Jon Pritchard Limited, Bristol’s fastest-growing loft conversion company, has been awarded the coveted Trusted Trader status by consumer watchdog, Which? The prestigious framed award was recently handed over to the company’s managing director, Jon Pritchard, by Tony Jackson of Which?, pictured, at the organisation’s city centre offices. For more than fifty years, Which? has been […]
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Private landlords have grown used to being under the cosh, although one wonders where we would be without them. In the 19 years since buy-to-let mortgages were first introduced, the UK’s private rented sector has more than doubled, from 2.4 million rented properties in 1996, to 4.9 million at the end of 2014. Most private […]
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According to the folks who compile and monitor Nationwide’s monthly House Price Index, adding a bathroom increases the value of your home by an average of 5%. However, that’s only if you don’t create an extra bathroom at the expense of another important room, such as a spare bedroom. There’s an old estate agency adage, which says that if […]
Read moreAccording to one property supply index, published in early August 2015, the number of home owners putting their properties on the market fell by more than 13% in July. The index, complied by online estate agent House Simple, uses data from more than 100 major towns and cities to compare monthly changes in property supply. […]
Read moreSo you’ve decided on a loft conversion. Congratulations, you’ve made a great choice! Loft conversions are cheaper and more flexible in terms of design than extensions or basement conversions for example, and can also add significant value to your home. However, if you look up into your loft and see that it might be difficult […]
Read moreA show currently airing on Channel 4: Sarah Beeny’s Double your House for Half the Money, demonstrates the thirst that we all have for extending our homes as the property market heats up. It’s definitely a sensible option when compared to moving home as we’ve covered in a previous blog. There are a number of options for […]
Read moreIn stark contrast to recent years, it’s been a cracking summer of hot, sunny, unusually rain-free weather, what with the UK experiencing a sweltering heatwave from mid-July onwards. We all love a bit of sun, and so too do retailers because with a heatwave comes increased consumer demand for ice cream, barbecues, fans and garden […]
Read moreIn recently aired episodes of long running Manchester-based soap opera Coronation Street, the lovable but somewhat doltish character Tyrone Dobbs was offered an attractive “mates rates” loft conversion deal by local builder Jason Grimshaw. Although Grimshaw’s intentions were sound, his scheming business partners decided that they were unhappy with the profit margin they stood to make […]
Read moreAs loft conversion specialists based in the city of Bristol, one of the most common types of conversion we carry out are on Victorian or Edwardian properties, in addition to the city’s many Georgian buildings. A prolific period in British architectural history, Victorian properties were built during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, and […]
Read moreWe are very proud to announce that the newest member of our loft conversion company, Elliott White, has been honoured at this years City of Bristol College apprenticeship awards. Elliott has been with us for the last 2 years as part of the carpentry apprentice scheme run by City of Bristol College. He passed the […]
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