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Property: Estate agents roll out hedgehog initiative

The Experts in Property network of independent estate agents has launched a Hedgehog Friendly Property initiative.

The hedgehog has been around some 15 million years and is one of the oldest mammals on the planet. In the 1950s, its population around Britain was estimated to be 36.5 million, but by 1995 the number had plummeted to 1.5 million. The latest estimate is that there are just 1 million remaining. Last year, the British hedgehog was officially declared a species vulnerable to extinction.

Many factors have contributed to the rapid decline. These include a loss of habitat, more widespread use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, and the decline in traditional hedge-laying. There has also been an increase in the badger population, the hedgehog’s main natural predator and the only animal in the UK which can unroll and kill hedgehogs.

the Experts in Property has made a donation to the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, and local independent estate agency members are now engaged in the Hedgehog Friendly Property initiative, encouraging vendors, buyers, landlords and tenants to champion our nation’s iconic hedgehog with hedgehog-friendly gardens and ‘hedgehog highways’.

Details of the simple steps householders can take to help the hedgehogs, along with links to organisations providing more information and guidance are available at www.theexpertsinproperty.co.uk and on the network’s social media pages. Local Experts in Property Agents are Cross Estates, in St Ives, and Berwicks, in Hayle.

Demand for Carbis Bay properties goes through the roof after G7

Enquiries for Carbis Bay properties have soared following the village’s hosting of the G7 Summit, according to the Rightmove website. As the meeting of world leaders got under way, buyer searches for Carbis Bay rose by 103%.

The coastal village has an average asking price of more than £384,000, which is more than £50,000 higher than the Cornwall average of £331,655. Beachside homes are currently for sale for up to £3 million.

Rightmove’s property expert, Tim Bannister, said: “Interest from potential buyers in coastal areas has increased significantly over the past year, with Cornwall now the most searched for place on Rightmove, and there are a large group of people considering a coastal relocation for a different lifestyle.”

Vicky Twydell, sales negotiator at Bradleys Estate Agents, in St Ives, said: “We’ve seen a huge amount of demand for homes here, especially those that have a sea view.

“People like to come to Carbis Bay because it’s usually a lot quieter than St Ives, and we’ve had people from other areas moving here for a change of lifestyle now that they’re able to work from home more often.

“Our homes in the Azure development have been selling remarkably quickly and we only have two left, but there are homes of all price ranges getting interest from multiple buyers.”

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