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We were delighted to be part of Hares about Town, a unique event for a special cause. When we heard that the art trail had raised £447,000 for local charity Havens Hospices, the Gateway team was leaping with joy.

At the end of September, Southend waved goodbye to 30 hares and 53 leverets. These giant sculptures – each one unique – had been generously created by artists and the community for locals and visitors alike to enjoy over 10 weeks in the summer. Gateway Group was proud to sponsor dapper-looking hare, ‘Mr Meadow’, while Quality Street got behind the super-sonic ‘Jet Hareplane’.

Dotted across the borough as a one-off family trail, in association with Wild in Art,

the sculptures came together for a final exhibition at Garon Park. During the weekend of 24–26 September, the public enjoyed a mini-festival, a fitting send-off before the hares were auctioned for Havens Hospices. All but one of the leverets raced back to the schools and community clubs that had created them. ‘Salvi’ the leveret was also sold.

On the auction night, bids for the hares started at £3,000. As the final hammer struck, the event had raised a staggering £225,931. What’s more, throughout the summer more than £221,000 had been collected in-kind donations as well.

Havens Hospices makes every day count, providing palliative nursing and supportive care to adults and children living with complex or incurable conditions.

This October, Gateway joined exhibitors at the UK’s leading event for property investors. It was great to meet with property people face-to-face after the long lockdown and introduce Quality Street – Your Estate Agent, Solicitor and Mortgage Advisor. All together.

The UK’s largest and longest-running exhibition of UK and international property is open to anyone looking to invest in property, from new market entrants to seasoned professionals with portfolios. Over two days (15–16 October), our team met and talked with home buyers, landlords, developers and investors, and networked with other residential property professionals.

The show was a welcome opportunity to showcase all that we do at Gateway. Under one roof, we offer a wide range of assistance on property matters, including property management, leasehold/freehold advice, lease extensions, legal advice and solicitors enquiries, surveying, project management, bespoke property insurance, energy brokerage, estate agency, lettings, conveyancing and financial services.

Entry is free to the show and its seminars, with the next event set for April 2022. We’d recommend attending if you’re interested in property investment. Given the predicted property price growth reported above for 2022 and beyond, this will be a good place to be.

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Gardening. Fixing. Cleaning. Whatever the weather, our very own Gateway Facilities Management team will be hard at work throughout the winter months.

We make sure that the developments in our portfolio are well looked after continually. Having an in-house facilities team is just part of our proactive managing agent’s service. Nationwide, we put customers and clients first with a professional and friendly level of service that’s always reliable.

Our nationwide portfolio continues to grow. You can check out what’s new and see our expanding portfolio on our Instagram page.

Cutting emissions is on everyone’s agenda, especially with the UN Climate Change Conference starting on 31st October in Glasgow. What can be done domestically to make a difference?

If we are to get to ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, every area of our lives will need to change, including our homes, and starting as soon as possible. The National Housing Federation points out that homes in England produce more carbon emissions than all the cars in the country, and about 20% of all UK emissions. Two areas for improvement identified by the Federation are residential property’s gas central heating systems and insulation. The use of smart technologies has also been highlighted as a way forward.

This year alone, the UK government is investing £1.3 billion to support people in making their homes more energy efficient. But, at the end of the summer, the government’s plans to reduce emissions produced by our homes were labelled as too confusing and complicated by a coalition of consumer and industry groups.

Gateway Residential provides experienced, nationwide lettings and property management built around the needs of individual landlords and investors with a property portfolio.

The team prides itself on its proactive, professional service, acting as a letting agent for all types of property from single homes to large portfolios. We make sure we know your property inside out and understand all your requirements. From then on, you can count on our full support around the clock.

Gateway Residential focuses on keeping tenants happy, timely rent collection, account reporting and making owning property easy. Support can also include asset management, property upgrades, refurbishments and more.

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