We are delighted to announce that Chris Cockwill BSc (Hons) MRICS, has joined Armitstead Barnett’s Development Department. Chris has a superb level of experience in the development world, having worked for medium and large scale commercial and residential developers throughout the North West and East Midlands. Over the last 20 years, Chris has worked for Westleigh Developments, […]

There are many factors that have contributed to the housing crisis in the UK, an increase population, an increase in immigration and a decrease in household size.  Some conclude that vacant, overpriced property is the main contributor to the housing crisis, whilst other believe that building more residential properties will overcome the housing crisis here in the UK. With the rise in demand of new build properties comes […]

As of 17th January 2018, the Government has set new planning application fees for England. Essentially, fees have increased by 20% over the 2017 fee levels and these Regulations will also introduce a new fee of £402 per 0.1 hectares for Permission in Principle applications, the ability for authorities to charge for applications for planning permission […]

We moved to Bickerstaffe over three years ago, having lived in Scotland, London and Cornwall for many years. Our love of Lancashire has been rekindled.  Bickerstaffe has extensive views over the countryside to the local church, windmill and beyond to Liverpool and the Welsh Hills.  Bickerstaffe is ideally located for motorway links to the M58 […]

Last Christmas all our wonderful clients and staff rose to the challenge of helping us raise lots of fabulous gifts to support this worthy cause.  Mission Christmas is supported by Rock FM and local businesses and communities. Can you help us again this year in making a child’s Christmas a bit more special? From now till […]

Novembers budget saw big changes for first time buyers. The government have recognised that for some buyers it is a real struggle to scrape together enough cash for a deposit and conveyancing fees and have abolished the stamp duty for many first-time buyers by increasing the threshold to £300,000. This is expected to create a […]

The most simple answer is to say, “I haven’t lived anywhere else”. There is a reason for this. Born on the family farm in Quernmore, I attended the village primary school before moving on to Lancaster Royal Grammar School, where for me sporting activities took priority over academic study. Leaving school with just one A’ Level, […]

Bretherton has been home to my family and I for just over seven years.  With a population of just under 700, this village that I call home offers a delightfully peaceful pace of life but with more services than you may imagine.  At the same time, the surrounding areas offer a plethora of facilities within […]

Many of our property sales are far from simple.  We have to focus on how to get a successful completion, tackling issues along the way. That’s just what our Senior Partner, David Cowburn, faced when he recently completed The Lakeland 100.  A 105 mile race through the Lake District, including almost 23,000 ft of cumulative […]

Parbold is a beautiful place to call home.  The picturesque village is located on the Leeds Liverpool canal, between the agricultural settlements of Mawdesley, Bispsham and Newburgh.   The heart of the village remains centred around the canal built in the late 1700s, this area of the village has now been dedicated as a conservation […]

It is much harder to build a picture of definitive “quiet” and “busy” periods in the year than it once was as we are selling all of the way through the year.   What we have noticed however, is the interest we get once people have been on holiday.  Holiday periods give us all time […]

Armitstead Barnett are pleased to celebrate the first anniversary of the Cumbria office opening its doors in June 2016.  Since the launch of our Cumbria office we are proud to have gone from strength to strength serving the needs of the rural and agricultural community.  Our heritage and in-depth knowledge has enabled us to deliver […]