Alderley Edge-based urban regeneration specialist, Vita Group, has completed a deal with Manchester-based developer, Ask Real Estate, to acquire plot 10 at their First Street Estate in Manchester city centre. The deal follows Vita Group’s recently successful planning application to develop its … [Read more...]
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Bellway supports Cheshire horticultural show
Housebuilder Bellway has made a £300 contribution towards the horticultural events at the 2023 Poynton Show. A highlight in the Cheshire village’s annual events calendar, the Poynton Show is one of the North West’s largest horticultural and agricultural gatherings and takes place at Poynton Show … [Read more...]
New plans announced to accelerate development of new homes
Housing and Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, has set out new plans to accelerate the development of new homes in areas where there is already local consent. Proposals aim to focus new development on inner-city and urban areas, rather than eroding countryside at the edges of towns, as well as … [Read more...]
Support measures announced for mortgage holders following interest rate rise
Following the Bank of England’s decision to raise its base interest rate to 5%, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced new support measures for homeowners struggling with rising mortgage repayments. On 22nd June, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has agreed its … [Read more...]
North-west house prices up 4.8% on 2022
House prices in the North-west rose 4.8% in the 12 months to April 2023, according to the latest UK House Price Index published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The region has seen the second fastest house price growth in the UK, behind only the North-east (5.5% growth in the same … [Read more...]
Bellway brings boxes of food to Cheshire food bank
Wanting to offer a helping hand and provide some support to those in need in the local community, Bellway has donated £250 and four big boxes of non-perishable food items to Hope Central, a charity helping to relieve poverty in Cheshire East. The Bellway team at Park Gate Village, on Hamman Drive … [Read more...]
SAS Daniels backs first National Conveyancing Week
Cheshire law firm, SAS Daniels, is lending its support to the inaugural National Conveyancing Week, taking place from 20th to 24th March. National Conveyancing Week is a nationwide initiative aiming to shine a light on the role of conveyancers in the home moving process. It has been launched to … [Read more...]
Macclesfield schools receive books from Bellway
Housebuilder Bellway has marked World Book Day with donations of £200 to two local primary schools in Macclesfield, close to its Weaver Green development. Children from Whirley Primary on Whirley Road and Broken Cross Academy on Parkett Heyes Road in Macclesfield were invited to the development … [Read more...]
Macclesfield children flex their green fingers with Bellway
Children from Whirley Primary School on Whirley Road have officially adopted the greenhouse at Bellway’s Weaver Green development on Chelford Road in Macclesfield. Located in the garden of the showhome at the beautiful Bellway development, the stylish hexagonal greenhouse is currently empty and … [Read more...]
Approval expected for Handforth Garden Village of 1,500 homes and 30 acres of commercial development
Cheshire East Council is expected to approve plans for Handforth Garden Village which would see the delivery of 1,500 new homes on the edge of the Cheshire town. The council, via its development company Engine of the North, is the lead developer for the Handforth Garden Village and the delivery … [Read more...]
Retirement development planned for former Wilmslow Police Station
Retirement community developer, McCarthy Stone, has begun a public consultation on plans to convert the former Wilmslow Police Station into 55 apartments. Cheshire's Police and Crime Commissioner put the 1.38-acre site on the market for residential development in February 2022 to enable the local … [Read more...]
Team expansion and partner promotion at SAS Daniels
Cheshire law firm SAS Daniels LLP has appointed a quintet of conveyancing assistants across its branches and promoted senior property lawyer, Steph Lyke, to partner. Jack Lawrenson-Leroux, Leon Gagnon, Danielle Jarrett, Shanae Byrne and Rebecca Stubbs have also all been appointed as Conveyancing … [Read more...]