Journal
All the latest news, industry insights and updates from Team AB.
Mission Christmas – Help Us Make a Difference
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 […]
Stamp Duty changes for First Time Buyers
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 […]
Quernmore – Why I Love my Village
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 – Why I Love my Village
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 […]
Tackling Difficult Journeys
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 – Why I Love My Village
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 […]
Join the market before September
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 […]
First Birthday Celebrations for Cumbria Office
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 […]
Lune Valley – Why I Love My Village
Having moved 1 mile down the road for a couple of years, I’m back in my home village of Wray, in the Lune Valley. One of England’s hidden gems, nestled between the Forest of Bowland and the Yorkshire Dales the Lune Valley has a superb backdrop of Ingleborough and the Howgills creating the perfect […]
Longridge – Why I love my Village
When people ask me why I love Longridge, I say what’s not to love! I am a little biased being Longridge born and bred but I really do love living there and I am not alone thinking this, we regularly appear in the ‘Best Places to Live’ polls. We have a good range of properties for […]
We Love our Villages and Countryside!
We love our villages and countryside! We believe the beauty of many of our villages is the diversity of the property types and people. Noticeably over many years, it has become more difficult for people to get on the property ladder in these locations, it is important to make living sustainable in these locations. One […]
Investment Opportunity
Calthwaite Hall, Calthwaite, Penrith Amazing investment opportunity: 11 bedroomed Grade II listed Victorian residence Licenced wedding venue 5 holidays lodges (with potential for additional lodges) 2 bedroom Self Catering cottage Lease of The Globe Public House Excellent growth potential Healthy turnover Should you wish to enquire further please contact Emma Hodkinson at Armitstead Barnett
