In response to rising house prices and the increasingly large mortgage deposits required, Suffolk Building Society has launched its House Deposit Savings Account to help buyers get closer to home ownership. The account is available to those aged 18-35 aspiring to buy their first home, or their next home, provided they do not currently own a property. …
A historic Ipswich business is entering an exciting new chapter after moving offices for the first time in more than 70 years. Chartered surveyor practice Castons has made the switch to a new space in Felaw Maltings as it celebrates both its 130th anniversary and a sustained period of rapid growth. That period has seen…
Suffolk-based consultancy JMS Engineers has launched a dedicated new website offering specialist structural inspections and surveys carried out by qualified structural engineers. The launch comes in direct response to rising demand for reliable structural assessments across the county, as Suffolk experiences a steady increase in housing development and property transactions. Structural surveys designed for Suffolk…
Award-winning family-run housebuilder Bennett Homes is marking 75 successful years of building traditional high-quality homes by recognising the significant contribution made by its staff. In its early years, the company, with headquarters at Nowton near Bury St Edmunds, specialised in building bungalows for the retirement market. More recently, it has diversified its range of homes…
Bury St Edmunds based Burnett Barker Solicitors continues to grow the conveyancing part of its business with the appointment of Residential Conveyancing Solicitor Cher Coles. Cher, who joins from Adept Property Lawyers in Haverhill, is the third appointment to the conveyancing team in the last six months. Cher’s focus is on helping clients purchase new…
An independent mortgage broker in East Anglia is celebrating winning one of the most prestigious national awards in the mortgage industry. Boon Brokers, which is based in Bungay, has been awarded the title of the Best Small Broker of the Year (Southern regions) at The Mortgage Awards 2021. This award recognises the best broker firm…
Chris and Susanna Lye, owners of Home Instead Ipswich, Felixstowe and Woodbridge, are thanking their caring team for their dedication throughout the pandemic. The couple established the local home care company in 2009, which provides companionship-led care to local older people in the comfort of their own homes. The local business is part of a…
An East Anglian mortgage broker has experienced a record year, having arranged over £100 million of mortgage business in 2020 and seeing a 100 per cent increase in the number of mortgage applications handled since March last year. Bungay-based Boon Brokers has been receiving six times more enquiries each day since the start of 2021,…