19 November 2024
The Labour government has announced its plan for all rented properties to become a C rating or above by 2030. While on paper this sounds like a good idea, in reality what effect will this have on the...
16 October 2024
12th October 2024 marked 25 years since Angela Banks, our Crook Office Manager, began her career in estate agency....
19 September 2024
Last week saw the Renters’ Rights Bill, the Labour government’s own version of the previous Conservative government’s Renters’ Reform Bill, introduced to parliament....
14 August 2024
A few months ago we welcomed Winnie, our new drone, to the team. Why Winnie I hear you ask? Well, Matthew (our in-house drone pilot) was practising one day with his 3-year-old son who, out of nowhere,...
19 July 2024
The country woke up on Friday, 5th July to an election result we all expected – a huge Labour landslide. Let’s take a look at what Keir Starmer’s government plans to do with housing in their...
08 June 2024
After saying for months that the election wouldn’t be until the autumn, the Prime Minister announced the general election would be held on 4th July, ending months of speculation. So what do this...
09 May 2024
Often confused for one another, interest rates set by the Bank of England are not the same as the rates you’ll pay your mortgage provider. They do, though, play an important role....
18 April 2024
There’s no doubting that the trend in recent years of landlords selling their rental stock is a real problem to the lettings industry. It’s something that’s not unique to the North East but more...
16 March 2024
Video tours are now an increasingly popular way of showing off your property to a much wider audience and it’s something we’re really embracing here at Venture Properties....
22 February 2024
Kylie Lawrence and Hope Macdonald form the perfect partnership when it comes to getting lets on the board at our Darlington office. Keeping Venture at the top of the table year-on-year for as long as...
16 January 2024
Could it just be that 2024 might bring us all some positive news? It certainly looks that way if the latest forecasts and reports regarding the UK’s housing market are to be believed....
13 December 2023
It’s been another hectic year for us at Venture with the property market throwing up plenty of drama. Interest and mortgage rates up and down, indefinite delays to the government’s flagship...