With this Friday’s WhatHouse? Awards event celebrating the country’s very best new homes in front of 1,700 industry figures, house-hunters can investigate their ideal new home at launches and events taking place – and some great end-of-year offers...
SOUTH WEST
Show home opens in Bideford – Newland Homes has unveiled a new show home to house-hunters in Devon, at its Grenville Place development in Bideford. The top-floor apartment is one of just three properties left for sale at Old School House, a part of the scheme that comprises 12 units. Prices here currently start at £150,000. Potential buyers can visit the sales office and show home seven days a week, from 11.00am until 5.00pm. Find out more at www.newlandhomes.co.uk
New homes in Gloucester proving a hit – Since the recent launch of its Rosewood Grange development in Gloucester, David Wilson Homes has already seen a number of reservations there from keen buyers. Among the properties current available at Rosewood Grange are the two-bedroom ‘Wilford’ style home, priced from £215,000, the three-bedroom ‘Ashurst’, from £240,000, and the popular ‘Holden’ detached four-bedroom house – the type which has been used as the fully furnished show home – from £415,000. Find out more about new homes in Gloucestershire from David Wilson Homes
Ready to move into by Christmas in Frome – There are a handful of homes remaining for sale at The Old Nurseries in Frome, all of which can be moved into before Christmas. All are a ‘Tetbury’ house type, set over three storeys with three double bedrooms (master with en suite) and two parking spaces. Prices start at £285,000 and Help to Buy is available on all the properties at this Newland Homes development. Find out more at www.newlandhomes.co.uk
WALES
Great start to sales at Merthyr Tydfil site – Just a week after opening a sales and marketing suite there, Lovell has announced that half the homes at its Ymyl Yr Afon development, just a few minutes from Merthyr Tydfil station. Homes here are available through the government-backed Help to Buy Wales scheme. Currently for sale are a selection of three-bedroom homes starting from £169,950. The marketing suite here is open to prospective buyers seven days a week, from 10.00am to 4.00pm. Find out more at lovell.co.uk
EAST MIDLANDS
Buyers invited to investigate new Nottinghamshire development – Keen house-hunters can show their interest in a new development coming to Worksop in Nottinghamshire, with work about to start on the scheme which will be bringing 174 new homes to the area. The Edge sees Rippon Homes providing a range of three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to the area, and work is scheduled to start next month. The first phase will be known as The Lodge at The Edge, comprising 45 homes. Find out more at www.ripponhomes.co.uk
SOUTH EAST
Housebuilder launches assistance scheme at Surrey site – Martin Grant Homes is now offering its Easy Move scheme at The Maltings in West End, Surrey, which could help buyers move in by Christmas. It’s a development of 57 new homes with from two to five bedrooms. Easy Move sees the housebuilder looking after the sale of a purchaser’s existing property, dealing with the estate agents to secure a sale at the best market value within 28 days. Well placed for schools, amenities and transport links, prices at The Maltings start at £459,950 for a two-bedroom home. Find out more at www.themaltings-westend.com
Show home now for sale at Oxfordshire development – Dorchester Living has released its four-bedroom ‘Darcy’ show home for sale at its Heyford Park development in Oxfordshire. Priced at £549,995, it comes with flooring, fixtures, fittings and decor included in the price. The house has an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room, a study and two en suite bedrooms. Part Exchange and Help to Buy are available. Find out more at www.heyfordpark.com
Move in by Christmas at East Sussex scheme – Buyers in East Sussex looking to move before the festive season may find the property they want at Rosewood Park in Bexhill-on-Sea, where David Wilson Homes has a range of one- and two-bedroom apartments to fit the bill. Prices start from £172,995 for a one-bedroom apartment and from £212,995 for a two-bedroom unit. A show home there is open seven days a week. Find out more about Rosewood Park from David Wilson Homes
LONDON
Stylish new apartments come for sale in Mill Hill – Developer Dienne has released a collection of seven designer-furnished and fitted industrial, warehouse-style, one-bedroom apartments in Mill Hill, all available through London Help to Buy. A ten-minute walk from Mill Hill Broadway station, the development is called @white and offers compact homes of around 350 sq ft complete with furniture and accessories. Prices start from £275,000 and there’s an option to convert leasehold to freehold. Find out more at www.statons.com
Three properties left at Harrow development – There's a final chance to buy at St George’s Square, the Taylor Wimpey development in Sudbury Hill in Harrow. The three two-bedroom apartments are all ready to move into, with prices starting at £465,000. Buyers can use London Help to Buy when they purchase. The development is well located for local shops, schools, amenities and transport links. Find out more about St George’s Square from Taylor WImpey [use pic TW1]
House in south London ready for Christmas – There's a four-bedroom ‘Hogarth’ house type for sale at Cane Hill Park in Coulsdon and a collection of one-bedroom apartments at New Mill Quarter in Hackbridge, all of which are ready to move into for Christmas from David Wilson Homes. Prices start at £600,000 and £294,995 per development respectively. Find out more about Cane Hill Park and New Mill Quarter from David Wilson Homes [use pic DWH3]
New terraced houses come for sale at Barking Riverside – L&Q has unveiled the first of its terraced homes to buy at the major Barking Riverside, to the east of London. The 11 four-bedroom townhouses all come with parking at start at £525,000 – within the London Help to Buy threshold. Also available are 20 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments recently launched at the Parklands phase, priced from £285,000, £360,000 and £400,000 respectively. The sales suite here is open from 10.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Saturday, and from 10.00am to 4.00pm Sunday. Find out more at Barkingriverside.london [use pic LandQ1]
Help to Buy event at Enfield site – Countryside is hosting a Help to Buy event at Elements, its regeneration project in Enfield which is bringing hundreds of new homes to north London. Potential buyers can visit the marketing suite, next to Ponders End station, on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 November to find out how the assistance scheme can assist a purchase of the one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments there, and talk to independent financial advisors about getting the right mortgage. Find out more at www.elements-enfield.com
WEST MIDLANDS
Final homes released at Hagley development – CALA Homes has put the final homes at its Wychbury Fields development in Hagley, Worcestershire on the market. 95% of the site is sold, but there is now a new collection of eight four- and five-bedroom houses for sale. One example is ‘The Hazlemere’, priced from £539,950, with spacious kitchen/dining area, garden room, sitting room and four bedrooms. It can be purchased through Help to Buy. The marketing suite is open daily, from 10.30am to 5.00pm. Find out more about Wychbury Fields from CALA Homes [use pic CALA1]
Help to Buy events in Warwickshire this weekend – David Wilson Homes hosts Help to Buy events at two of its Warwickshire developments this weekend, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 November. House-hunters can find out more about the government-backed scheme at Poets Meadow in Heathcote and The Long Shoot in Nuneaton. Find out more about Poets Meadow and The Long Shoot from David Wilson Homes [use pic DWH5]
SCOTLAND
Final homes for sale at Edinburgh development – With 90% of homes sold there, there are now just nine plots available at David Wilson Homes’ Liberton Grange development in Edinburgh. All are detached houses with four bedrooms: one is a ‘Kingussie’ house type priced from £398,995, with one coming with £7,500 worth of upgrades and extras; another is the ‘Colvend’, at £531,995. The company’s Movemaker incentive is available to help sell an existing property. Find out more about Liberton Grange from David Wilson Homes [use pic DWH1]