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Rightmove See Huge Rise In Interested Buyers Contacting Estate Agents

Rightmove have reported that ‘Budget Day’ was the busiest day yet for the online platform and ultimately the housing market,...

Posted: March 15, 2021

Now is the time to sell! Demand for Property in Somerset & North Dorset Higher Than Ever Before.

At the end of last year, it was reported that house prices had seen the largest annual growth in...

Posted: March 6, 2021

Property Spotlight

Vineyard Has Brought the Grape and the Good to Family Life at The Old Rectory.

The Old Rectory at Whatley near the sought-after town of Frome is a rare find. A wonderful Georgian house...

Posted: March 6, 2021

Stamp Duty Extension Will Help Home Owners and New Buyers Take Advantage of Spring Market

There was some good news for house-buyers outlined in the Government budget, set out today (3rd March 2021). A...

Posted: March 3, 2021

Lodestone Shaftesbury

Lodestone Property in Dorset features in The Times!

You can count on us to promote your property nationwide. We’re delighted that one of our Dorset properties, The...

Posted: January 15, 2021

In the weeks to come: How we’re here to help during lockdown 3

To protect our teams’ health, and the health of our vendors and buyers, we will be working remotely for the foreseeable future...

Posted: January 5, 2021

Posted: December 21, 2020

Why giving makes you rich: The benefits of volunteering

Why giving your time to charity helps you as much as the people you support – and how youth...

Posted: January 4, 2021

Charity & Sponsorship

Why charity begins at home this Christmas

This year, good causes need all of our support more than ever. According to a report in The Guardian...

Posted: December 18, 2020

The South Somerset Circle: PR guru Lynne Franks on why Wincanton is the next ‘in’ place to live

Wincanton, Bruton and Castle Cary make up The South Somerset Circle – the next property hotspot in Somerset. We...

Lodestone Shaftesbury

Our Sherborne Christmas Shopping Guide, supporting indie businesses

When we’re opening our presents on a family Zoom call come Christmas Day, or the clock strikes midnight on...

Posted: December 7, 2020

How photos like this helped one Somerset man highlight hospitality’s mental health issues

Last year, Castle Cary-man, Kris Hall was furloughed. But instead of growing courgettes and playing quizzes he used the...

Posted: December 3, 2020

Posted: November 18, 2020

Where to live in Wells: A six-bedroom house that takes centre stage in more ways than one

Find out why this grand house in Wells takes centre stage in the city – and meet owner, Paddy...

Interior Design

New Trends in Country Houses: How the best dressed rural homes will look in 2021

You don’t need us to tell you that Covid 19 has had a major impact on what people want...

Posted: November 5, 2020

Cubis Bruton

How one couple changed their mind about modernist homes

Self-confessed period property lovers, Peter and Stella Tubb, on their surprise at moving into Cubis Bruton, an innovative new...

Posted: October 28, 2020

Lodestone Shaftesbury

A satisfied customer becomes part of the Lodestone Viewing Team!

We’re always happy to receive positive feedback, like we did from this buyer through our Dorset office – who...

Posted: October 27, 2020

Meet Rosa Clutterbuck, who relishes in finding you the perfect rental

Get to know our lettings advisor and find out why rubber ducks float her career boat… Hello, please introduce...

Posted: October 19, 2020

Charity & Sponsorship

Still Supporting Charities during Coronavirus

Lodestone Supports SOUP! In Wells. A thank you letter from Chairman Ross Young The pandemic has seen many fundraising...

Posted: October 17, 2020

Posted: September 30, 2020

An Insider’s Style Guide to Dorset – where to shop, walk, eat

Independent business owner & blogger, Silvana de Soissons, on the county’s stylish treasures and hidden gems Silvana de Soissons...

Posted: September 29, 2020

21st Century Barns – Why conversions are bigger & better than ever

Wikitionary describes the phrase ‘born in a barn’ as meaning: ‘Engaging in the behaviour of inappropriately, and usually neglectfully,...

Posted: September 29, 2020

Meet the Architect: Edd Medlicott

Meet the Architect of Mulberry Lane, Lovington near Castle CaryEdd Medlicott of Orme What is your name and your...

James and William Habershon for 21st Century Homes

Posted: September 21, 2020

Meet The Developers: James and William Habershon

MEET THE DEVELOPERS OF MULBERRY LANE, LOVINGTON James and William Habershon for 21st Century Homes You might think brothers...

Posted: September 20, 2020

East Harptree Flower Show

A lovely thank you letter from the organisers of The East Harptree Flower Show Dear Sue and all at...

Posted: September 8, 2020

Can social media save our high street?

It’s hardly new news that the British High Street has long been searching for a new identity – just...

Millenials on the move

After spending lockdown watching the kids run around the small patch of grass overlooked by the neighbours, whom they...

Posted: August 3, 2020

Market Update from Lodestone in The Mendip Times

A window of opportunity At the start of 2020 the biggest challenge for the housing market was Brexit: was...

Posted: August 3, 2020

Forging new paths

It’s four walls and a roof; a place where home happens. Yet, a house can also open unexpected doors,...

Posted: July 7, 2020

Meet The Developer: Dom Sharp

Small is beautiful If you’re thinking of moving to a brand-new development, Dom Sharp, from McIntosh Developments has plenty...

Posted: June 26, 2020

June 2020 Newsletter

“You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again” Bonnie Prudden The past few months...

Posted: June 22, 2020

Lodestone Property to sponsor the East Harptree Flower Show

Lodestone Property has announced that it is to be the main sponsor of the 30th anniversary of the East...

Posted: June 17, 2020

Home Sweet Home?

Did you ever watch Dr Lucy Worsley’s historical series’ If Walls Could Talk?’ on the BBC, where the historian...

Posted: June 9, 2020

Lodestone Wells

What I Love About This House: Stoberry House & Park, Wells

An award-winning lifestyle business, breathtaking views and so close to Wells: This five-bedroom home, beautiful garden and B&B will...

Posted: June 3, 2020

Local rental market – demand outstripping supply

(Originally posted on frome.nub.news) A local letting agent has said the rental market is rising following the easing of...

Posted: June 3, 2020

What I Love About My House: Beaumont House, Wells

Beaumont House is a home-seekers’ dream, a Georgian house with a generous walled garden inthe middle of England’s smallest...

Posted: May 10, 2020

Lodestone Wells

Art meets architecture: Cubis Bruton

Sculptor and artist Mark Merer led the design concept for Cubis Bruton, a new residential development at Cuckoo Hill...

Posted: April 14, 2020

Changing of the guard

Sexism fell out of fashion a few years ago and feminism became a dirty word. However, in the millennial...

Posted: April 14, 2020