Recruiting the best talent
Whatever age you are, there will be a point in your life where you will be looking for a job. Perhaps as a school or university leaver, perhaps as someone recently made redundant, coming back to work after having or raising kids, or as someone looking for a career change. For all, it can be […]
Giving nature a helping hand
Staff from Sheldon Bosley Knight’s Shipston office used one of their volunteer “golden” days to support the wider community. The team swapped their office shoes for outdoor boots and headed to Cornmill Meadows Local Wildlife Site for a hands-on morning in nature. They got stuck in to fixing and erecting bird and bat boxes alongside […]
Planning reform 2026: Why planning applications must be ‘appeal-ready’ from day one
From April 1, 2026 (not an April Fools), significant changes to the written representations appeal process will come into force in England. As this route accounts for the vast majority of planning appeals, the implications are substantial for applicants, landowners and developers. The Planning Inspectorate has confirmed that, under the new process, the opportunity to […]
Farming grants 2026 – what you need to know
There is some good news for farmers thanks to a raft of schemes and funding which can be accessed and applied for. In essence, it means support for farms in 2026 is becoming simpler, fairer and more practical, with clearer schemes and more funding directed to where it makes the biggest difference. Sustainable Farming Incentive […]
Ian’s property clinic
Hot on the heels of his successful and informative talk at the Warwick Society, valuer Ian Watts is hosting his first property clinic. Ian, who is part of Sheldon Bosley Knight’s residential sales team in Warwick and Leamington, will be at the Craftsman on Thursday, February 26. Anyone who has a burning question relating to […]
It’s shaping up to be a good year
Asking prices have had their strongest start to a year since 2020. Although the average price of newly listed homes is virtually flat in February, prices are up by 2.8% since December. The latest Rightmove House Price Index reveals average prices in February are almost unchanged compared with January, falling by only £12 to £368,019. […]
Self and custom-build housing markets gaining momentum
Sheldon Bosley Knight is fast becoming an expert in the emerging self and custom-build housing markets. These two housing models give buyers the principal design input into the construction of their homes rather than buying off larger developments from house builders where there is little or no choice on the design and layout of the […]
Leicester named as one of the busiest housing markets
Leicester and the immediate area is one of the busiest markets in the UK when it comes to the estimated number of homes listed for sale. It joins Liverpool and Bradford in the top three of 14 major British cities which also includes Birmingham and London. The research looked at the total number of homes currently […]
Talking houses
One of Sheldon Bosley Knight’s senior sales valuers will be sharing his knowledge of the housing market at an event next week. Ian Watts will be speaking to Warwick Society members and the wider community about the buying and selling process of property as well as how he got into estate agency. He will also […]