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Right to Buy extension will cost SW councils millions

The average council in the South West will need to pay a staggering £19.4 million a year to the government to fund their flagship Right to Buy extension, new research by Shelter reveals today.

The policy, now being put through parliament as part of the government’s Housing and Planning Bill, would force local authorities to sell off a proportion of their council houses on the open...

SW couples say ‘I do’ to a cost-friendly wedding

A new study conducted by crafting company Stampin’ Up! UK reveals South West citizens to be cost-conscious where wedding spending is concerned.

The survey asked respondents to state how much they thought reasonable to spend on a wedding – not including honeymoon. Previous surveys conducted by a variety of businesses have suggested that a ‘typical’ wedding comes in at the £18-20k figure...

House prices highest since April 2008

House prices are now rising at 6.5% according to figures from the Nationwide Building Society.

The mortgage lender also claims that the average UK house and flat price has risen to £174,566 the highest since the April 2008.

The numbers suggest that the housing market is making a strong recovery since the recession.

Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide's...