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Property Gold: Virtual Tours – are they worth it?
Property Gold is a monthly column written by independent bespoke property consultant, Alex Goldstein. With over 17 years' experience, Alex helps his clients to buy and sell residential property in some of the most desirable locations in Yorkshire and beyond. This...
Spofforth: a broken planning system that’s failed a village
Today final planning approval for 72 homes in the conservation village of Spofforth goes before Harrogate Borough Council. The area has environmental and historical importance and is prone to being flooded. In this special report, journalist and resident, Anne Czernik, looks at a planning system that many villagers feel has failed them
District’s homebuyers and agents furious over council search delays
An increase in demand, the backlog of searches from the first lockdown and struggles with staff numbers have all put strain on the process.
Harrogate council urges homebuyers to be patient about search delays
Land searches are taking four times as long as the seven-day target, prompting the council to train more staff. One property consultant described the turnaround time as ‘appalling’.
Ripon’s MP supports action on unsafe building
Owners and tenants of four Ripon homes in danger of collapsing, say emergency action must be taken to protect passers-by, neighbouring properties and road users.
Councillors seek solution for Ripon eyesore site
Demolition of the former Ripon library building has led to a chapter of issues for a prominent site in the city and councillors continue to call for it to be tidied up .
Bilton mother claims council housing system is flawed
Courtney Barrass has been on the council waiting list since her private landlord gave her notice to leave in April. She claims some single parents receive a house much quicker and urged the council to act.
Subsidence causes evacuation of four Ripon homes
When Mat and Jane Pritchard bought a small flat in Ripon’s fashionable Bedern Court in 2000, nobody could foresee the heartache that lay ahead for them and others in the development.
Local property business expands
Lister Haigh, which has offices in Harrogate, Knaresborough and Boroughbridge, recruits five new members of staff in another sign of a post-lockdown boom in the property market.
Plan to convert Harrogate guest house to flats
The hotel is owned by Sandra Doherty, chief executive of Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce, who plans to retire from hospitality but stay on at the chamber.
Persimmon Homes submits plans to demolish Ripon Cathedral Choir School
The housebuilding company originally received permission to convert the building on Whitcliffe Lane but now claims it is not structurally sound and should be demolished.
Plans submitted for 1,300 homes at Ripon Barracks
Harrogate Borough Council has now validated the planning application. It is a move the developers see as a “major step forward” towards construction.
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Rare cabmen’s shelter returns to Ripon
A rare Listed Building that is one of Ripon’s heritage attractions dating back to the Edwardian era, is back in place after a £22,000 renovation