For new homes developments across Britain, the WhatHouse? team reports on the very latest launches, events and special offers for house-hunters...
NORTH WEST
Last homes for sale at West Derby development – Redrow has just two home remaining for sale at its Regency Manor development in the popular, affluent Liverpool suburb of West Derby. The two-bedroom ‘Cadogan’ house type has an open-plan kitchen/dining room, separate lounge, cloakroom and two large en suite bedrooms. It’s priced from £189,995. The ‘Cavendish’ townhouse has open-plan kitchen/dining room, family room, study, two cloakrooms, lounge, family bathroom, en suite master bedroom and two further double bedrooms. This one is available from £289,995. Both can be purchased through the government-backed Help to Buy scheme. Find out more at www.redrow.co.uk
SOUTH WEST
£10,000 package offer on Exeter homes – David Wilson Homes is offering a £10,000 John Lewis & Partners design package to buyers of a new home at its Minerva development in Exeter. The sales team there is hosting an introduction event at the site on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 March to talk more about the four- and five- bedroom homes being built there and how the vouchers might be used by working with home design experts. Prices currently range from £374,995 to £529,995. Find out more about Minerva from David Wilson Homes
Already half sold at Yate development – Newland Homes has reported keen buyer interest at Amberley, the Yate development around 10 miles north-east of Bristol city centre. Half the properties there have already been snapped up, though there’s still a choice of three- and four-bedroom home styles to choose from. Two four-bedroom show houses at the site allow visitors to take a first-hand look at layout, build quality and specification, as well as get some inspiration from the latest interiors trends. The marketing suite and show homes are open daily, from 11.00am until 5.00pm. Find out more at www.newlandhomes.co.uk
EAST MIDLANDS
Launch of new homes in Leighton Buzzard – Bedfordshire house-hunters now have another collection of new homes to consider, with the launch of Hadley Grange at Clipstone Park, which will deliver 499 high-quality private homes with two to five bedrooms. From Saturday 30 March, between 10.00am and 5.00pm, the housebuilder is offering prospective homeowners early bird reservations from its sales office at Vale View at Willow Lake. Find out more on 01525 300403
Open weekend in West Bridgford – Bellway is inviting homebuyers in Nottinghamshire to its open weekend at NG2, a development in West Bridgford. There are only two homes left for sale there, a two-bedroom semi-detached at £285,000 and four-bedroom detached at £418,000, with 103 homes in total going up on the former site of Nottingham College. The open weekend takes place this Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 March, from 10.30am to 5.00pm both days. Find out more at bellway.co.uk
SOUTH EAST
Off-plan launch of new homes in Aldershot – CALA Homes has unveiled a new development in Aldershot and is welcoming ‘early bird’ buyers to reserve the property they want ‘off-plan’, ahead of construction. CALA at Wellesley will be providing new one- and two-bedroom apartments and three-, four- and five-bedroom homes to the Hampshire town, part of the Wellesley masterplan of 3,850 homes. Right now, four properties from CALA Homes are available to reserve off-plan, one four-bedroom home and three three-bedroom homes. Show homes at this development are anticipated to launch in June 2019. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
Launch of new Ebbsfleet development this weekend – Saturday 30 March sees the launch of Empire Park, a Fernham Homes development that is part of the Ebbsfleet Garden City masterplan brining thousands of new homes to the north Kent town. Prices will start from just £440,000 at Empire Park, where the housebuilder is delivering 28 three-, four- and five-bedroom properties, with keen interest even before launch. These new homes are located just 10 minutes from Ebbsfleet International, with its High Speed links to London, Ashford and beyond. Help to Buy will be available. Find out more at www.fernham-homes.co.uk
Apartments launch in Berkshire’s new garden village – Redrow is unveiling a collection of two-bedroom apartments at its Kingsley Park development, about six miles south-west of Wokingham and part of the Arborfield Green project. These are just part of Redrow’s 179 private sales homes at the site, with two- to five-bedroom houses already available. Prices for these new apartments start at £289,950. Find out more at www.redrow.co.uk
New show home now open near Witney – Oxfordshire house-hunters can now take a look around a brand new show home at Shepherds Walk in North Leigh, about three miles north-east of Witney. Bellway Homes has unveiled the ‘Witney’, a three-bedroom house, alongside the ‘Elm’ show house opened last year. The second phase of the development is now under construction to bring more of the two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes that the scheme is delivering. Find out more at bellway.co.uk
Second phase released at Bishop’s Stortford site – Countryside has released the second phase of its St Michael’s Hurst development on the outskirts of Bishop’s Stortford ahead on schedule as a result of the keen purchase of the homes on the first phase. This new phase introduces three new house types, including one three-bedroom and two four-bedroom styles, and prices start at £435,000. There are still some homes from Phase 1 available, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes from £385,000. Help to Buy is available on many plots, and the marketing suite and show homes at this Hertfordshire development are open daily between 10.00am and 5.00pm. Prices for the new phase of homes at St Michael’s Hurst start from £435,000. Find out more at www.countrysideproperties.com
New homes come to Hailsham – The popular East Sussex market town of Hailsham to getting 82 new homes at the Ambersey Green development just launched by Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group. It will suit a whole range of buyers with its mix of homes with from two to five bedrooms. Initially, there are three- and four-bedroom houses on offer, with starting prices of £335,000 and £400,000 respectively, and the first homes will be ready to move into this summer. Also currently for sale at the development are a range of Shared Ownership properties – a one-bedroom apartments starts at £64,000 for a 40% share (based on a full market value of £160,000). The show home and marketing suite there is open daily, from 10am until 5pm. Find out more at www.amberseygreen.com
Launch of development in Faversham – Barratt David Wilson Kent is bringing a range of new homes to the market, starting with a release this weekend of 13 two-, three- and four-bedroom houses – seven from Barratt Homes and six from David Wilson Homes. Anyone interested in a new home at Perry Court in Faversham can now find out about these and the other homes coming to the development, and the opportunity to benefit from incentives such as Help to Buy and Part Exchange. Find out about current Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes current developments in Kent
EAST ANGLIA
First homes come to Bulphan development – Redrow is opening its development The Shires in Bulphan, Essex, this Saturday 30 March. Located six miles west of Basildon and nine miles north-east of Thurrock, this is providing 80 homes, comprising three- and four-bedroom houses from the company’s award-winning Heritage Collection. These new homes are a ten-minute drive from Laindon station, which has a 35-minute journey time into Fenchurch Street. Prices here will be starting at £479,995. Find out more at www.redrow.co.uk
Part Exchange at Norfolk development – For house-hunters in East Anglia looking to combine a countryside location with easy access to Norwich, Kier Living Eastern’s Saxon Fields could be the place they’re looking for and the housebuilder is offering Part Exchange on selected plots to make moving there simple and less expensive. Located in the village of Blofield, close to the A47 and with a 15-minute journey to the city centre, the 16 plots remaining for sale there comprise five three-bedroom homes, eight four-bedroom homes and three five-bedroom homes. Prices range from £284,000 to £449,995. Other incentives are available for those not interested in Part Exchange. Find out more at www.kierliving.co.uk
LONDON
Launch of Shared Ownership homes in Silvertown – Southern Home Ownership will soon be releasing the first homes at The Refinery in West Silverston, which is bringing a range of homes available through Shared Ownership. Buyers will initially have a choice of one- and two-bedroom properties, which start from £120,750 and £157,500 for a 35% share respectively (based on full market values of £345,000 and £450,000 respectively). Three-bedroom units will be released in the future, with 60 properties in total on this development. Find out more at shosales.co.uk/therefinery
Apartment scheme launched in Isleworth – Buyers looking for a home in west London have a new development to investigate, with the 51-unit NOMA Isleworth now on the market. Dexters is working on behalf of developer FRT Developments on the project, which offers a choice of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments within a converted office building, located close to Isleworth station. Properties here have a private balcony and there’s a residents-only garden, with secure parking available at extra cost. Available with Help to Buy London, these homes are priced from £320,000. Find out more at www.nomaisleworth.co.uk
WEST MIDLANDS
New release of homes at Telford site – Lovell Homes has announced the release of a new collection of homes at its Queensbury Park development in Priorslee, Telford. There are seven new contemporary-designed three- and four-bedroom homes for sale, part of a project that will bring 165 homes in total. Incentives such as Help to Buy and Part Exchange are available. Find out more at www.lovell.co.uk
SCOTLAND
Offers on several Tulloch Homes developments – Tulloch Homes currently has offers and buying opportunities at several developments across Scotland. At Greenfields in Inverness, the four-bedroom, detached ‘Culzean’ villa has a £15,000 or can be purchased through Part Exchange; at Wester Inshes in Inverness, the three-bedroom ‘Corran’ semi-detached villa will be ready to move into this summer; at Broomhill, Muir of Ord, the detached three-bedroom ‘Torrin’ is available through Help to Buy (Scotland); at Chanonry Park in Fortrose, the final home for sale is a three-bedroom ‘Calder’ villa; and at Fairview in Inverness, the detached four-bedroom ‘Lochalsh’ villa is now £330,000. Find out more at www.tulloch-homes.com
Incentives from Miller Homes – Miller Homes has a range of buyer incentives at its developments in east and west Scotland. At Lady Victoria Grange in Newtongrange, the ‘Hargreaves’ five-bedroom house on Plot 45 is priced at £434,995, available through Part Exchange and the housebuilder will cover LBTT costs (£16,849). At Highbrae at Lang Loan, there are a number of incentives on selected homes, such as Part Exchange and LBTT paid on its selection of four- and five-bedroom homes. At Miller Homes at Benthall Farm near East Kilbride, there is Part Exchange across a range of homes, such as the five-bedroom ‘Buttermere’ house type, which starts at £318,000 and Miller Homes. Find out more at www.millerhomes.co.uk
Trio of show homes come to Newton Mearns – CALA Homes has opened three show houses at its Hazeldene Lea development in Maidenhill, on the outskirts of Newton Mearns, part of a development bringing 800 new homes to the popular town in East Renfrewshire. The ‘Darroch’, ‘Lewis’ and ‘Logan’ homes have living space of 1961 sq ft, 2384 sq ft and 2278 sq ft respectively and each has been fully fitted and decorated by Envision interior designers. A range of 79 three- to five-bedroom homes there has prices ranging from £320,000 to £630,000. Show homes and the sales suite are open daily from 11.00am to 5.30pm. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
Sales office opens at Neilston site – Taylor Wimpey has opened a local sales information centre for its Kirkton View development in Neilston, so that house-hunters can find out more about the homes for sale there. The development will comprise a variety of two-, three- and four-bedroom family homes. Currently available are three-bedroom semi-detached homes starting from £178,000, available with Help to Buy (Scotland), and four-bedroom detached priced from £253,000. Find out more at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk
Mother’s Day offer at Perth development – To commemorate Mother’s Day, Urban Union all mum who visit its Muirton Living development’s show home on Sunday 31 March will get a gift of a box of chocolates. Mother’s whose children reserve a property will receive a bottle of bubbly too. A one-bedroom ‘Anderson’ apartment starts from £105,000, and is available under the government-backed Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme. Find out more at www.urbanunionltd.co.uk [use pic UrbanUnion1]