Looking at the details about new homes on Whathouse.com is one thing, but to really appreciate what you might want to buy, why not look more closely into the events, launches and offers to homebuyers we’ve found…
New residential scheme in Stirling launches today
Following the success of its Stirling Bridge development, Cruden Homes is returning to the city of Stirling with Royal Park View, a new development of 50 properties for sale which it is launching today (17 August 2017).
Located in the Glendevon Drive/Huntly Crescent area, close to Stirling Castle, the development will mix two-bedroom apartments with two- and three-bedroom detached and semi-detached villas. Prices for these properties will be announced at the launch.
Hazel Davies, sales and marketing director at Cruden Homes (East), says: “There’s an ongoing demand for reasonably priced quality property in Stirling from first-time buyers and young families alike, as ably demonstrated by our previous sell-out Stirling Bridge development. We hope to continue to satisfy some of this demand at Royal Park View which will offer potential buyers a range of affordable family homes in an excellent location only minutes from Stirling's bustling town centre and the M9.”
It’s expected the government-backed Help to Buy Scotland scheme will also be available on properties at Royal Park View, open to purchasers with a 5% deposit and providing a 15% equity loan to them, interest-free for five years, so the buyer only needs a 80% mortgage for the home.
Find out more about Cruden Homes
Open House event in Bedfordshire this weekend
Redrow Homes is inviting house-hunters to an Open House event at its Caddington Woods development between Luton and Dunstable this weekend, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 August, a chance to view three show homes and other completed properties.
The housebuilder’s sales team will be on site to explain to homebuyers how schemes such as Help to Buy or Redrow’s own Mastermove could help them move into a home with a smaller deposit, fewer expenses or with the security of no property chain. Buyers can potentially use both schemes together at this development.
Helen McGill, area sales manager for Redrow Homes (South Midlands), says: “Location is a major draw for those who’ve chosen to call Caddington Woods ‘home’. While people long to live here, those buying some of our larger properties understandably want to be able to view before committing to purchase and have been travelling to other areas where we have show homes in those styles. Now that building work has progressed we have examples of the ‘Highgate’ and ‘Marlborough’ available to view here at Caddington Woods so that potential purchasers can appreciate the layout and the location at the same time.”
The choice of three-, four- and five-bedroom homes at the development start at £374,950, with Help to Buy available on all under £600,000.
Find out more about Caddington Woods from Redrow Homes
Launch of new phase at Barkingside development
SiteSales Property Group has launched the fifth phase of the Barnardo’s Garden Village development in Barkingside, east London, as part of a continuing relationship with the children’s charity Barnardo’s, which has successfully raised over £56m in sales from 176 properties on previous phases since 2014.
This final phase sees 34 units onto the market, including 26 apartments converted from period cottages built in 1875 together wide eight new build one- and two bedroom apartments. Prices of these homes range from £280,000 to £475,000.
Murray Smith, managing director of SiteSales, says: “Barnardo’s Garden Village in Barkingside has been one of the most satisfying projects that we have ever been involved with. Not only is the development a financial success for the charity that helped fund the construction of a new head office for the charity, but it has also had a positive effect on the local community with the majority of the homes being sold to people from the surrounding areas. Since the start of the development, we have also become a corporate partner of Barnardo’s, helping organise events and raise money for its worthy cause. We look forward to continuing working with Barnardo’s and we are confident that the final phase of the development will be another resounding success.”
Find out more at www.site-sales.co.uk
New luxury villas released at Taplow Riverside
There are fewer places in the south-east of England more charming than along the River Thames in the Buckinghamshire countryside, and this is where WhatHouse? Award-winning Berkeley Homes has just released a collection of homes at Taplow Riverside, which is also going to be home to a new restaurant run by Michel and Alain Roux from next year.
Priced from £2.125m, the seven new four-bedroom homes have a lovely riverside setting in the sought-after village, each with lawn terraces leading from private patios to private moorings. The Roux at Skindles bistro is due to open in the autumn of 2018.
Andrew Saunders-Davies, chairman of Berkeley Homes (Oxford and Chiltern), says: “Offering an impressive collection of exceptional homes in this pretty riverside setting, these properties have been meticulously designed with views to impress. The restaurant has the potential to make a fabulous addition to this much-anticipated new address and we are already receiving a high number of enquiries from those keen to secure one of the homes from buyers.”
Nearby Taplow train station has a journey time to London Paddington of as little as 38 minutes and Heathrow is only 10 miles away. It will also form part of the Crossrail route in 2019.
Find out more about Taplow Riverside from Berkeley Homes
Personalise your new home in Telford, says Lovell
Lovell Homes, multiple winner of WhatHouse? Awards in recent years, is inviting house-hunters in Telford to purchase early at The Oaklands so they can add a number of personal touches to their new home. The development comprises 44 two- and three-bedroom homes just seven minutes’ drive from Telford town centre, priced from £164,950.
The Inspirations range offers numerous personalisation features at different stages of build. Very early buyers can specify electrical items, extra power points and ceiling points, and audio integration, and well as choosing wall and floor tiles and various plumbing options.
Those purchasing in later stages can choose from a diverse range of plaster covings together with garden paving slabs and garden sheds. Even further along the construction process, buyers can look at different styles of internal doors and carpets, as well as free-standing appliances, wardrobes, bedroom furniture and fireplaces and surrounds. For the garden, they can also choose turf types and garden furniture.
Michelle Barnsley, field sales manager at Lovell, says: “The opportunity for homebuyers to customise and personalise elements of their new homes with ‘Inspirations’ at The Oaklands, Telford is market leading.”
Find out more about The Oaklands from Lovell Homes
Village life in Suffolk the attraction of new Bellway scheme
Bellway Homes has launched a collection of contemporary two-, three- and four-bedroom homes at Beaumont Green aimed at a variety of house-hunters, from first-time buyers, through ‘second-steppers’ and families, to downsizers.
The new homes are located in Little Blakenham, a village to the north-west of Ipswich, but within reach of other large towns and cities too, including Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and Colchester. Prices for these homes currently start at £194,995.
Gemma Bannister, divisional sales manager at Bellway Homes, says: “This development is a significant project for us. It brings homes to an area that has seen huge price rises over the past 17 years, partially down to a shortage of property in the area. The new houses will be offered with Help to Buy, and we will be able to help buyers on and up the property ladder.”
Among the well-regarded schools to be found in the local area, some of the leading ones are Claydon Primary School, Claydon High School and Northgate High School, while over the Essex border, Colchester Royal Grammar School and Colchester County High School for Girls are two of the UK’s best schools by ‘A’ level results. For commuters, Ipswich station in less than 20 minutes by car and offers regular services to London, Chelmsford, Colchester, Norwich and Peterborough.
Find out more at www.bellway.co.uk ; 01245 259989
Stamp duty offer from Martin Grant Homes in Buckinghamshire
With stamp duty a major expense in any move a new offer from Martin Grant Homes at its Bewick Green development in the village of Wing, Buckinghamshire sees the last remaining ‘Swift’ house type for sale in the current phase available with the housebuilder picking up the stamp duty bill, representing a saving to the lucky purchaser of nearly £15,000.
This four-bedroom house offers over 1,570 sq ft of accommodation over two floors. The ground floor has a spacious living room with large French windows that open onto the rear garden, and an open-plan kitchen/dining room with fitted kitchen, laminate worktops and integrated appliances, as well as a large bay window. Upstairs, there are four generously sized bedrooms (the master coming with en suite and fitted wardrobe) and a family bathroom. This property is available for £494,950.
Chris Hamilton, managing director of Martin Grant Homes, says of the 52-unit development: “[It] has proved popular with locals, investors and commuters, looking to capitalise on the excellent houses offered in this fast-growing region. The ‘Swift’ is a well-designed home, offering the best of contemporary family living and with the stamp duty offer representing excellent value for money for this area.”
Find out more at www.martingranthomes.co.uk ; 01525 604031
Second phase released at award-winning Coulsdon development
David Wilson Homes has launched the second phase of Cane Hill Park, its development in Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon, which is providing 75 new homes to this well-connected part of the capital.
The three-, four- and five-bedroom homes are perched on a hilltop site once occupied by Cane Hospital, that offers great views and well as easy routes to central London and the Surrey countryside. The hospital, which closed many years ago, featured on the American cover of David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World album.
Natalie Perry, sales and marketing director at Barratt David Wilson Homes, says: “Combining a sought-after location with the latest in modern design, these homes really are a special purchase. With 85% of the properties in the first phase sold already, there’s a genuine sense of community taking shape at Cane Hill Park and we’re expecting these new homes to prove really popular with families looking for a well-designed home in a highly attractive setting.”
Set in parkland, the development has children’s play areas and specially designed woodland walkways that are a ‘green link’ to the nearby shops and railway station, Coulsdon South, which has a 27-minute journey time to London Victoria and 22-minute journey to Gatwick.
Prices are expected to start from £565,000 for a three-bedroom property, also available with the London Help to Buy scheme.
Find out more about Cane Hill Park from David Wilson Homes