The WhatHouse? team reports on the latest launches, events, special offers and initiatives at new homes developments across the country...
SOUTH EAST
Help to Buy event in Hythe this weekend – Barratt Homes is hosting a Help to Buy event at its Martello Lakes development in Hythe, Kent on Saturday 13 July. From 11.00am until 4.00pm, house-hunters can come and talk to the sales team face-to-face about the government-backed scheme and speak to a mortgage advisor. Buyers reserving their new home on the day will receive a John Lewis & Partners gift card worth £5,000. Three show homes will also be open. Find out more about Martello Lakes from Barratt Homes
Help to Buy event in Aylesham this weekend – Barratt Homes is hosting a Help to Buy event at its Aylesham Village development in Kent on Saturday 13 July. From 11.00am until 4.00pm, house-hunters can come and talk to the sales team face-to-face about the government-backed scheme and speak to a mortgage advisor. Buyers reserving their new home on the day will benefit from a special flooring package. Two show homes will also be open. Find out more about Aylesham Village from Barratt Homes
Wide choice of apartments at Windsor retirement development – Castle Retirement Living has a variety of apartments for sale at its Castle View Windsor development in Berkshire. Comprising 64 properties in all, the contemporary-designed building for over-55s currently has one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes available, priced from £375,000 to £895,000. Residents have a sky Lounge and roof deck for views of Windsor Castle, golf putting practice and plane spotting as well as a restaurant, two bars and lounges and a library. There is also an underground car park with electric car charging points. Find out more at www.castleviewwindsor.co.uk
New range of home styles launched – The Signature Collection from Jones Homes Southern is a new range showcasing a range of homes with a high specification, which will be rolled out in larger homes across the company’s developments in the South East – the first being Kingsborough Manor in Eastchurch, Kent. The luxurious extras put in as standard include big-brand tiling, sanitaryware, digital showers, kitchen appliances including a wine cooler and induction hob, and a garden room. Four- and five-bedroom homes at Kingsborough Manor range from £600,000 to £660,000. Find out more at jones-homes.co.uk
Only two homes left at Bicester site – Taylor Wimpey has sold all but two homes at its Windrush Meadows development on the north-west edge of Bicester. One is the four-bedroom ‘Langdale’, detached with garage and driveway for two cars and priced at £485,000, the other the ‘Shelford’, also detached with four bedrooms at available for £490,000. The sales office is open from 10.00am to 5.00pm Thursday to Sunday, and 1.00pm to 5.00pm on Mondays. Find out more at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk
New luxury show home launches in Oxfordshire this weekend – Hayfield in unveiling the executive five-bedroom ‘Eaton’ as a fully furnished show home at the Hayfields development in Southmoor, Oxfordshire on Saturday 13 July. Fitted and decorated by Open Door Interiors, this house type in Cotswold Village Stone is double fronted and provides 2,486 sq ft of floor space. This development will comprise 74 two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom houses when completed in 2020. Prices currently range from £375,000 to £775,000. The show home is open daily from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Find out more at [email protected]
LONDON
New luxury apartments launched in Finchley – Heronslea has launched Charnwood, its latest development of luxury apartments in Finchley, N3. Comprising just five three-bedroom, lateral apartments, the development is located on Beechwood Avenue, a sought-after road in the area, and is built in a sympathetic architectural style over three storeys. The spacious apartments range from 1507 sq ft to 2736 sq ft. Prices start from £1.299m. Find out more at www.heronslea.net
New Shared Ownership homes released for sale in Upton Park – L&Q has just put a range of Shared Ownership homes on the market at The Forge in Upton Park. Buyers have eight three-bedroom apartments and a four-bedroom townhouse available through the government-backed Shared Ownership, with a 25% share of a three-bedroom apartment priced from £113,125 (based on a full market value of £452,500). Find out more at lqpricedin.co.uk
WEST MIDLANDS
Part Exchange event in Staffordshire this weekend – Elan Homes is inviting homeowners to its Brook Meadow development in Loggerheads, Staffordshire this Saturday 13 July for a special Part Exchange event to learn about an incentive which needs no estate agents feesand no stressful housing chain. Brook Meadow has a range of three-bedroom homes priced from £224,995 for a semi-detached ‘Ripley’ style house and four- and five-bedroom detached designs available from £299,995 to £449,995. For a limited time only, selected properties are available with Stamp Duty paid – a potential saving of up to £12,500. Find out more about Brook Meadow from Elan Homes
SCOTLAND
New show home in Kirkintilloch – Barratt Homes has opened a new show house at Braes of Yetts, its development in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire.It’s a four-bedroom home which as been fully decoarted and interior designed by specialists Blocc. Prices at the development start from just £218,995 for a three-bedroom, semi-detached ‘Traquair’ house style. The sales centre and show home open Thursday to Sunday from 10.00am to 5.30pm and Monday from 12.30pm to 5.30pm. Find out more about Braes of Yetts from Barratt Homes
New show home in Renfrewshire – David Wilson Homes has launched a four-bedroom show home at its Weirs Wynd development in Brookfield, Renfrewshire. It’s a ‘Helmsdale’ house type fully fitted by Margot Paton of luxury interior design firm Chelsea McLaine. Buyers have a choice of three- and four-bedroom homes including the ‘Dunbar’ and the ‘Campsie’ from the housebuilder’s latest range of house styles. The development is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00am to 5.30pm and Monday from 12.30pm to 5.30pm. Find out more about Weirs Wynd from David Wilson Homes
Two new show homes at Edinburgh development – Taylor Wimpey has opened two new show homes in Edinburgh, at its Kinloch Green development. These are both four-bedroom detached houses, the ‘Douglas’ and the ‘Stewart’. Kinloch Green offers a choice of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom house styles, currently with prices starting from £225,000 for the ‘Baxter’ three-bedroom semi-detached, rising to £407,500 for the ‘Wallace’ five-bedroom detached. Opening hours are Thursday to Monday from 11.00am to 5.30pm. Find out more at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk
SOUTH WEST
Bungalow opens for viewing this weekend – On Saturday 13 July, Bluebell Homes will be opening a new bungalow at its River View development in Lydney, Gloucestershire. The ‘Eastbourne’ has two bedrooms, open-plan kitchen, utility room, dining room and lounge and in selected plots the master bedroom has a dressing area. The second bedroom has French doors that lead out to the garden, which has views over the Severn estuary. These homes start at £199,995. River View Garden Village also has a choice of three- and four-bedroom designs. Help to Buy is available. Find out more at www.bluebellhomes.co.uk
Just three homes remain for sale at Gloucestershire site – Newland at Twyning Green from Newland Homes is a collection of 22 homes tucked away in a quiet corner of the desirable village of Twyning near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. There are only three houses remaining at the development. The open market properties are all detached, carefully positioned in their plots to create a true sense of privacy, with private driveways and either a double or single garage. Find out more at www.newlandhomes.co.uk/twyning or call 01684 439458.
Three-storey properties launching at Frenchay Gardens - Redrow Homes is launching three-storey properties at its Frenchay Gardens development, the sister site to Frenchay Park in Bristol. Set over three floors, the properties boast an open plan kitchen/dining room and a separate lounge allowing homebuyers a choice between the buzz of socialising or enjoying that much needed down-time. To register your interest, please contact the sales team on 0117 3215988. Find out more about Frenchay Gardens from Redrow Homes
New community to launch in Poole – David Wilson Homes will celebrate the official launch of its Canford Paddock development on 12 July. Located off Magna Road, Canford Paddock is David Wilson Homes’ latest development of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes, and once complete, it will comprise a total of 147 homes. To find out more about new homes at Canford Paddock or to arrange a visit call 0330 057 6000. Find out more about Canford Paddock from David Wilson Homes
Weekend launch for new homes at Newland Homes - Saturday 13 July sees the launch of the first homes for sale at Newland Place, Newland Homes’ landmark development on Bradley Road in Trowbridge. Work began at the end of last year on the brownfield site, which is the former location for West Wiltshire District Council’s Offices and Chambers, and the first release of homes takes place this weekend. The site will eventually provide 79 new homes, ranging from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom detached houses. A four-bedroom detached ‘Priston’ house type is the company’s show home, which is available to view from 11am to 5pm seven days a week along with the marketing suite. For more information on Newland Place, please visit www.newlandhomes.co.uk/trowbridge
NORTH EAST/YORKSHIRE
Homes available to buy off-plan from Redrow Homes’ Thorpe Park - The Point at Thorpe Park in Leeds, launched on 25 June 2019 with a range of two- and four-bedroom homes available to buy. Homebuyers can reserve plots that are now available to purchase. In total, 300 homes will be built at Thorpe Park, The Point and The Avenue, and first to launch at The Point are the four-bedroom semi-detached family homes The Bramhope and Roundhay with prices starting from £313,950 and a four-bedroom detached Collingham that starts at £369,950. Also launched is the two-bedroom Alwoodley apartments with prices starting at £219,950. Redrow are also offering a variety of initiatives to help homebuyers move into a new home. The Help to Sell scheme enables homeowners to go from old to new in four steps and help towards estate agents' fees. Any first-time buyers looking to find their perfect home can take advantage of the government-backed Help to Buy scheme. For more information visit www.redrow.co.uk/developments/the-point-at-thorpe-park-leeds
EAST MIDLANDS
‘Downsizer package’ from Ginnis New Homes – Legal fees paid and a voucher for a garden centre are just two incentives available to those who chose Ginnis New Homes’ ‘downsizer package’. Aimed at existing home-owners looking to downsize or those wishing to retire to somewhere perhaps a little more peaceful, the package also includes expert advice from award-winning finance company Oviso. Ginnis New Homes’ Deer Park development, a collection of 30 exclusive three- and four-bedroom homes in Ripley, boasts a charming semi-rural location. For a limited time, too, there are big reductions on selected properties and up to £12,000-worth of extras included. The show home at Deer Park is open every Saturday. For further information on Deer Park’s three- and four-bedroom homes, contact selling agents Boxall, Brown & Jones on 01773 880788, Home2Sell on 01773 512556 or visit www.ginnis-homes.co.uk