The Property Drop

04/12/2025

📢 MONMOUTH AID WEBSITE - LOTS OF NEW UPDATES!
Please remember the website changes all the time as services update - always check back for the latest information!
🌐 monmouthaid.co.uk

Here's what's NEW:

💆 FREE Holistic Support - Local therapists are volunteering their time to offer FREE massage, reflexology, counselling and wellbeing services to anyone affected by the floods. Visit the website to see what's available.
💚 FREE Support Group - Mind Monmouthshire - Struggling with stress or anxiety after the floods? Mind Monmouthshire is offering a free support group. You don't have to face this alone.
📺 WIN a Samsung 80" Smart TV! - A generous local resident has donated this amazing TV worth over £2,500. Tickets just £1 each - every penny goes to Monmouth Aid! LIVE NOW on Raffall.
🎄 Christmas Wish Programme - Nominate someone or ask for yourself to receive a Christmas gift worth up to £20. Partnership with Principality Building Society Monmouth. Gift tags available until Dec 13!
🏠 72 out of 200 Items Received! - The Property Drop's "200 Acts of Kindness" campaign is going strong. Thank you to everyone donating BRAND NEW essential items for flood victims.

👉 Visit monmouthaid.co.uk for all the ways we can help you - or how you can help others!

💙 Thank you Monmouth - we're in this together.

Help Monmouth, Wales residents and businesses recover from Storm Claudia flooding. Donate, volunteer, or get help.

01/12/2025

200 Acts of Kindness for 200 Issues
To celebrate our 200th issue (out today) We’re asking our amazing community to help us buy 200 essential items for local residents devastated by Storm Claudia.
🛏️ Beds & mattresses
🧺 Washing machines
❄️ Fridge-freezers
🛋️ Sofas & armchairs (elderly-friendly height)
🔥 Electric heaters
🍳 Air fryers
🍽️ Cutlery & crockery
… and other practical household essentials people urgently need.
And we are beyond grateful to announce…
**💙 Archer & Co have kicked things off with an incredible donation of
3 BRAND NEW washing machines — bought locally with FREE delivery and installation!**
A huge thank you to the whole Archer & Co team for stepping up straight away. This is exactly what community looks like.
Now let’s keep the momentum going.
Every single item is an act of kindness that restores dignity and stability.
👉 To donate: Message Monmouth Aid or visit www.monmouthaid.co.uk and use the Donate brand new items button.
👉 To help: Share this post far and wide
Let’s reach 200 Acts of Kindness — together. 💙

Help Monmouth, Wales residents and businesses recover from Storm Claudia flooding. Donate, volunteer, or get help.

24/11/2025

🚨 LAUNCHED RIGHT NOW - 8AM! 🚨

🎄 The Monmouth Christmas Wish Programme is LIVE! 🎄

Monmouthaid.co.uk partnered with Principality Building Society (Monmouth Branch) to create something truly special for our flood-affected community. Following on from the fabulous news about the Lantern Parade, lets make this Christmas in Monmouth a community celebration like never before 🦋

Two ways to be part of the magic:

✨ GIVERS - Visit Principality Monmouth from Monday 24th Nov, grab a wish tag from the Christmas tree, buy/make a gift (up to £20), return it wrapped. BOOM - you've just made someone's Christmas! 🎁

✨ RECEIVERS - Need a gift for yourself or know someone who does? Head to our Christmas page and submit a wish. Confidential delivery available if you need privacy. 🎅

The Dates You Need:
📍 Tree Available: Mon 24th November
📍 Tag Collection: 24 Nov - 13 Dec
📍 Gift Collection: 15 - 23 Dec
📍 Max Gift Value: £20

After the toughest few weeks our community has faced, let's make this Christmas one to remember - for ALL the right reasons 💚

👉 Click here to get involved: monmouthaid.co.uk/christmas

Let's do this, Monmouth! 🎄✨

22/11/2025

📢 MONMOUTH FLOOD SUPPORT – PLEASE SHARE

If you’ve been affected by the recent floods – whether you’re a resident or a business – please don’t hesitate to come and get the help you need. There is absolutely no need to be shy. We’re overflowing with donations and support teams who are ready and waiting for you.

📍 Shire Hall Humanitarian Site

🕘 Open every day 9am – 5pm

Shire Hall is fully stocked with cleaning supplies, equipment, and essentials thanks to the incredible generosity of our community. Please come along and take whatever you need – that’s exactly what it’s there for.

On site you’ll find teams offering:

• Housing support
• Environmental health advice
• Wellbeing support
• Help with flood-related issues for both homes and businesses
• Assistance with grant applications (Red Cross, Monmouthshire County Council & Town Council all on-site)

You’ll also find people ready to chat, listen, and help however they can. No appointment needed – just pop in.

EXTRA SUPPORT AVAILABLE

A huge donation has arrived this afternoon, and storage is filling up fast. Please come and collect supplies or let us know if you need them delivered.

🚗 Delivery help:

Jen and Dave Teague (based at the Clothes Station, ex-Methodist Church) are happy to pick up and deliver items tomorrow to those most in need.

We also have volunteers eager to help businesses and households affected – so please reach out.

📍 Donation Centre (Clothes Station, ex-Methodist Church)

🕙 Open 10am – 4pm

Bottom line: If you need help, supplies, advice, or support – please come. That’s what it’s there for. We’re here for you, Monmouth.

18/11/2025

Please continue to use the website www.monmouthaid.co.uk so we can:
🙋 ASK FOR HELP
Let us help you and get you in the system. What do you need and where are you? Independent Business or resident? Are you insured or not? We're still receiving requests for aid and can either help straight away or refer you to the right agency and follow you through.
💪 VOLUNTEER
Be on the centralised list and ready to be deployed where needed. Please include your availability over the coming week and your phone number – this really helps save us coming back to you! What can you help with?
📦 DONATE LARGE ITEMS
We're managing large household items and electricals and urgently need: Fridge Freezers, Washing Machines, Tumble Dryers, Sofas, Curtains, and Kitchen Electrics.
We are working with lots of local independent businesses and people offering a variety of aid – let's keep this local and together.
⚡ SAFETY FIRST
PAT tests are being carried out (free of charge from independent local businesses!) on all electricals prior to redistribution, making sure donations are safe, checked and fit for purpose.
🚐 DRIVERS WITH VANS AND CAPACITY NEEDED
We need more drivers with vans and capacity to transport items to and from our storage units (donated by local independent businesses!).
Please use the website so we can collect, organise and help safely! 😊
It's overwhelming what has been achieved already, but also what lies ahead of us all!

Help Monmouth, Wales residents and businesses recover from Storm Claudia flooding. Donate, volunteer, or get help.

17/11/2025

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17/11/2025

IMPORTANT UPDATE

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12/11/2025

🌍 Big changes are on the horizon for property ownership in England and Wales! The government is proposing to make commonhold the default way of owning homes, which could significantly reshape the housing market. Unlike traditional leasehold arrangements, commonhold allows homeowners to be freeholders of their flats, managing shared spaces collectively without third-party landlords. If these plans go through, new-build flats will primarily be sold as commonhold, giving residents more control but also presenting new challenges for developers and investors.

For developers, this shift means rethinking revenue streams as traditional income sources like ground rents diminish. The White Paper introduces innovative solutions, such as creating separate sections within developments to manage mixed-use properties more effectively. This ensures that even complex projects remain viable and attractive for investment. Overall, these reforms aim to promote fairness, transparency, and community empowerment in property ownership. To learn more about how commonhold could impact investors and developers, check out the full article here: https://thepropertydrop.co.uk/what-commonhold-means-for-investors-and-developers/.

The government’s proposed shift from leasehold to commonhold ownership could reshape the property market — giving homeowners greater control while creating new challenges and opportunities for developers and investors. Background Commonhold ownership was introduced in England and Wales in 2004 t...

28/10/2025

22/10/2025

Massive thanks to The Property Drop for this fantastic feature! 🙌
It’s been such an exciting journey seeing Redline hit the shelves at Waterstones Hereford and combining with The Bookshop on Aubrey Street.
I’m so grateful for all the support and encouragement, it really does mean the world. 📚