One of the leading law firms in Devon and Cornwall has won two prestigious awards for its work, as well as reaching the shortlist for another national award. Stephens Scown LLP has won Property Law Firm of the Year and Deal of the Year at the Insider South West Property Awards 2014, which were announced at an event in Bristol on 16 October. The Deal of the Year award was for the firm’s work with Wolf Minerals on the development of its Drakelands Mine near Plymouth. The judges called it the "most complicated deal by a country mile". Stephens Scown has also reached the shortlist for the...
One in 11 renters in the South West have suffered health problems in the last year because rogue landlords failed to deal with poor conditions in their properties, newly released research shows.
The YouGov survey of more than 4,500 private renters across the country, commissioned by Shelter and British Gas, revealed that poor conditions were commonplace for renters. More than two fifths of renters said they had lived in a property with mould (44%) and damp (41%) in the past year, which can cause health conditions such as asthma and eczema. Nearly three tenths (29%) had a leaking...
easyProperty, the latest venture from easyGroup, has turned to crowdfunding to help raise funds and change the face of the traditional estate agency market.
Founded by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of easyJet and the property entrepreneur and industry veteran Robert Ellice, the company closed its pitch on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube at midnight after raising more than £1.4m – well over its original £1m target. The pitch attracted 358 investors with the biggest single investment of £200,000.
easyProperty aims to turn the industry on its head, offering...
TV presenter, Nicki Chapman, who hosts the popular Escape to the Country programme will launch the first show homes at Exeter’s only retirement village, Millbrook Village on Saturday 6th September.
Nicki Chapman - who first hit our screens when she appeared as a judge on Popstars and Pop Idol in 2001 - is now a well known presenter on many homes and gardens TV shows including Escape to the Country, Escape to the Continent, Holiday and Wanted Down Under.
Nicki will celebrate the opening of the long awaited show homes with a ribbon cutting ceremony and take a tour of the...
Homebuyers in Exeter will be spoilt for choice following the opening of Redrow’s stylish new Bishops Court development, situated close to the David Lloyd Health club and Sandy Park Rugby ground, which will play host to the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Set on the eastern edge of Exeter and providing all of the benefits of city living, the exclusive Bishops Court offers homebuyers a range of two, three and four bedroom homes. With a variety of house types to choose from, each offering serious curb appeal, teamed with stylish interiors, there is plenty to suit every home buyer.
Forward thinking Devon Estate Agency Helmores has become the first to use a Multi-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to market their clients’ properties with stunning aerial footage.
Rob Stoyle, one of the owners, has succeeded in obtaining a BNUC-S qualification together with permission to fly their state-of-the-art multi-rotor camera drone from the Civil Aviation Authority which means they can put their marketing 400 foot above the competition.
He said: “Attached with a high definition GoPro video camera our Multi-Rotor drone is a cutting-edge marketing tool that I have...
Exeter’s largest and most exclusive luxury student accommodation development, Dean Clarke Lofts, is doubling the amount of sharers’ accommodation available in a bid to meet demand from students looking to live in the lofts during the 2014-15 academic year.
Dean Clarke Lofts, located in the Grade II listed Halford Wing of the former Devon and Exeter Hospital in Southernhay, let all 30 lofts ahead of schedule last year and the developers behind the scheme – Burrington Estates – are also making the accommodation available to professionals in training too.
Site manager Nathan Pyett from independent developer, C G Fry & Son has won a Considerate Constructors Scheme 2014 National Site Bronze Award.
Nathan received his award in London and was joined by his partner Julia Simmonds and Kevin Murch, Construction Director of C G Fry and his wife Teresa. This award is in recognition of improving the image of construction and was for Holmdale site in Sidmouth built for DCH (formerly Devon & Cornwall Housing).
The Considerate Constructors Scheme's much-revered National Site Awards 2014, recognises and rewards the UK's most...
Internationally acclaimed chef, Michael Caines will be cooking up a treat for the opening of the Spinnakers showhome complex at 11am on 12 April.
Developed by Eagle One Homes, Spinnakers is the newly completed waterside development of 14, two and three bedroom apartments on Exmouth Quay.
To celebrate the launch Michael Caines will be cooking in one of the apartments’ contemporary kitchens before signing copies of his book in the lounge for those visiting between 12 noon and 2pm.
Michael Caines says: “Spinnakers really does have the wow factor. I’ll be preparing...
Dean Clarke Lofts are at the vanguard of bringing residential living back to the heart of Southernhay
With its imposing Georgian townhouses and fine gardens, Southernhay once provided the most prestigious residential addresses in Exeter. Impressively proportioned, with high ceilings and tall windows, the houses – many created by local master builders Matthew Nosworthy and William Hooper – were perfect for local gentry and affluent middle classes and their staff. Following the huge societal shifts driven by both world wars, however, the dynamic of the area changed and Southernhay...
