Planting for the future
Our staff love to give back to the communities in which they live and work especially when it comes to improving the local environment. So when a chance to do some hedge planting came up, Shipston lettings manager Sarah Scaysbrook jumped at the chance. It followed a “People, Planet, Pint” sustainability event Sarah went to […]
Beginning of the end for ‘feudal’ leasehold system
Commonhold will be the default tenure for flats in England and Wales under plans to bring the “feudal” leasehold system to an end. The change will give homeowners a stake in the ownership of their buildings and will hand them more power, control and security over their homes. The proposals to ban leaseholds are part […]
Overhaul of local plans to boost housing supply
Local plans are to be overhauled as part of reforms to boost housing supply. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said there will be a clear expectation for them to be made within two-and-a-half years, rather than the average time of seven. New changes include introducing regular assessments to help councils stay on […]
SBK’s latest podcast now live
The latest edition of SBK Unplugged, Sheldon Bosley Knight’s land and property podcast is now live. In this episode, Kate Gould is in conversation with our lettings director Rebecca Dean, associate director Nik Kyriacou and managing director of Tara & Co, David French. They discuss all things Renters’ Rights Bill. Watch and listen to the […]
Forum sparks engaging discussions
Farmers and landowners have taken part in an inaugural Farmers’ Forum hosted by Sheldon Bosley Knight. Along with our partners from MHA Accountants and Arnold Thomson Solicitors, Sheldon Bosley Knight and Andrew Granger & Co organised the first event of this year in Tur Langton, Leicestershire. Representatives from all the organisations involved gave talks which […]
Leicester and Coventry in UK property hotspot list
Leicester and Coventry have been placed in the top 10 of UK property hotspots. The cities, rated number three and eight respectively, came in just behind second place Burnley and Bradford which took the top spot. The OnTheMarket Hotspots Index looks at the number of available sales properties and compares that against the volume of onsite activity, creating a […]
Interviewing the next generation
Always keen to help encourage and inspire the next generation, two of our sales staff went back to school to take part in a careers event. Groups of Year 11 students at Myton School in Warwick were asked questions by Ian Watts and Jenny Fletcher from our Leamington office as part of a mock interview […]
Celebrating our rising stars
Congratulations to two of our rising stars on gaining yet more professional qualifications! Our rural surveyor, Archie Benson, has successfully passed his chartered exams to become a RICS chartered surveyor. Archie, who has been with Sheldon Bosley Knight since November 2021, completed two years of work experience and undertook the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors […]
Grey belt unlikely to have significant impact on housebuilding
The government has been warned its housebuilding policies are being implemented in a “rushed and incoherent manner”. A report of the House of Lords Built Environment committee found proposals to introduce a grey belt category of land within the green belt was unlikely to have a significant impact on housebuilding. Chairman Lord Moylan said the […]
