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How video tours can help sell your property

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....

Meet our Darlington Lettings Negotiators

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...

A bit of good news (at last)

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....

End of Year Review 2023

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...

We won!

14 November 2023

The British Property Awards have announced their winner for ‘Best Letting Agent in Darlington’ award for 2023-24 and it’s good news for Venture. We won!...

Meet our Crook valuers

11 October 2023

Meet our two property valuers from our Crook office – often the first face-to-face point of contact for those selling and letting their properties. We have asked them both about their Venture...

Cakes and prizes – support Macmillan with us

12 September 2023

This year, our Crook and Darlington branches are again supporting the ‘The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ on Friday, 29th September....

Why property photography is so important

14 August 2023

People look mainly at two things when looking at properties online – the price and the photos. Getting your property ready for photographs before marketing is imperative – we really can’t stress...

Tenants - how to get ahead of the game

12 July 2023

We can sometimes get more than 30 tenants wanting a single property. This is not an exaggeration but more a reflection on high demand and low stock levels in the rental market – a trend we’ve seen...

Auctions Explained

20 June 2023

When people think of buying or selling through an auction company, they can sometimes be put off as they don’t know anything about auctions. Well, here’s a very brief explainer to answer some of...

Renters' Reform Bill - What we know so far

17 May 2023

Making the headlines today, the government is introducing to parliament its long-awaited Renters’ Reform Bill - the biggest shake-up of lettings legislation for a generation. At this stage, the bill...

Ask the Expert: Energy Efficiency and Your Property

12 April 2023

‘Energy efficiency’ are two words on everyone’s lips where property is concerned. Massive increases in energy costs have seen homeowners eyeing up ways to save money on their bills each month...