Private landlords being fined up to £30,000
By Orchards Estates on 15th May 2018,
Are Cash Buyers on the decline?
By Orchards Estates on 9th May 2018,It is 50 years since the first decimalised coins hit the high street of the UK, and five years since the Land Registry first starting recording details of...
How to enhance your home's appeal
By Orchards Estates on 5th May 2018,Basically, we’re talking about ambience. This can be very important, because whether we realise it or not, we are all sensitive to the “feel” of a
Government Announces plans to review Carbon Monoxide Alarms
By Orchards Estates on 2nd May 2018,Government Announces plans to review Carbon Monoxide Alarms...

How much does a village green affect your property value?
May Day – a much coveted long weekend, and a time for dancing, singing and fetes on the village green, but what is the price premium attached to living...

Are London Buyers Skewing House Prices in South Somerset?
By Orchards Estates on 21st Apr 2018,In a word, no. Interestingly, statistics reveal that of the 7,430 people who moved into South Somerset between mid-2015 and mid-2016, only 520 came from...
London Property Exhibition update
By Orchards Estates on 16th Apr 2018,Our late spring Westcountry exhibition held in conjunction with Lawson and Daughters in Fulham London was a great success The area was was lively and...
National fall through rate at a record high
By Orchards Estates on 9th Apr 2018,The latest data and analysis from independent home buyer, Quick Move Now, has revealed that the number of house sales falling through before completion is...

Fixed rate lending at a record low
By Orchards Estates on 5th Apr 2018,Interest rates were kept at 0.5% in March keeping the cost of borrowing low for home buyers. However, a rate rise is on the horizon. Those considering a...
Are Landlords aware of how much legislation has changed recently?
By Orchards Estates on 23rd Mar 2018,have recently had a conversation with a lanldord who had been happily managing their rental property themselves for a few years. Everythign seemed to be