MORE than half of Brits are spending their time at home in the cold and dark for fear of rising household bills, according to new research which lays bare the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.
A survey by Barratt Developments PLC - which includes Barratt Homes , David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - found a whopping 57 per cent of people are having to keep lights switched off...
Looking after your houseplant during the height of winter isn't the easiest - freezing temperatures are the norm and sunlight has become a luxury. Houseplant parents are being advised to move their plants towards brighter windows, and away from areas including above a radiator, or near a fire.
With sales of houseplants in the UK growing 50% last year* compared to pre-pandemic in 2019...
Key workers in the South West can now receive a deposit contribution of up to £15,000 towards a new home with the launch of David Wilson Homes’ new Key Worker Deposit Contribution scheme.
Key workers will be entitled to a deposit contribution of £750 for every £25,000 spent and can receive up to the value of £15,000. So, for example, when purchasing a £300,000 home, Barratt Homes...
The South West’s largest housebuilder has donated £50,000 to charities across the region, including the Okehampton-based Gilead Foundations charity, to mark the start of 2022.
Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, which are building hundreds of much-needed new homes across the South West, are giving £10,000 each to five charities that are important to their staff and support their...
A much-loved local zoo and conservation trust in South Devon is celebrating an unexpected windfall from leading housebuilders Barratt and David Wilson Homes, who have donated £1,000 to help it recover from the challenges of Covid.
Shaldon Zoo and Wildlife Trust, which carries out vital conservation work all over the world, has suffered major financial losses during the lockdown as it...
Following the unprecedented success of one of South Devon's newest housing developments, leading housebuilder David Wilson Homes is scoping out plans for an additional new community alongside it.
More than 40 of the new homes are now occupied at David Wilson Homes' Braid Park, Tiverton and only seven of the total 60 homes are left for sale. Construction work is due to complete this...
Northern Devon Foodbank and CHAT (Churches Housing Action Team) Foodbank in Tiverton have been given £1,000 each by a leading housebuilder to help carry out their work as communities continue to feel the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, who are developing Braid Park in Tiverton and Tarka Ridge and Raleigh Holt outside Barnstaple, have stepped in...
Home isn’t just where the heart is according to a new survey – home entertaining is on the increase and it’s where people are now more likely to entertain family and friends.
Households throughout the South West area are gearing up for everything from family gatherings through to kids’ parties, formal cocktail evenings and of course Christmas dinner, and a new survey has highlighted...
The typical downsizers looking for a smaller home for their retirement has been replaced by a new breed of buyers who put space, location and a new lease of life at the top of their priority list.
Five star housebuilder David Wilson Homes said that it is seeing a rise in the number of people who are making a move to Plymouth long before retirement – movers it is calling the rightsizers...
