Virtual Tour Round-up No.2

Lockdown has brought it to the fore, but virtual tours have become an essential part of house-hunting thanks to it allowing people looking for a new home to look around one and talk to the sales agent from the comfort of the sofa.

Here’s a look at some of the latest and most popular interactive tours and virtual viewings around the country.

Hundred House, Great Witley, Worcestershire

A unique and historical conversion of a Grade II listed former inn and hotel which we looked at in detail recently, with many original and period features restored or maintained and with property and grounds restored and converted into a modernised gated community. The site consists of 16 individually designed plots: 11 one- and two-bedroom apartments, four-bedroom mews houses, and a two-bedroom barn conversion with a private garden. Each property benefits from two allocated parking spaces/double garages, as well as a private residents’ gym and an exclusive bar and social hub, Henry’s Inn, which is to be restored too. Marketed by Connells Worcestershire, the starting price is £190,000, with Help to Buy and Assisted Move available. Find out more at witleyhundred.com.

Clock Field, Turners Hill, West Sussex

This is a development of 33 three-, four- and five-bedroom houses in designs nodding to local, traditional architecture but with a high specification and modern interior design, including Shaker-style painted kitchens with stone worktops and integrated Siemens and Zanussi appliances. All master bedrooms have the luxury of an en suite shower room and fitted wardrobes. There are built-in wardeobes to the second bedroom of some house types, and most come with a private garage. The Shanly Homes development is 10 minutes from East Grinstead and 15 minutes from Gatwick Airport. Prices currently range from £515,000 to £850,000. Find out more at www.shanlyhomes.com.

Limewood Grange, Fair Oak, Hampshire

There are video tours of three house types – ‘The Mountford’, ‘The Oakwood’ and ‘The Oxford’ – at this development of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. Here, Linden Homes is introducing a scheme called Deposit Match – if you have a 5% deposit, the housebuilder will give you a further 5%. This offer is available on all three- and four-bedroom houses, including Help to Buy properties, and is open to first- and ‘next-time’ buyers. There are selected properties here available on a part buy-part rent basis through the Home Reach assistance scheme. Full market prices start at £235,000. Find out more about Limewood Grange from Linden Homes.

Retirement developments across Britain

Specialist developers PegasusLife and Renaissance Retirement, part of the Lifestory Group, have announced a transformative approach to its home sales nationally. Virtual home appointments will be delivered via video calls directly with interested buyers, at a date and time that suits them, allowing them to 'meet' with a knowledgeable sales consultant and understand the full range of homes on offer from the comfort of their own homes.

Mark Dickinson, CEO of Lifestory said: “Buying a new home, even in a pre-Covid-19 world, can sometimes be a daunting prospect, especially off-plan as you don't have the ability to see the home you're purchasing, however we know that our home owners appreciate the opportunity to do so, and share the excitement with us as we build their new home. This new virtual home appointment, will ensure we can continue to provide homes for people that are ready for their next chapter.” Find out more at [email protected].

Developments across Britain

Barratt Homes has a novel way for house-hunters to make a personal view of how they might utilise and decorate each room across a three-storey house type. A new tool allows users to change each room of the ‘Norbury’ house type to see what it may look like if used as a bedroom, games room, cinema or study, or whether a room might be better as a flexible family room or more formal dining room. Find out more about Barratt Homes.

Silvervale Park, St Mellons, Cardiff

With Phase 1 complete and new homeowners already moved in and living in the development, Allen & Harris, in partnership with Cardiff Living, have announced the next chapter in this exciting development. The new range of four-bedroom houses, close to the desirable suburb of St Mellons, Silvervale Park are an ideal location for first-time buyers, growing families and downsizers alike. The local area benefits from an abundance of amenities nearby including shops, pubs, a business park, playing fields, golf and bowls club, in addition to a mix of primary and secondary schooling. Prices from £245,000. Find out more at www.allenandharris.co.uk.