Most people living in the South West of England would choose to save unique, sentimental and priceless items from their home if they had to...
West Country housebuilder Devonshire Homes has presented its first donation to its charity of the year, South West Blood Bikes.
Announcing its charity partnership with South West Blood Bikes in 2022, the first £1,975 has been raised through Devonshire Homes’ open market sales. Devonshire Homes is also supporting the Cornwall Blood Bikes which has also been presented with its first donation.
The housebuilder, which currently has new build homes sites in Bovey Tracey, Bideford, Kingsbridge and St. Austell with upcoming sites in Altarnun, Yelland and Penzance, will continue to...
Plans to build up to 350 new homes at a long-established Exeter garden centre have been deferred because of concerns about road safety.
Developer Waddeton Park hopes to build the homes at St Bridget Nursery on Old Rydon Lane. The site is now closed to the public but remains in use as the company’s nursery and head office.
However, while members of Exeter City Council’s planning committee broadly accepted the principle of development on Wednesday [8 February], they were unhappy with the main access point being from the A379 Rydon Lane.
Property maintenance experts Liberty, who have an office in Exeter, are working hard to raise awareness in the local community about the importance of gas safety in the home.
This comes just days before the new energy price cap for gas and electricity is implemented, and when soaring energy prices might make more people tempted to illegally tamper with their gas meter or take on highly dangerous DIY work to their gas systems as they look for ways to make savings on their energy bills.
Badly fitted and poorly serviced gas appliances can cause leaks, fires, explosions, and...
