The WhatHouse? team reports on the very latest launches, events and special offers for house-hunters at new homes developments across Britain...
SCOTLAND
New show home coming to Lanarkshire – This Saturday 23 March, Lovell Homes is unveiling a new show home at its Borland Walk development in Glassford, South Lanarkshire. Some 36 new homes will be built there, a collection of two-, three- and four-bedroom houses. Examples are the ‘Tomatin’, a mid-terrace home, and the ‘Cardhu’, a detached family property. Help to Buy (Scotland) is available on selected plots here. Within easy reach of Glasgow, the development is also in the catchment area for the high-ranked Strathaven Academy high school. The opening weekend will welcome visitors between 10.30am and 5.30 both days. Find out more at www.lovell.co.uk
First homes released at Whitburn development – Taylor Wimpey has released the first phase of properties at Heartlands, its latest part of a 2,000-home regeneration in Whitburn, West Lothian. It brings a new selection of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes starting from £142,000 for the ‘Andrew’ two-bedroom, end-terrace home. It is well connected to both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and close to a range of schools and shops, appealing to a wide range of house-hunters. A sales office is now open Thursday to Monday, from 11.00am to 5.30pm. Find out more at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk
Edinburgh development opens brand new show home – Miller Homes is welcoming house-hunters to a new show home at its Manor Wood development, just four miles from the centre of Edinburgh. The ‘Blair’ is a four-bedroom house which has been fully furnished to inspire visitors and demonstrate the specification offered at this collection of three-, four- and five-bedroom homes. This new show house and the marketing suite are open from Thursday to Monday, 10.30am to 5.30pm. Find out more about Manor Wood from Miller Homes
NORTH WEST
Variety of modern home styles available at Warrington development – Redrow is offering a range of properties in its Lifestyle range of designs at The Oaks at Taylor’s Chase. Located at Great Sankey, Warrington, this development mixes these home types – which offer large bedrooms, each with their own en suite – with the more traditional, award-winning Heritage Collection designs. Among the current homes available here are the ‘Oxford Lifestyle’ and ‘Leamington Lifestyle’ now available from £364,995 and £384,995 respectively. Closeby is another Redrow development, The Brook, where two-bedroom apartments start at £112,000 under Redrow’s discounted ‘Advantage’ scheme, together with open-market three and four-bedroom homes from £249,995. Find out more at www.redrow.co.uk
SOUTH WEST
New show apartment opens in Gloucestershire – Barratt Homes has unveiled a new show home at Park Farm, its development in Thornbury, south Gloucestershire. It’s a two-bedroom apartment called the ‘Morton’ and it is priced from £216,995. It has an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room with dual-aspect windows, plenty of storage, two double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Help to Buy is available at this development, which is around 10 miles from Bristol and 23 miles from Gloucester. Find out more about all Barratt Homes developments
Unveiling of luxury bungalows in Poole – Buyers over 45 have a first chance to reserve a new collection of bungalows at Royale Heights at Beacon Hill. It’s a new, luxury, gated development from RoyaleLife bringing a range of designs of fully fitted two-bedroom, detached bungalows, set within landscaped gardens. There are also plans for other facilities for residents, such as a gym, swimming pool and coffee lounge. There will be a 24-hour emergency contact and an on-site office open every day. Prices here start from £250,000. Find out more at www.royalelife.com
Bellway opens new show home in Tutshill – Gloucestershire house-hunters can now see a show home at Manor Chase, the Bellway Homes development in Tutshill. It’s a detached home known at the ‘Wenvoe’, one of a range of four-bedroom houses currently available from £399,995. When completed, the development will comprise three-, four- and five-bedroom homes as well as a community orchard and children’s playground. Find out more at bellway.co.uk
WALES
Help to Buy event in Cwmbran this weekend – Lovell is hosting an event at its Oakfield Grange development in Cwmbran this weekend to give potential buyers a full picture of the government-backed Help to Buy Wales equity loan scheme. On Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 March, from 10.00am to 5.00pm, visitors will be able to talk to the sales team about the properties which qualify, and talk to an independent financial advisor on the steps the need to take to use the scheme, which only requires a 5% deposit on the new home. Among the detached homes which qualify are the three-bedroom ‘Keats’, ‘Chaucer’ and ‘Dryden’ (from £224,995, £234,995 and £250,995 respectively). Find out more at www.lovell.co.uk
EAST MIDLANDS
Family homes launched at Leicestershire site – Westleigh Homes has unveiled a new collection of homes ideal for families at its Stanton Meadows development in Stanton under Bardon in Leicestershire. It is a collection of three- and four-bedroom houses at the heart of the village. With a number of off-plan purchases, those still available are from £269,950 and £331,950 respectively. There’s a fully prepared three-bedroom ‘Drayton’ show home revealing layout and specification was revealed to would-be buyers. Westleigh has extended its £99 reservation fee offer at Stanton Meadows until the end of March. Find out more at www.westleigh.co.uk
SOUTH EAST
New show home opened in Wouldham – House-hunters in Kent can now take a close look at the quality of homes at Victoria Gardens, Wouldham, as housebuilder Ashberry Homes has unveiled a show home there – fully furnished and decorated – and a view home which is complete and a ‘blank canvas’ to imagine living in. Prices currently start at £250,995 on this development, which comprises a diverse mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes. The marketing suite and show home are open daily between 10.00am and 5.00pm. Find out more at www.ashberryhomes.co.uk
New show home opened in Edenbridge – There's a new show home to see in Edenbridge. Buyers looking for a new home can see for themselves the kind of properties that Bellway is building at its Oakley Park development, located to St Johns Way. The four-bedroom ‘Aldwych’ represents the build quality and specification offered at this development of one- and two-bedroom apartments and two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom houses. Prices currently start at £264,995. Find out more at bellway.co.uk
New release of homes in Bicester – There is a new collection of 14 homes at the major Heyford Park development in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Dorchester Living has released a set of three- and four-bedroom properties there, the regeneration of the former iconic airfield. Each of these contemporary-designed townhouses as open-plan living layout with a private garden and integral garage. Prices are from £389,995. Find out more at www.heyfordpark.co.uk
90% sold out at Banbury site – There's a last chance to buy a home at Elmwood Park, the CALA Homes development in Banbury, Oxfordshire, where 90% of them are already sold. All of the four remaining homes are priced at under £600,000 and so qualify for purchase with Help to Buy, which requires just 5% as a deposit. As an alternative for existing homeowners, the housebuilder offers its own Part Exchange service, offering up to 100% of the value of the home to sell, an incentive which has already proven popular. The current Home of the Month is ‘The Hazelmere’, with four bedrooms, which will be ready to move into in the spring and priced at £479,950. Viewing of the development is now by appointment only. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
New homes in West Sussex released for sale – CALA Homes has released a new collection of homes at Cresswell Park in Angmering, West Sussex, around 18 miles from Brighton. This development is a collection of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom houses alongside one-bedroom apartments. Help to Buy or Part Exchange can be used to smooth the buying process and reduce the costs. One example of a property available via the government-backed equity loan is the four-bedroom, semi-detached, three-storey ‘Nicholson B’, priced from £495,000. Another is the two-bedroom, semi-detached ‘Danebury’, available for £299,950. CALA Homes is currently offering a special incentive of carpets throughout, turf (if applicable), £500 towards legal fees and a £1,000 John Lewis voucher for all buyers reserving before the end of March, utilising the Help to Buy scheme. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
New luxury apartment for sale in Wadhurst – Ambitious property seekers in East Sussex looking for a one-off, spacious apartment combining history with up-to-date quality and standards are invited to take a look at The Ballroom, a two-bedroom apartment at Wadhurst Place, which is mixing the refurbishment and conversion of a Grade II listed 19th-century mansion with the introduction of sympathetically deigned new ones. The Ballroom has around 2,000 sq ft of living space, ceilings of 6.5metres and great views across the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is on the market for £1.245m. Find out more at www.newcourt.co.uk
Launch of new homes in Sittingbourne this weekend – Saturday 23 March sees the launch of new show homes at development from Redrow Homes in Sittingbourne, north Kent. Regent Quay will have no fewer than three new fully furnished houses to investigate: a three-bedroom ‘Warwick’ house type, a three-bedroom ‘Ludlow’, and a four-bedroom ‘Stratford’. Just 10 minutes from Sittingbourne station, the development was launched last summer and is bringing 338 new homes to the area along with landscaped spaces, play areas and places to exercise. The launch day lasts from 10.00am to 4.00pm, with a barbecue treat for peckish visitors. Find out more at www.redrow.co.uk
New Shared Ownership homes come to Wokingham – The next phase of Shared Ownership homes has been released by Catalyst at its Aborfield Green development in Wokingham, Berkshire. It’s a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments and two- and four-bedroom houses, to suit a range of buyers, and are part of a new ‘village’ which will also bring in new shops, schools and amenities such as a doctors’ surgery, community centre and library. Prices start from £78,750 for a 35% share of a one-bedroom apartment and from £126,000 for a 35% share of a two-bedroom home (based on full market values of £225,000 and £360,000 respectively) and from £200,000 for a 40% share of a four-bedroom home (based on a full market value of £500,000). Find out more at www.homesbycatalyst.co.uk
LONDON
New homes come to the heart of Brixton – This Saturday 23 March, Network Homes unveils BRX, its new development of private sale homes in Brixton, SW9. Part of the larger Stockwell Park regeneration, this offers a range of apartments and penthouses with from one to three bedrooms. Plots priced up to £600,000 are available on the government-backed Help to Buy London scheme. Each home in the 20-storey tower has its own private balcony or terrace, and the development comes with cycle storage and limited underground parking. Brixton underground station is just a three-minute walk away. Prices here start at £470,000 for a one-bedroom apartment. Find out more from Dexters on 020 7483 6362
More new homes coming to Hackney – This month, Berkeley Homes (North East London) Ltd is launching Willowbrook House, its latest collection of waterside homes at Woodberry Down. This regeneration will bring some 5,500 new homes in all, together with parkland, and open water located in Finsbury Park, North London. Willowbrook House is the last phase of homes to be delivered next to the West Reservoir and comprises 122 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments over eight floors, each with a balcony or terrace. Prices start at £535,000 for a one-bedroom apartment, with first completions scheduled from Q4 2021. Find out more at www.woodberry-down.co.uk
More new show homes come to Stratford – Telford Homes has opened three new show apartments at its New Garden Quarter development in Stratford, east London. There’s a one-bedroom unit dressed by online interior design service Homewings, a three-bedroom lateral apartment from Dapa Interiors and a three-bedroom garden villa apartment from Studio Morton. The latest release is of 51 apartments, each with an open-plan layout, floor-to-ceiling windows and a private terrace. Prices here start at £435,000 and Help to Buy London is available on selected plots. Telford Homes is offering buyers who reserve a home the opportunity to have their home individually designed and furnished via Homewings at no extra cost. Find out more at www.newgardenquarter.co.uk
Premium Collection launched in Islington – A new set of luxurious apartments has been released by Peabody at its canalside Wharf Road development between Shoreditch and Angel in Islington. The Premium Collection has one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, duplexes and penthouses. Each has its own unique layout and design, and an impressive specification throughout. Angel Tube station is a 15-minute walk away. Prices start at £630,000 for a one-bedroom apartment, £825,000 for a two-bedroom apartment and £1.3m for a three-bedroom apartment. Find out more at wharfroadlondon.com
New Shared Ownership apartments coming to Southall – Catalyst releases a new range of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments in Southall, to purchase through Shared Ownership, this Saturday 23 March. ARRO is a range of contemporary-designed properties close to Southall station, which will be served by Crossrail/Elizabeth Line when it opens. Shared Ownership prices for studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments start from £112,000, £132,000 and £164,000 respectively for a 40% share (based on full market values of £280,000, £330,000 and £410,000 respectively). Find out more at www.arrolondon.co.uk
WEST MIDLANDS
New homes launch in Shipston-on-Stour – The end of March will see the launch of Shipston Gardens, the new development from Crest Nicholson in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. It’s a collection of 69 two-, three- and four-bedroom homes located just half a mile from Shipston-on-Stour town centre, which was voted the best place to live in the Midlands by the Sunday Times in both 2017 and 2018. There are ‘Good’-rated primary and secondary schools within easy reach and Moreton-in-Marsh train station is just six miles away. Prices start from £259,950 for a two-bedroom home. Buyers have a number of incentive schemes to choose from, such as Help to Buy and the housebuilder’s own Part Exchange or Smooth Move options. Find out more at www.crestnicholson.com
NHS staff offers on new homes in Warwickshire – David Wilson Homes has a special offer at two developments in Warwickshire that mean NHS staff members could benefit from a discount from £5,000 to £15,000 across a range of property types: £5,000 worth of extras on the reservation of a two-bedroom home; £10,000 on a three- or four-bedroom home and £15,000 on a five-bedroom home. The offer is on at Poets Meadow in Warwick (close to Warwick Hospital, St Michael’s Hospital and Leamington Spa Hospital) and The Long Shoot (close to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire and George Eliot Hospital). Find out more about Poets Meadow and The Long Shoot from David Wilson Homes
New development opens in Coleshill – Warwickshire house-hunters can find a new collection of homes to explore at Church Hill Place, just launched by Crest Nicholson in Coleshill. Two show homes decorated by Show Business Interiors are there to visit – one with three bedrooms, the other four – which illustrate the design and specification buyers can expect there. The homes are five minutes from the High Street, with Birmingham city centre a 20-minute drive away. Prices start from £259,960 for a three-bedroom house and from £424,950 for a four-bedroom house, with the Part Exchange and Help to Buy schemes available. The marketing suite is open between 10.00am and 5.00pm, Thursday to Monday. Find out more at www.crestnicholson.com