Why Choose Us?
West Country Property & Auction Specialists Greenslade Taylor Hunt 's guide to why you might want to consider buying a new build.
As of June 15th many shops will be opening their doors for the first time in three months. With the easement of Covid-19 restrictions on the retail industry, businesses may be re-thinking the suitability of their current location or looking to find their first premises.
Five months on from when we all complained about the ever-lasting January, and yet somehow, we’re now halfway through the year.
The property market has been through some tough times recently, but one department at Greenslade Taylor Hunt has reported some impressive stats throughout the lockdown period and beyond.
Here we report on a property phenomenon playing out now in a market near you.
Now that the property market has seen restrictions eased, the first question clients are asking us is how will the coronavirus influence property prices?
In a recent government update, estate agents like us have been advised that we can take steps to help get the population moving once more
We’re seven weeks into lockdown, and Simon Havens, Parter, looks at how coronavirus has affected life in the property market.
Richard Webber, Partner in our South Molton office, looks ahead to a time when we can all move freely from our homes.
There is still many unanswered questions on house prices surrouning Brexit.
This new scheme has been announced following reports that the number of people who own their own home in the UK is slowly rising for the first time in years.
West Country Property & Auction Specialists Greenslade Taylor
Today the Greenslade Taylor Hunt team provide their expertise and top tips to ensure the process is
Simon Havens - Greenslade Taylor Hunt's Partner and Head of Residential responds to the positive start to the property market so far this year
Can buying at auction really get you the house you want at a great price or is it just for experienced cash buyers?
Looking to convert an existing agricultural building to a flexible commercial premise? Class R could be for you!
As we focus on Big Energy Savings Awareness this week, read more from GTH on the growing demand for suitable sites for solar and other technologies from overseas and UK investors.
Somerset West and Taunton Council launch key consultations on the future look of housing, infrastructure and employment for the area on January 13, 2020.
We’re thrilled with another 100% success rate at our Collective Land & Property Auction at Batch Country House, Lympsham on Wednesday 11th December, with seven out of seven lots selling under the hammer in front of a crowd of approximately 100 would-be buyers.
Here are some top tips on how we can all be a little more eco-friendly and sustainable this Christmas:
It may not be a glamorous subject that covers the front pages of glossy magazines, but it’s something that many need to know.
A council’s failure to
A distinctive structure on the Devon skyline, a disused water tower, set in countryside close to the village of Broadclyst has just come to the market with our Tiverton office.
Paul Smart Transport is celebrating after hitting £100,000 in their efforts to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
House names in The West Country aren’t uncommon. Just walk through a sleepy village hidden in the hills and you’ll find rows of homes almost exclusively named instead of numbered. But why do some houses have names?
A good crowd turned out for our latest property and land auction, which saw a number of pleasing prices.
We were delighted to be recognised by winning a prestigious award from the Mayfair Group, the leading national network of independent estate agents and chartered surveyors.
One of the West Country’s longest established firms of chartered surveyors, auctioneers and property and land specialists Greenslade Taylor Hunt has added two new partners to the business, which covers Somerset, Devon and Dorset.
Ahead of the general election, we ask the political parties to spare a thought for the property sector.
Hornshay Farm Before and After - Winner: Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion
Our wonderful Dorchester office is celebrating a huge win in the British Property Awards. The team won GOLD for their first rate customer service for lettings.
Caroline Ferris has recently been appointed Co-Residential Manager at our Minehead and Williton offices. Caroline will be working alongside David Lethaby assisting in the daily managerial duties of both busy offices.
It was our 7th property and land auction of the year on the (17th October), but it showed no signs of slowing down. With just shy of £1million worth of business being exchanged, the night proved that auctions are still as popular as ever.
The bathroom may not seem like the most appealing room in the house, but did you know that it’s not just the kitchen that can make or break a sale? The bathroom can often be a huge factor in swaying a buyer into wanting to put an offer in on your home.
Dorset Council has begun work on a new countywide Local Plan in order to plan for the area’s long-term future. To aid this process the council is carrying out a 'call for sites' to identify land that may have potential for development over the next 15 years and beyond to help meet the housing and employment needs of the area.
Land and planning specialists Greenslade Taylor Hunt are marketing a residential development site on the edge of the traditional village of Sheepwash in Devon.
We had another successful auction at The Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster. With lots drawn in from all over Somerset and Dorset, the breadth spanned as far west as Skilgate and as far east as Frome.
We are staging a mammoth charity auction to benefit four deserving causes in memory of former Chairman and Partner, Charles Clark, who died of cancer earlier this year at the age of 59. During his lifetime Charles raised over £2M for various good causes by conducting charity auctions.
When considering to sell a property, most people look to the spring and summer months. Warmer weather, longer days, and more time to focus on the process, means this time of year can often lend itself to moving home.
Viewings are perhaps one of the most straightforward aspects to selling your home. People walk through your front door to take a look at a home they might just want to make their own.But too often are vendors turning away these vital viewings on the basis that the potential buyer isn’t ‘proceedable’. Proceedable viewers are those in a position to move. For example; first time buyers, renters, or people whose property is sale agreed, to name a few.
Getting your house ‘sale-ready’ is a vital step on your moving journey. Showing off your home in its best light will greatly increase your chances of achieving your desired price, as well as a speedy sale.
Our property specialists are marketing a residential development site with planning permission for a three-bedroom bungalow in the popular village of Stembridge, near Martock.South Somerset District Council has granted detailed planning permission for the bungalow on the site of an existing stable/store building at Sunrise, Burrow Way, Stembridge.
Our experts at Development land and planning in Taunton are marketing a residential development site with outline planning permission for seven open market homes.
The former Queens Arms in Wraxall, near Shepton Mallet, is located immediately off the A37 and offers outstanding views across the open countryside to the South.
You have found your dream home and the sales process is underway, then you receive your reports through from a surveyor only to find that the property is in a high-risk area for radon. Very often this is can be people’s first encounter with the term radon, a gas that affects properties country wide and can have serious health implications for occupants.
A long-standing property professional has joined the busy office of Greenslade Taylor Hunt at Dorchester as a residential sales negotiator.Marianna Hardcastle cut her property teeth on the diverse London market and more recently has been working in the West Country.
Estate agents or online-only wannabes offer cut-price commission rates to tempt sellers, and the press bombards the public with alarming commentary on falling prices, the Brexit effect and the state of the market in central London. But selling a home still only boils down to two questions - how much can I get and how quickly can I get it?
A superb development of stylish houses and bungalows in the popular village of Witheridge between Tiverton and South Molton is on the market with new homes specialists Greenslade Taylor Hunt.
Willow Heights is the latest offering by well-regarded Larkfleet Homes and comprises 65 attractive three and four bedroom detached and semi-detached houses along with a mix of two and three bedroom bungalows.
The bathroom may not seem like the most appealing room in the house, but did you know that it’s not just the kitchen that can make or break a sale? The bathroom can often be a huge factor in swaying a buyer into wanting to put an offer in on your home.
You may wonder what you can do to a bathroom to give it a face lift other than completely remodelling it, but ponder no more, here are 5 tips on how to stage your bathroom for those important viewings.
Generation rent may be spreading through the ranks, but the average age of renters is at its highest in a long time. It’s no secret that market changes, the economy, and dare we say, Brexit, has impacted on people being able to afford a place of their own.
Do you ever wonder what your property is worth in the current market? Perhaps you are considering a move and want some more information on the price your home is likely to achieve? Either way, you’ll need a Market Appraisal. But what exactly does that entail?
Experienced Energy Assessor, Daren Venning of Greenslade Taylor Hunt, is warning landlords of commercial and residential properties not to fall foul of legislation which could mean their properties are not fit to be rented out.
Rules came into force last year to compel landlords of commercial and residential properties to ensure their buildings achieve an EPC Asset Rating of at least an ‘E’ and it is anticipated these rules will tighten further to ‘D’ and even ‘C’ ratings in the not too distant future.
Land and planning experts Greenslade Taylor Hunt acted on behalf of the vendor in the sale of part of Capitol Farm, West Street, Bishops Nympton, near South Molton to Mazzard Investments Limited.
The site is an attractive residential development opportunity in the sought-after North Devon village. it enjoys an attractive setting fronting the road with a village green and St Mary’s Church to the East and a children’s play area on the other side of the road.
Planning inspector Paul Griffiths has identified a potential shortfall in housing supply in Mid Devon.
The district council has earmarked a number of sites around Cullompton to provide for future housing needs in the area, but this relies on the completion of a new town centre relief road.
For many, property auctions are the preserve of daytime TV with the likes of shows such as Homes Under the Hammer. A guilty pleasure, it stays on our screen as we watch people undergo huge renovation projects on dilapidated gems on a fairly normal street.For us, however, auctions are a specialism.
Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s reputation as the “go to” saleroom for all things collectable continues as was evidenced with a sell-out 115-lot coin section realised a hammer total of over £22,000 at the June quarterly collectors sale.
This included a family accumulation of sovereigns consigned from Mid Devon following a positive recommendation by an existing client of the saleroom.
Cayla is a local four-year-old girl who was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma – a very rare form of cancer, affecting just 100 children each year in the UK (more commonly affecting children under the age of five).
Our own Sally Mitchell, Agricultural Partner, Auctioneer and Agricultural Surveyor, was featured as one of Dorset’s leading ladies in a recent feature in Dorset Magazine.
An interesting opportunity to build nine open market homes on a former primary school site on the edge of a thriving town centre is being offered by development land and planning specialists Greenslade Taylor Hunt.
