Stories and News

Plumlife’s new Shared Ownership homes at the fantastic Water Mill Gardens site in Prestwich are taking shape. The 26 homes are a mix of two, three and four-bedroom houses being built as part of a larger development and all released to date have been reserved off-plan. There are 65 homes also available for market sale […]

After winning the coveted Best Large Development award at last year’s ceremony, the Plumlife Sales team has achieved the Affordable Housing Provider of the Year award while also receiving highly commended in the Best Off-Plan Development category for their mixed-tenure development in Salford. Now in their eleventh year, the First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards celebrate […]

A national campaign to raise the profile of shared ownership was relaunched on Friday, with support from local provider Plumlife. The campaign, backed by nearly 50 other housing associations across the country, aims to raise the profile of shared ownership and explain how it works to potential buyers. Shared ownership is another way to get […]

For the fifth and final week of our Live the Plumlife blog series, we provide you with top interior design trends for this Winter, including our very own Winter colour palette and furnishings to use alongside. Colour plays a huge part in our everyday lives and can affect our mood, how we feel and how we interact […]

For the fourth week of our Live the Plumlife blog series, we discuss what to consider when arranging your living room furniture and we have provided our top 3 favourite furniture trends for 2020. Furniture placement is a critical decision when choosing your living room furniture. Most living rooms are multi-purpose – for relaxing, chatting, entertaining and […]

For the third week of our Live the Plumlife blog series, we have provided you with a guide to decluttering your home and how to keep it organised. Clutter in your home can be overwhelming, as our space gets smaller and our lives become busier, clutter can creep in and take over without you noticing. […]

For the second week of our Live the Plumlife blog series, We’ve compiled a list of handy tips to consider for your garden to help you create a garden that is practical and that looks great throughout the year. You can find garden inspiration anywhere, whether that be at a friend or family member’s house, on […]

The Government’s current Help to Buy scheme will end on 31 March 2021 and a new one, just for first-time buyers, will start on 1 April 2021. Still with just a 5% deposit and a 75% mortgage, first time buyers may be able to borrow up to 20% of the cost of a new home […]

In our new live the Plumlife blog series, we’ll be providing you with useful tips and suggestions on how to turn your home into a space you love to live. The series will feature a hot interior design topic as well as a handy garden guide. We’ll be posting at the beginning of each week […]