House prices continued to rise in the South West, but at a slower pace, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey.
In line with slowing momentum, surveyors are now anticipating a much flatter price outlook in the run up to Christmas, but over the course of the next 12 months they remain quite positive.
The level of sales activity was more or less unchanged on the...
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...
Boux Avenue opened a new store at Drake Circus in Plymouth on Thursday.
Created and owned by Theo Paphitis, Boux Avenue has built a reputation for offering affordable luxury, by capturing the essence of contemporary to vintage designs for women, to enjoy body- beautiful inner confidence.
With customer experience central to Theo Paphitis’s philosophy, Boux Avenue captures the...
One in 11 renters in the South West have suffered health problems in the last year because rogue landlords failed to deal with poor conditions in their properties, newly released research shows.
The YouGov survey of more than 4,500 private renters across the country, commissioned by Shelter and British Gas, revealed that poor conditions were commonplace for renters. More than two...
There is a huge pay gap between workers living in the East and West of the South West region, with the people living in the East the best paid, earning up to £17,000 more than those living in the West. That’s one of the findings of the ManpowerGroup Pay League, a new series of local insights into UK pay trends from ManpowerGroup, the world leader in innovative workforce solutions.
The Institute of Directors has expanded its South West team with the appointment of Hannah Goodenough as head of Business Development for the region.
Hannah, who lives in Bath, will be based at the regional headquarters at the Science Park in Emerson's Green, Bristol, but will be responsible for retaining and attracting membership across the South West which has branches representing...
A wealth of young talent is being lost up the M5 and more needs to be done to retain graduates in the South West, business leaders have warned.
Perceptions that the region is a poor place to work with no obvious ladders of progression and better career opportunities elsewhere are the key issues, they say.
The warning came as a national report was released this month stating...
Connecting Devon and Somerset has confirmed that an additional £38 million will be invested in improving superfast broadband coverage across the region. This funding will be spent on increasing coverage to 95% of homes and businesses by 2017.
Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, Cabinet Member for Economy and Growth for Devon County Council, said: “We are delighted to announce that Connecting...
The Environment Agency and the Met Office are warning there is a risk that the remnants of ex-tropical storm Bertha could bring strong winds, waves and heavy rainfall to the South West this weekend.
On Sunday and Monday a combination of high spring tides, strong westerly winds and waves brings a possible risk of flooding to the South West coast of England.
This summer seven National Trust places in the South West will be among twenty-three across the country which are inviting visitors to share a silent walk of remembrance to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.
‘There were our own / there were the others’ has been conceived by the artist Alec Finlay as a contemporary act of remembrance for all those affected by...
