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Get ready for new Boxing Day TV property adverts!

Get ready for new Boxing Day TV property adverts!

Did you know that Boxing Day is one of the busiest days in the year for new home searches on property portals like Rightmove and On the Market - both of which we advertise with here at Samuel Wood. This month ... Read More
Phil Spencer teams up with Propertymark for 'how to move home the right way' podcasts

Phil Spencer teams up with Propertymark for 'how to move home the right way' podcasts

The popular presenter of Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location is producing his latest series of Move iQ podcasts on the most common issues that buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants face. The series, which will be available... Read More
Delighted to announce our Christmas Competition winner!

Delighted to announce our Christmas Competition winner!

This December, we ran a competition on our facebook page facebook.com/ SamuelWoodShropshire to offer one lucky person the chance to a win a family annual National Trust... Read More
The race for space – how coronavirus led to the great Shropshire migration

The race for space – how coronavirus led to the great Shropshire migration

Samuel Wood Directors, Russell Griffin and Andrew Cadwallader take a look at the last 12 months in the local property market: An extra 500,000 people have moved house in the last 12 months in the UK and annual house prices were up by 10... Read More
Vacancy – Residential Sales Valuer

Vacancy – Residential Sales Valuer

We are looking for an individual to join our expanding company in the mid-county area of Shropshire, represented by our Church Stretton and Craven Arms branches, in a region with huge potential. You will be responsible for creating new... Read More
Ode to Joy

Ode to Joy

Russell Griffin, here at Samuel Wood considers changes in the property market as 2021 draws to a close. It was only as recently as the 1930s that electric light became standard in new homes built in urban areas of the UK. Now, just 90... Read More
Prospective homebuyers invited to exclusive preview of new development

Prospective homebuyers invited to exclusive preview of new development

This Saturday (27/11/21), prospective homebuyers can attend an open day and be among the first people to view the launch of a new, exclusive development of eight homes in Shrewsbury. The new Rowley Court development in Sutton Farm, has... Read More
Rents rising at fastest pace in 13 years

Rents rising at fastest pace in 13 years

The BBC has recently reported that rents are rising at the fastest pace since 2008 according to figured published by property website Zoopla. Private sector rents in the UK were 4.6% higher in September than a year before at £968 per... Read More
Home working set to create ‘second surge’ of house buying

Home working set to create ‘second surge’ of house buying

More and more people will be looking to move home as five-days-a-week office working become a distant memory. The sector is forecasting a second surge in house buying next year as the home-working phenomenon continues and The Negotiator... Read More
Autumn house prices

Autumn house prices

In our fourth expert column for the Shropshire Star, Russell Griffin discussed Autumn House Prices. "As we move to Autumn and the weather starts to cool, mass-market prices are hitting new record highs. Many people are wondering... Read More