The UK housing marketing is entering a new phase. It has been through a boom, a bust and a recovery cycle, and as we head into 2015 and a year that will see the formation of a new Government, we are now entering a more stable, yet still challenging era.
That’s according to leading property consultancy JLL’s new Residential Market Review, published this month which predicts that South West house prices will rise by 4% in 2015 and 24% over the next five years. This rate of increase is second only to London and the South East and faster than the UK average.
Development projects in Exeter and across Devon and Cornwall are being delayed by up to three months as a result of a struggle to source skilled labour, according to leading property consultancy JLL. As the economy has started to improve, construction work has picked up, with new building projects taking place in and around the region. But David Slee, building consultancy director at JLL in Exeter, said that there is a lack of skilled construction workers available to meet the demand created by these schemes. The much needed new housing schemes now underway across Devon and Cornwall are...
The Mayor of Exmouth, Cllr John Humphreys is to ‘break the ground’ as work starts on the new £5m Premier Inn for Exmouth next Tuesday.
Cllr Humphreys will be joined in the cermony by New Openings Manager for Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants Carly Wintle, for Whitbread PLC, to offically begin work on the construction of Exmouth’s new 60-bedroom Premier Inn, with cafe and conference facilities, which will open for business in spring 2015.
Initial work has already began on the site of the former Elizabeth Hall (pictured), after being sold by East Devon District Council to...
A newly-built £27.5 million health education and research centre is now open, streamlining the process from discovery to patient care. The state-of-the-art Research, Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building is a partnership between the University of Exeter Medical School and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E).
Part-funded by the Wellcome-Wolfson Foundation, the building is innovative in every way – it will enhance collaboration between the two organisations, and has already been nominated in two categories of the Michelmores Western Morning News...
Work on the new 60-bedroom Premier Inn on the former Elizabeth Hall site in Exmouth is scheduled to begin at the end of April.
Premier Inn is close to completing its final preparation work before starting work on site. It has concluded its negotiations with its chosen contractor and is working with East Devon District Council to fulfil the final requirements of the planning consent, before the start of construction.
Once on-site, the appointed contractors will complete the development quickly and to the highest standard, with an anticipated opening date of early 2015....
Dorchester-based independent, family-owned developer C G Fry & Son toasts the success of two of their site managers receiving awards in the South West regional finals of the NHBC (National House Building Council) ‘Pride in the Job’ 2013 in the medium house builder category. Steve Walker was announced as the South West regional winner for The Duchy of Cornwall Poundbury development in Dorchester and colleague Adrian White has won the Seal of Excellence for Wyndham Place in Tisbury, Wiltshire; his first site for C G Fry.
Pride in the Job is the only UK-wide competition dedicated...
Don’t miss the chance to get free impartial advice and ideas for your build project over a cup of tea and a slice of cake at the Magdalen Chapter Hotel in Exeter. Meet RIBA architects who are offering complimentary design consultations as part of the National ‘Tea with an Architect’ scheme founded by Gabrielle Omar, RIBA architect and previous contestant on The Apprentice . Gabrielle will join the architects and give a talk at 5.15 pm on the profile of modern architecture as part of ‘Love Architecture’. Around 10 local architects are giving their time to offer help and advice on everything...
The managing director from one of the South West’s leading housebuilders says he’s pleased with the performance of the business and believes it’s firmly on track to meet end of year expectations.
Simon Perks, managing director for Exeter-based Persimmon Homes South West says the autumn selling season has seen visitor rates rise six per cent ahead of this time last year and weekly private sales rates rise four per cent.
Speaking as Persimmon plc releases its Interim Management Statement which covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 12 November 2012, Simon said: “House buyers...
Will you help Santa out and bring the gift of a home to over 40 young homeless people this Christmas?
Join dozens of Santas on Saturday 8th December as they abseil 100ft down the @Renslade offices to tackle youth homelessness across Devon. This sponsored event will help Exeter YMCA continue to provide 15,000 nights of supported accommodation each year. To find out more about the difference your support is making in the lives of young people click here .
A Santa costume is provided for every participant and the event is run by professionals who will give you all the...
