This year, we were pleased to invite pupils from Reception and Years 1 & 2 at Newbold & Tredington C of E Primary School to design their own Easter Egg in the now traditional, Easter colouring competition. An abundance of impressive entri...

Swalcliffe Park, near Banbury hosted another very successful British Eventing Horse Trials over the weekend with nearly 550 competitors taking part over the 2 days in classes of BE 80, 90 and 100.    Numerous volunteers braved the cold weather to...

The Chancellor announced a number of significant changes regarding commercial property in this week’s Budget. Apart from the well documented changes to business rates, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for non-residential properties has been restructure...

Given current commodity prices, a collapse in the dairy industry and poor returns through the principal beef, sheep and pig livestock sectors, it may seem surprising to suggest that prospects for farming look promising. There have been reasonably...

New dates for energy efficiency compliance in rental properties have been announced by the Government. These are as follows: April 2016: From this time, tenants living in private sector rented properties with F or G rated homes, as stated by the ...

Huge parts of North West England suffered substantial damage as a result of the recent severe storms and the subsequent flooding which has been called the ‘worst in our lifetime’. Whilst the Cotswolds and surrounding areas were lucky to avoid thi...

In a controversial move, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osbourne, announced in last autumn’s budget statement that buy-to-let landlords and purchasers of second homes will be forced to pay an extra 3% in stamp duty on property purchases ...

Sheldon Bosley is delighted to announce that Kate Billing has recently passed the National Federation of Property Professionals (NFOPP) Level 3 Technical Award in the Sale of Residential Property and has been awarded her MNAEA membership of The N...

As part of wider expansion and refurbishment plans, Sheldon Bosley has recently been successful in gaining planning permission for a new toilet facility at the Butterfly Farm in Stratford upon Avon. Stratford Butterfly Farm has just this past yea...

The Countryside Stewardship Hedgerows and Boundaries Grant Scheme opened for applications on 1st February 2016. The application window closes on 30th April. The scheme offers a range of options to applicants whose SBI is not in Environmental Stew...

In general, 2015 was a prosperous year for the rental sector.  We have seen increased rents and a busy year with very little down time. Record rent levels have been achieved in some areas and properties have been let with ease having very little ...

We are delighted to announce and congratulate Ted Beale on obtaining his qualification as Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Not only is this a great achievement in its own standing but Ted has been equally impressive in pass...