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- Property advice
The cost of the royal property portfolio
How much does a royal residence cost? In celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we used our property expertise and insights here at McCarthy & Stone to estimate the value of the monarchy’s property portfolio, based on research, to demonstrate the sheer scale and size of her majesty’s abode.
- Reports & research
Has the pandemic made Brits’ relationships with their neighbours stronger?
In such a turbulent period of history, small sparks of hope, optimism and faith in the human race have begun to shine through
- Hobbies & interests
Memories of Mum
We asked our homeowners to tell us some of their favourite memories of their mums for Mother's Day. Here's a selection of our favourites!
- News & community
Celebrating a true hero
From being a Black Watch volunteer to receiving an MBE, 96-year-old homeowner John Clarke is a local hero.
- Hobbies & interests
Date to Remember: 11 May 1964. The first Habitat store opens in London
It was the shop that gave Brits a passion for interior design, introducing us to flat-pack furniture, bean bags and a peculiar item of bedding called the duvet.
- Hobbies & interests
Childhood memories at Waverley House
Mary Kent lived at the first McCarthy & Stone Development to be built, Waverley House in New Milton. Here, her granddaughter Tania Harland shares wonderful childhood memories of spending time there, which inspired her to work for McCarthy & Stone when a job opportunity came up 10 years ago.
- News & community
McCarthy & Stone honours Hatfield aircraft with development naming
The largest builder of private retirement homes and flats in the UK - a wide range of retirement properties available for immediate sale.
- News & community
Construction Starts on Maldon Retirement Living Development | McCarthy & Stone
McCarthy & Stone is delighted to announce that construction work has started on 29 privately owned. Learn more about the Retirement Living apartments in Maldon.
- News & community
The Pottery Official Opening
Local historians and joint Chairs of the Clevedon Civic Society Local History Group, Jane Lilly and Janet Wildgoose, have joined homeowners, staff, and guests for the Official Opening of an exclusive new retirement community in the town.