There’s always plenty of newsworthy and interesting things happening across our offices. Here are just some of them.
- 16th May 2012 - Renting on the rise as owners seek to move on
The English are getting comfortable with renting, according to a Warwickshire housing specialist. Claire Clark, newly appointed residential lettings manager at the Stratford-upon-Avon office of chartered surveyors and auctioneers CPBigwood, said attitudes had changed.
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- 11th May 2012 - CPBigwood calls for regulation of managing agents
Midlands property agents CPBigwood have welcomed a new call for greater regulation of the leasehold sector. The fresh push follows a House of Lords debate on the subject and comes despite the Government’s refusal to act, arguing it should be something for the industry itself to sort out.
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Midlands housebuilder Kendrick Homes has snapped up another site in the village of Astwood Bank – where it is already working. With the help of agents CPBigwood it has purchased a former offices and commercial complex on High Street for an undisclosed sum.
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- 3rd May 2012 - CPBigwood promotes Tom Dennes to head up residential agency
Tom Dennes has been appointed as Head of Residential Agency in Warwickshire and the West Midlands at chartered surveyors and auctioneers CPBigwood. And the news comes as CPBigwood has announced plans to launch a Birmingham residential agency service from its flagship Colmore Row branch this summer.
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- 1st May 2012 - Hot lots heat up CPBigwood’s latest auction
A Sutton Coldfield house and a former school in Aston were the stars of the latest CPBigwood auction. Held at the Holte Suite, Aston Villa Football Club, the room was once again packed, with around 600 eager purchasers. A total of 93 lots were offered. Including ten sold prior to the event, 67 unconditional exchanges of contracts saw a 72 per cent success rate and a total of more than £9 million raised.
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- 23rd April 2012 - Black Country bargains feature in next CPBigwood auction
A host of Black Country property bargains feature in the next CPBigwood auction at Aston Villa’s ground in Birmingham on Thursday, April 26. The hammer will fall on 101 lots including 51 residential properties with vacant possession, 26 residential investment properties of which a number are regulated tenancies, and five pubs. A total of 27 properties are on behalf of Law of Property Act (LPA) receivers and mortgagees, highlighting the continued demanding economic climate.
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- 18th April 2012 - Actor and actress set to exit stage right
Actor and actress couple Paul Greenwood and his wife Claire Nielson are set to say a sad farewell to Warwickshire. After 26 years the Greenwoods are planning to move to London for family reasons and admit it will be a “wrench”. Now their home near Welford-on-Avon is on the market through agents and auctioneers CPBigwood, with an asking price of £370,000.
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- 12th April 2012 - Bargain home buyers set for some hot auction action
A period-style home in Sutton Coldfield has set the phones ringing ahead of the next CPBigwood auction at Aston Villa’s ground in Birmingham on Thursday, April 26 Draycott, 25 Drifford, close to Sutton town centre goes under the hammer on behalf of Birmingham City Council, with a guide price of £280,000.
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- 11th April 2012 - Shrieves Walk set to benefit from CPBigwood TLC
CPBigwood has won a first managing agents contract with Midland property investors and developers Grevayne Properties. The commercial management team will be looking after a parade of nine shops at Shrieves Walk, off Sheep Street, in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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- 5th April 2012 - Lovingly restored lock-keeper’s cottage goes to auction
An historic and lovingly restored former lock-keeper’s cottage is to go under the hammer at CPBigwood’s next auction on Thursday, April 26.
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- 2nd April 2012 - Emigration boosting rental market - CPBigwood
A small but growing number of emigrants are offering a surprise boost to the Midlands housing rental market, according to Louise Kean, CPBigwood residential lettings manager. Instead of selling their UK homes they are opting to let them out.
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- 31st March 2012 - Former Sutton Coldfield Saab dealership site on sale
A landmark site in Sutton Coldfield which thousands drive past every day is on the market through agents CPBigwood. No: 115-119 Eachelhurst Road, is a former Saab car dealership and has a price tag of £750,000.
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- 29th March 2012 - Planning changes unlikely to boost market immediately - CPBigwood
There is unlikely to be an immediate massive house building surge as a result of the Government’s new planning blueprint, according to Colin Totney, a director of Midlands estate agents and auctioneers CPBigwood.
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- 26th March 2012 - No current plans to ditch EPCs warns CPBigwood
The Government has made it clear there can be no backsliding on Energy Performance Certificates despite scepticism from the public, according to property agents CPBigwood. “EPCs are here to stay,” warned director Jonathan Hackett. His comments follow changes which from April 6 extend the scope of the certificates, in particular with regard to property letting.
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- 22nd March 2012 - £2 million homes tax could prove boost for Midlands - CPBigwood
Tom Dennes, head of CPBigwood’s Country Homes division, said: “The rise in Stamp Duty Land Tax to seven per cent on homes changing hands at over £2 million could perversely prove a bonus for the Midlands.
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- 21st March 2012 - CPBigwood helping CRI deliver 2012 business plan
A new buy-to-let business has announced some early successes with help from the lettings arm of agents CPBigwood.
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- 20th March 2012 - To the Manor born
Manor Cottage at Bearley, just outside Stratford-upon-Avon, is steeped in history. Grade II listed, it dates from the 16th Century and has all the charm you would expect of such a period property. Now it is available through agents CPBigwood with a price guide of £795,000.
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Property management specialists CPBigwood have been appointed by Taylor Wimpey on its new prestigious development at Highfield Gardens in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
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- 12th March 2012 - NewBuy scheme needs early launch - CPBigwood
The Government’s NewBuy Guarantee scheme needs to be implemented quickly if it is to kick-start the housing market, an expert has warned. Simon Gibbs, director and head of the Stratford-upon-Avon and Henley-in-Arden offices of estate agents and auctioneers CPBigwood, said it was an “excellent initiative”.
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- 12th March 2012 - Luxury letting with superb views – that’s Alderwood House
Pure luxury – that is Alderwood House at Redhill, near Stratford-upon-Avon, a superb detached home in a fabulous rural location and available to let or for sale through agents CPBigwood.
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- 8th March 2012 - Avon calling – bard and board included
It has to be one of the prettiest spots in Stratford – the River Avon on the edge of the OldTown. 34 Avonside, Mill Lane, a three-bedroom duplex apartment, with a price guide of £565,000, enjoys stunning views and is available through agents CPBigwood.
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- 8th March 2012 - Best blend of old and new - Barr none
Barr House in Stratford-upon-Avon has the whiff of Victorian mystique even though it was built just five years ago. Now the property at Bishopton Park is available through agents CPBigwood with an asking price of £735,000.
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- 6th March 2012 - Fierce bidding for hot lots at CPBigwood auction
The latest CPBigwood auction saw £7.5 million worth of property change hands with eager bidding pushing many above guide price.
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- 6th March 2012 - Villagers rally around to buy their pub at auction
Residents of a Midlands village were so fed up at losing their local pub they decided to buy it. A group of 26 investors from Seighford, near Stafford, won out when the hammer came down at CPBigwood’s latest auction.
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- 3rd February 2012 - Slip back in time with Church Cottage
History lovers will swoon over this classic picture postcard thatched cottage. Church Cottage, 24 Church Lane, Shottery, is being marketed through the Stratford-upon-Avon office of CPBigwood.
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