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Shropshire estate agents Nock Deighton have opened a town centre office in Newport, with managers reporting a booming housing market in the area.

The new office opened in High Street on July 1, and office manager, Caroline Anderson, said the Newport market was entering an exciting time.

She said: “Newport has always been a popular place to live, and the recent developments around the town are giving more people the chance to own their own home.

“New homes are generally good news for the property market because fresh housing gets things moving, and we are certainly seeing that in Newport.”

Caroline said Newport High Street had bucked the national trend and gone from strength to strength in recent years, which made it a perfect base for the office.

“Newport is a lovely market town with excellent schools which are very popular, and enquiries for property have gone through the roof in recent months,” she added.

“There is a real buzz about the High Street with plenty of independent shops doing well and we are excited to be part of the community.”

Nock Deighton is one of Shropshire’s oldest estate agents, being formed in 1831, and has recently added offices in Cleobury Mortimer and Kidderminster to its existing bases in Telford, Bridgnorth, Ironbridge, Shrewsbury and Ludlow.

The Newport estate agents office is in the former ‘Cook Shop’ premises at 22-24 High Street, and brings the total number of branches to eight.

Michael Nettleton, director, said having estate agents in Newport was important for Nock Deighton.

“We have always had a presence in Newport but our team has previously been based in our Telford office,” he said.

“It was really a matter of waiting for the right premises to come along, and with Newport town centre enjoying something of resurgence recently it has taken a while for a shop unit to become available.

“We are delighted to now have a permanent base in Newport and would encourage anyone with an interest in selling their house, as well as investors looking for great investment opportunities or lettings and property management services, to get in touch.

“We already have a good portfolio of properties and with Newport being such a busy market we are confident of growing that significantly in the future.”