Preston Baker Land and Planning sells site at West Winds, Scotton

Asking prices for UK houses have risen to a near-record level this month (April), driven by larger properties, reports Rightmove in its latest House Price Index, published this week.

North Yorkshire Council marked a milestone in the preparation of its new local plan for North Yorkshire this week with the start of the process called the ‘call for sites’.

The property market is experiencing a spring uplift, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).