Ranked: Britain’s most popular, most expensive & cheapest seaside locations
Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs and Salcombe are the priciest coastal enclaves, reports Rightmove, while Whitby and Whitley Bay are the most popular amongst househunters.
In Dorset
The Buying Solution recruits Strutt & Parker man for Southern Counties searches
Jake Civardi has joined Knight Frank’s buying agency arm as a Partner, to handle property searches in Hampshire, West Berkshire, Wiltshire and into the West Country.
Buyer found for Dorset’s fire-ravaged Parnham House
Described by Historic England as ‘exceptionally important’, the Grade I listed Elizabethan stately home was gutted by a blaze in 2017
Planners close the book on Hardy country saga
Planning inspector concludes proposals for 120-home development near Dorchester would cause ‘permanent damage’ to the setting of the Grade I listed Wolfeton House, once frequented by the great Victorian author
Humberts to enter administration again?
177-year-old estate agency Humberts is rumoured to be in trouble, 19 months after being bought out of administration.
Wealth Resorts: Britain’s multi-millionaire hotspots
A new report has identified the UK’s key enclaves for high net worth individuals, ranking the country’s top 20 major cities and the top 20 small towns/villages by private wealth and multi-millionaire population
Final sign-off granted for Bournemouth’s Winter Gardens site
Planning approval for landscape designs mean that works can finally start on the 4.9 acre site next year.
Sandbanks homeowner hit with £60k fine for lopping protected pines
Court hands down hefty penalty after illegal works boost value of high-end holiday home ‘by between £20k and £100k’
Top-end Dorset estate agency closes two branches
Sandbanks property broker Saxe Coburg has shut two of its three branches, but says it is “just as busy as when there were three offices”
The Value of Community: ‘Sustainable urbanism’ offers dividends for property developers & homeowners
Homes built on the principles of sustainable urbanism – with an emphasis on character and community – achieve higher residential development values and can maintain house price premiums, according to research by Savills for The Prince’s Foundation.
Plans submitted for an ‘innovative’ beach hut scheme in Poole
A development of 28 contemporary beach huts has been mooted near Dorset’s Canford Cliffs
Ranked: Britain’s ten most ‘in demand’ seaside towns
St Ives is the most popular coastal town in the country, according to property portal Rightmove