Homes & Gardens

What to Consider Before Adding Colour to Your Home

Choosing a new colour for your home is much more than just picking something that looks good in isolation. You need a tone that reflects your style and complements the architecture. Before you start splashing paint on the walls, there are a few factors to think about that can help you make an...

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Plans submitted for executive homes in Plymouth

Leading housebuilder Charles Church Cornwall has submitted two planning applications for more than 60 new homes in Plymouth.

Charles Church, which recently opened a new regional office in Launceston, wants to build 27 houses in the Seaton neighbourhood and a further 36 houses at Plymstock Quarry.

Outline planning permission has already been granted at both sites.

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Free central heating for Devon residents

Devon residents who have been feeling the cold this winter are being urged to apply for a free central heating system.

Government grant money is available for a limited time to help eligible Devon households to install a new gas central heating system.

The CosyDevon Central Heating Fund is supported by the local authorities, and managed by their scheme partners E.ON, AgilityEco...

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First time buyers in the South West will need £51,000 salary to afford an average home by 2020, warns Shelter

Typical first time buyers will need to earn £51k a year by 2020, new research by housing and homelessness charity Shelter shows. This is more than 30% more than the £38k needed for a typical first time buyer’s mortgage today.

On top of this they would need a typical deposit of £47,000 to keep up with rocketing house prices in the region, which are projected to rise to £236,000 over the...

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On course for auction

Auctioneers have hailed ‘possibly the most stand-out residential development opportunity currently on the market’ in the Plymouth area.

The lot going under the hammer is a garage workshop in a prime riverside position with planning consent for a three-bedroom house.

From its elevated position next to 861 Wolseley Road, Saltash Passage, it has glorious views directly over the...

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Get on the first rung of the property ladder with shared ownership

Getting onto the first rung of the property ladder can seem an impossible struggle; but Plymouth couple Amy and Julian Relf have moved into their dream home thanks to Westward and Help to Buy’s Shared Ownership scheme.

The first-time buyers are now the proud joint owners, with Westward, of a two-bedroom home in the stunning location of Boston Close, The Boatyard, Oreston, overlooking...

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Plymouth woman wins national prize draw

It’s been celebration for local woman, Misty Bailey, who has been successful in winning a month’s free rent in a national prize draw that was run by estate agent, Your Move, in conjunction with the Corporate Client Department (CCD) of its parent company, LSL Property Services plc (LSL).

Misty, who privately rents a property in Plymouth, entered the prize draw following completion of a...

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Buyers in space race for parking lots

Two of seven parking bays at Queen Anne’s Quay in Parsonage Way in Plymouth have been sold with five spaced remaining available post-auction.

The spaces in an off-road location were among the West Country lots listed for sale by the regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson Auctioneers.

The larger of the two sold spaces went to a resident of Queen Anne’s Quay for £8,...

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Power to Switch in Plymouth

A service in Plymouth which has saved local people thousands of pounds by helping them change how they buy, use and generate energy, is backing a national campaign.

Local Community Benefit Society, Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) are supporting the #PowertoSwitch campaign, alongside Plymouth City Council. PEC’s trained advisors offer a range of services to help local residents and...

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Property deal kickstarts regeneration of West End

The Council is proposing to acquire over four acres (1.75 hectares) of land as part of its plans to radically transform properties on Plymouth’s West End.

Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets Councillor Mark Lowry announced today at Cabinet that the authority is in discussions with the Homes & Communities Agency to provide funding to buy 11 properties around Colin Campbell Court...

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You could be allergic to your own home and not know how to rectify it

76% of adults in a recent poll admit they aren’t aware of the different ways to reduce allergens within their home, a further 36% said that someone in their household suffers from allergies.

It is predicted that by 2025 asthma will represent the most prevalent chronic childhood disease and will result in one of the highest causes of health care costs*, meaning these figures from...

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