Just around the corner from our #hockley office at the Bramerton Church a terrific friendship group Hockley Social Group meet. The organisers are RRAVS. Yesterday afternoon Jo and Colin visited the group to help judge the winning poppy design during the craft meeting. This is how they got on.

We have been busy handing out over 100 shoeboxes to supporters of the Operation Christmas Child shoebox project. If you are still looking to get involved then please call into the office this week and fill ready for National Collection Week from Monday. Thanks everyone foe your support.

How much time does it actually take to buy a property? Viewings, mortgages, solicitors - it all takes time.

A tenant requesting to leave before the end of the tenancy can cause all kinds of stress. In this article we will share some suggestions of what can be done in this situation.

Viewings are an essential part of selling your home. This article will give you some top tips to get those offers flying in!

As the clocks change and the darkness comes earlier each night, many pet owners begin to feel anxious about the fireworks at the start of November. Read these top tips to keep your pets calm and happy.

We have sent hundreds of Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes filled with gifts around the globe over the past few years and this year our efforts will be even more poignant as the Charity have announced that this year the goal is to send two-thirds of shoeboxes from the UK to Ukraine or the neighbouring countries that are hosting.

We are always looking at ways to support the local community so have decided to re-launch our successful community stall project which assisted charities and voluntary groups last year. Details below on how to book your space.

We love moving day at Hadleigh and after an incredible period of trading over the Summer we have almost daily key collections at both of our offices from excited new homeowners visiting us.

Our Hockley Remembers Project has been boosted by another 1000 knitted poppies kindly donated by KECC Knit & Natter at Laindon. We can't wait see the Village decorated during November for Remembrance.

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘mini-budget’ was announced on 23 September, and it included cuts to different types of taxes, including a reduction of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in England and Northern Ireland. The day before, the Bank of England raised interest rates for the seventh consecutive time, to 2.25%, the highest since 2008. Here is a view:

Good teamwork helps us deliver exceptional customer service to clients but keeping that competitive edge within our sales teams helps makes everyone hungry for success, some of our sales team took that competition to the race track, here is how they got on!