'A perfect storm of garden desirability': On the growing value of outside space
Buying agent Louise Ridings explores the capitalisation of garden space, and what buyers should bear inn mind when assessing a potential new home's outside space.
Louise Ridings is Regional Director at Stacks Property Finder in the East Midlands. Louise lives on the Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire border and has lived in her region for nearly 20 years.
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Property Industry Reactions: Starmer resigns, opening the door for a Burnham premiership
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