Exciting news…. Superstar Russell Crowe will join a host of other Hollywood A-listers in Winchester next week to shoot scenes for film blockbuster Les Misérables. The city is being transformed into 19th century Paris for the musical drama, which stars the Gladiator actor. Crowe, whose screen credits also include Master and Commander and A Beautiful … Read More
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said prices in February had risen by just 0.3% over the past year. There are big regional variations, with prices rising in London, the South East and Scotland, but falling sharply in Northern Ireland and the North East. Prices rose by 0.2% in February, putting them at an … Read More
Having young children is a pleasure in Hampshire – there are so many fun and cheap days out right on your doorstep. On Saturday we organised an Easter egg hunt through Alresford, which took us via Thomas and his friends at the Watercress Steam Railway and ended up at the ever popular Caracoli cofee and … Read More
After two years, the stamp duty ‘holiday’ is over for first time buyers on properties worth more than £125,000 – they will now have to pay the same tax as other buyers. For the full BBC Business News article, please click here The current Stamp Duty thresholds are as follows: 1% properties of more … Read More
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Several of yesterday’s announcements were highly significant, but will probably only have impacts at the upper end of the market on the way properties are financed. – New 7% “Stamp Duty” band above £2m This may stall imminent transactions, but have little effect on reducing longer term volumes as over £2m buyers are generally more … Read More
The Winchester Hat Fair is Britains longest running festival of street theatre and outdoor arts and it is, without doubt, one of Hampshires truly unique summer events. For more information on this unmissable weekend, please click here.
A big thankyou again to Dave Gibbons for his beautiful Hampshire inspired pictures – to view our whole library, please click on our Facebook page and go to photos, or take a look at his website http://www.dave-gibbons.com/
Winchester is proud to be marking The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the run up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games with a series of special events showcasing everything that makes Britain great. Between 25 May and 26 July 2012 the whole district will be marking the occasion in a Best of British Festival. To read … Read More
Just as all the trees and plants are coming into bloom – so are we! Spring is the most popular time of the year to move as people come out of hibernation and get focused on school admissions and new beginnings. Property also tends to show much better at this time of year for buyers … Read More