This week’s Thomas James Estate Agents featured Ruddington property is a brand new ground floor apartment – situated on the Manor Lodge retirement development – with an entrance hall, fitted kitchen & lounge/dining room with a door opening to a private patio seating area – one bedroom and shower room – communal gardens and parking – and an asking price of £278,950. You can view this property in a new browser window >>HERE<<. Please contact Thomas James Estate Agents directly for more information, or to arrange a viewing, by ‘phoning 0115 984 4660…
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Private Renters – ‘Have Your Say’ on Damp and Mould
Ruddington residents in privately rented accommodation are being encouraged to complete a short, anonymous online survey on their living conditions and alert our local authority if living in a property with significant damp or mould problems. The survey is being carried out by Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) to find out how prevalent the issues are in privately rented houses within our village and across the wider area. It says the results could help shape the way it works with landlords and tenants to manage the risks they can cause. The…
Read MoreHope for the Housing Market as 2022 Draws to a Close
With the recent uncertainty in the housing market, it can be hard to know when the best time is to sell your property writes Ricky Benwell. Whether you’re thinking of buying your first home, upsizing or downsizing from your current property, keeping a close eye on the local market and house prices is always a good place to start. After a slow start to October, we have seen a recovery in both properties coming to the market and sales going through to completion. Following a rise in mortgage rates, there…
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This week’s Thomas James Estate Agents featured property is a detached, two bedroomed bungalow – with low maintenance gardens – a driveway offering parking for a number of vehicles – a guide price of £300,000 to £310,000 – and with no upward chain. You can view this property in a new browser window >>HERE<<. Please contact Thomas James Estate Agents directly for more information, or to arrange a viewing, by ‘phoning 0115 984 4660 or emailing ruddington@tjea.com Thomas James Estate Agents is located at 20, High St, Ruddington, NG11 6EH and open Monday to Friday…
Read MoreNear & Far Removals Moves!
A long established and much loved Ruddington removals company has itself relocated – but only to a couple of doors down. Near & Far Removals decided to remain in our village – to stay ‘Near’ rather than go ‘Far’ – and can now be found upstairs at Unit 8, Brookside Road following this month’s move from Unit 2 on November 10th. Elaine Langridge, who has run the business with her husband Martyn since 2003, says the imminent redevelopment of their former premises prompted the decision. “We have been next door…
Read MoreProperty Developer’s Second Planning Breach
It’s been confirmed the house-builder currently constructing 175 new houses on almost sixteen acres of Ruddington’s former Green Belt south of Musters Road has breached its planning conditions for the second time in just over a year. Residents nearby have reacted with dismay at being told a total of 38 ‘Wilbur Chase’ properties are now occupied – breaching even the revised 35 property limit set by Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC). Stipulations for Avant Homes (Midlands)‘s original planning approval for this estate included that off-site highway improvement works to the A60/Kirk Lane/Flawforth Lane junction…
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This week’s Thomas James Estate Agents featured property is a semi-detached family home – with two bedrooms – gas central heating and double glazing – a driveway, car port and garage – enclosed lawned rear garden with mature shrubs and paved seating areas – and a guide price of £250,000. You can view this property in a new browser window >>HERE<<. Please contact Thomas James Estate Agents directly for more information, or to arrange a viewing, by ‘phoning 0115 984 4660 or emailing ruddington@tjea.com Thomas James Estate Agents is located at 20, High St, Ruddington,…
Read MoreApply Now For Infant & Junior School Places
Whilst the deadline for parents of village youngsters to apply for their Secondary School places outside Ruddington in 2023/2024 has now passed, the process for Infant and Primary children hoping they’ll be schooled here is only just beginning. Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) has announced that applications are now open for kids starting in reception and children due to transfer from an infant school to junior education (Year 3) in September 2023. For children who will turn five years old between 1st September 2023 and 31st August 2024, and for those children transferring from…
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This week’s Thomas James Estate Agents featured property is a modern, semi-detached home – with 2 bedrooms – gas central heating and double glazing – a driveway and garage – low maintenance enclosed garden – and a guide price of £220,000 to £225,000 with no upward chain. You can view this property in a new browser window >>HERE<<. Please contact Thomas James Estate Agents directly for more information, or to arrange a viewing, by ‘phoning 0115 984 4660 or emailing ruddington@tjea.com Thomas James Estate Agents is located at 20, High St, Ruddington, NG11 6EH and open…
Read MoreLocal Housing Market Remains Busy
According to national statistics, the average price for a property in the region is close to £47,500 more expensive than in the summer of 2020, after COVID-19 market lockdown, writes Benwell Daykin. During the same period, the threshold for a prime market property in the region has risen by £60,000. Except for the Stamp Duty holiday fuelled markets in 2021, the first half of 2022 proved the busiest since 2016, with over 100,000 homes changing hands each month. This activity pushed revenue from property taxation over the period to more than…
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