The WhatHouse? team reports on another the very busy week of launches, events and special offers for house-hunters at new homes developments across Britain...
WALES
Imminent launch of new homes in Loughor – The countdown is on for the launch of a new homes development in Loughor, around 15 minutes from the centre of Swansea. There is already a strong interest in Chapel Fields, with housebuilder Barratt Homes already getting a host of enquiries about the range of three- and four-bedroom houses it is offering. Prices have yet to be released, but first-time buyers, growing families and downsizers have all signed up for more information. Find out more about all Barratt Homes developments in Wales
NORTH EAST/YORKS
Show suite event in Harrogate this weekend – With an oversubscribed opening event earlier in the month, Newby is inviting anyone looking for a new apartment in Harrogate, North Yorkshire to come to a show suite event on Saturday 13 April at its Springfield Court development, to get a first-hand look at what’s on offer there. The development of 61 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, some in a conversion of an existing building, some brand new, with bespoke kitchens and private parking in a secure gated development for all. Phase 1 homes are due to complete in May, Phase 2 next year. Find out more at www.newby.co.uk
EAST MIDLANDS
New bungalow development underway in Ollerton – House-hunters in Nottinghamshire looking for a rare new build bungalow can now consider one at Wellow Gardens in Ollerton, where Rippon Homes is building nine of them on an exclusive development. These detached, three-bedroom homes have already seen keen interest and the housebuilder has started to register potential purchasers. There are two styles of bungalow the ‘Haselmere’ and the ‘Sailsbury’, both with en suite master bedroom, turfed and fenced garden and a single garage. Prices TBA. Find out more at www.ripponhomes.co.uk
Offers on homes at Bedfordshire site – Kier Living Eastern now has offers on a number of properties at its Manor House Park development in Biddenham, Bedfordshire. An example is ‘The Stockwood’ - with three-bedrooms, it is currently available at the reduced price of £299,995 and Kier Living will pay £600 towards the cost of the mortgage every month for the first two years (subject to conditions). Manor House Park is a development of three-, four- and five-bedroom homes with Help to Buy and the housebuilder’s own Smooth Move schemes available. Find out more about Manor House Park from Kier Living
SOUTH EAST
New show homes open in Horsham – CALA Homes is unveiling the first show homes at its Arun Fields development in Horsham, West Sussex this weekend. On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April, the award-winning housebuilder will greet house-hunters at the ‘Holly’ and ‘Rose’ houses, with two and three bedrooms respectively. Visitors will see both homes fully furnished and decorated (by Phoenix Interior Design), and also be able to speak to the sales team about CALA’s Part Exchange scheme and government-backed Help to Buy. This development offers two-, three- and four-bedroom homes, less than two miles from the town centre and within walking distance of Littlehaven station (49 minutes to London Bridge). Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
Mortgage offer on new homes in Slough – Mackenzie Homes has a special offer to buyers at its Vanburgh Court development in the centre of Slough. For a limited time, the developer is offering to pay the buyer’s mortgage for the first six months of their mortgage term. Town regeneration and the upcoming arrival of Crossrail/Elizabeth Line services has made Slough very popular, and Vanburgh Court is only 200m from the station – ideal for commuters. There’s a choice of one- and two-bedroom apartments available off-plan from £254,950. Help to Buy is available on selected plots. There's a concierge service, and parking is available at an extra cost. Find out more at www.vanburghcourt.com
Part Exchange event in Bramley this Saturday – Bewley Homes is hosting a Part Exchange event at its Centenary Fields development in the Hampshire village of Bramley on Saturday 13 April. The development is bringing 30 two- to five-bedroom houses to the edge of the village, surrounded by countryside and with excellent road and rail connections. Visitors can talk to the marketing team about avoiding the potential problems of the ‘property chain’, and take a tour of the four-bedroom show home to look at build quality and specification of the homes, which are currently available from £345,000 to £750,000. Find out more at www.bewley.co.uk
Special event at Tadworth development this Saturday – There's a special event taking place at London Square’s Tadworth Gardens development in Surrey this Saturday 13 April. The Alice in Wonderland fun day takes place from 11.00am to 4.00pm with Alice, the Mad Hatter and the serving of afternoon tea along with the chance to look around the show homes. Two-bedroom apartments start at £349,950, three-bedroom houses from £539,950, with Help to Buy available on certain plots. Find out more at www.londonsquare.co.uk
New show home at Kent development – Ashberry Homes has opened a new show home at Victoria Gardens, its development in Wouldham, Kent. In addition to the fully decorated home, there’s also an unfurnished view home for visitors to take a look around. There is also currently a gym membership incentive for purchasers. This collection of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes is part of the larger Peters Village taking shape in the Medway Valley. The site is a five-minute drive from Snodland and Halling railway stations and close to the M2 and M20. Prices current start at £250,995 and the marketing suite and show home are open daily between 10.00am and 5.00pm. Find out more at www.ashberryhomes.co.uk
New release at award-winning Midhurst development – City & Country has released another collection of apartments at its multi-award-winning King Edward VII Estate development in Midhurst, West Sussex. These include one- and two-bedroom apartments as well as two penthouse apartments with beautiful south facing views and large private terraces. The builing is a Grade II* listed former hospital at the heart of the South Downs, and wom Gold for Best Renovation Scheme at the WhatHouse? Awards 2016. The development also has a new indoor swimming pool and steam room for exclusive use by the Estate’s residents. Apartments are priced from £249,500 to £735,000. Find out more at www.cityandcountry.co.uk
Family event at Oxfordshire development – Hayfield Homes is hosting an Easter-themed event for family homebuyers at its Hayfields development in Southmoor, Oxfordshire this Saturday 14 April. There’s an Easter egg hunt that can uncover some hidden surprises, with treats for grown-ups as well as children. The event also gives the opportunity to talk to the marketing team there about the range of homes available, and the company’s Part Exchange scheme, which can take the hassle of the property chain from upsizing buyers. Hayfields is bringing a range of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes to the village. The site is open daily, from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Find out more at www.hayfieldhomes.co.uk [use pic Hayfield1]
EAST ANGLIA
Launch of new homes in Essex this weekend – Saturday 13 April sees Redrow launching Meadow View, a new development coming to the Essex village of Silver End. In all, 210 new private sale three- and four-bedroom houses (along with 140 affordable homes, including 42 through Shared Ownership). There are good local schools and a regular rail service from White Notley station. The initial launch takes place at The Mulberries, a Redrow development in Witham, where there’s a show home to view. The first release of homes at Meadow View starts from £379,995. Find out more at www.redrow.co.uk
New release of waterside homes at Brightlingsea – The Purelake Group has released the second phase of homes at Harbourside at Waterside Marina, its development at Brightlingsea on the Essex coast, and opened a new show home. The development is bringing 53 apartments to a prime position overlooking the town’s marina. There’s a choice of one-, two- or three-bedroom properties together with five houses, with prices from £165,000. Find out more from selling agent Fenn Wright on 01206 763388
LONDON
New release in White City – St James is launching Bowery on Saturday 13 April, part of the ongoing regeneration of site in west London that with bring 1,800 homes and eight acres of open spaces to the area. The Bowery comprises 40 one-bedroom, and 20 two-bedroom apartments, all of which have a private balcony. Residents have access to a number of exclusive facilities, including cinema rooms, entertainment suite, business lounge, gym and pool. Prices here start at £725,000. Find out more at www.whitecityliving.co.uk
Second phase unveiled is Portobello Road scheme – Catalyst has released the second phase of homes at Portobello Square, its development of 1,000 new homes of different buying/renting tenures in west London. Bond Mansions is the first of four apartments in phase two and comprises 18 one-bedroom apartments and 13 two- bedroom apartments, all available for private ownership from £675,000 and £850,000 respectively. Find out more at www.portobellosquare.co.uk
Information centre opens for homes in Hornsey – St William, part of the multi-award-winning Berkeley Group, is opening an information centre at its Clarendon scheme in Hornsey, north London, this Saturday 13 April. It’s where residents and potential buyers can meet and see more of what’s been built and what’s coming to the regeneration scheme providing 1,700 new homes to the area. Visitors can see physical and digital models and plans of the project and its many new facilities and amenities. The Information Centre will be open seven days a week for the marketing team to talk to and provide tours for visitors. Currently, studios, one-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom apartments cost from £355,000, £425,000 and £517,500 respectively. Find out more at www.clarendonn8.co.uk
New show home to open in Old Isleworth – St James is opening a brand new show house at Fitzroy Gate, its luxury riverside development in Old Isleworth, south-west London. Fitted by interior designers Honky, it’s a four-storey, five-bedroom home. It’s just one of 39 Victorian and Neo-Georgian-style four-, five- and six-bedroom homes at a seven-acre site close to St Margaret’s train station (31 minutes into central London). Each has a private garden and two allocated parking spaces, and many offer great views from a first-floor terrace. Prices for a five-bedroom home start at £2.3m. Find out more at www.fitzroygate.co.uk
New development launched in Putney – The Thackeray Estate has announced the release ONE Putney, a stylish building with its own private entrance that features 15 luxury two- and three-bedroom apartments, including two penthouses, each with their own private terraces, on Putney High Street. Very close to the Thames, the development is at the heart of local shops, cafes and transport links. Environmentally friendly features are stepped green roofs and meadow planting, solar panels and car parking spaces for electric vehicles. Interiors have been handled by award-winning Argent Design. Prices start at £695,000. Find out more through James Pendleton at www.jamespendleton.co.uk
Luxury apartments come to Borough – Galliard Homes and Acorn Property Group have joined forces to build 27 new homes in Borough in a conversion of a former site of Southwark Court and a Roman Temple, just a few minutes from Borough’s Underground station. Trilogy launches soon and has a mix of open-plan studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and duplexes across three contemporary-designed buildings. Some have a private balcony or terrace. Prices will start from £550,000 for a studio apartment. There’s a marketing suite at 153 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 . Find out more at www.galliardhomes.com
New Docklands apartments available with Help to Buy – Galliard has launched Phase 2 of Orchard Wharf in Canning Town, east London, which is offering a collection of apartments ideal for first-time buyers and available to purchase through Help to Buy London, requiring a 5% deposit and providing a 40% equity loan. Of the 338 apartments being built there, 236 are for private sale, with 70% sold off-plan. There are 76 remaining, of which 41 one-bedroom units can be purchased via the government-back scheme. Features include floor-to-ceiling windows and walk-out balconies. One-, two- and three-bedroom start at £460,000, £665,000 and £760,000 respectively. Find out more at www.galliardhomes.com
Launch of new houses in Orpington – A new development in Orpington, in the south-east London Borough of Bromley, is bringing a collection of four-bedroom homes to the popular town. Prices at London Square Orpington start at £665,000. Also available are two-bedroom apartments from £450,000. Find out more at londonsquare.co.uk
Shared Ownership homes to buy off-plan in Barnet – Notting Hill Genesis is giving keen buyers who qualify for the Shared Ownership scheme the chance to purchase off-plan one of the homes at its Elmbank development in the London Borough of Barnet. It is delivering a range of apartments there, where buyers can acquire a 25% share of the home, and pay a subsidised rent on the rest, with the chance to purchase more in time. Elmbank is about a mile from the High Street, and from High Barnet station on the Northern line, in a location that has views across the capital. Prices here start from £117,500 for a 25% share of two-bedroom apartment (based on a full market value of £470,000) Find out more at www.nhgsales.com
WEST MIDLANDS
Summer launch announced for new homes in Tiddington – L&Q is already taking enquiries from house-hunters in Warwickshire ahead of a summer launch for Birnam Mews, a development of 60 homes it is bringing to Tiddington, a couple of miles from Stratford-Upon-Avon. It will be providing a collection of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes, which will be set in publicly accessible landscaped grounds with children’s play areas, along with trees and hedges that suit the local countryside. Buyers can choose from a range of apartments and house types, with some available through Shared Ownership or Affordable Rent. Prices are to be confirmed. Quality schools, shops and amenities are within very easy reach. Find out more at birnammews.co.uk
SCOTLAND
New show homes at Maidenhill development – House-hunters in East Renfrewshire can now see two new show homes at Westfield Gardens in Maidenhill, 12 miles from Glasgow’s city centre. With full interior design at the Taylor Wimpey project are the four-bedroom ‘Wallace’ and five-bedroom ‘Stewart’ house types at Westfield Gardens. These complement three other show homes recently unveiled at the CALA Homes part of the development. Both housebuilders are delivering their first phases, 106 and 79 three-, four- and five-bedroom homes starting at £269,000 and £320,000 respectively. Showhomes are open daily from 11.00am until 5.30pm. Find out more at www.maidenhill.scot
NORTH WEST
Off-plan launch of homes is Loggerheads – Elan Homes is giving keen buyers a chance to buy off-plan at Brook Meadow in the village of Loggerheads, Staffordshire, a new development of three-, four- and five-bedroom homes. There’s been keen interest already on a range of home currently including the ‘Ripley’ three-bedroom semi-detached house for £224,995 and the four-bedroom detached ‘Brandon’ for £314,995. Find out more at www.elan-homes.co.uk
SOUTH WEST
Launch of new homes in Falmouth – Saturday 13 April sees the launch of Chy An Dowr, a new development from Taylor Wimpey. It will be delivering two-, three- and four-bedroom homes to the popular Cornish town. These new homes are located off Bickland Water Road and offer easy access to places like Truro, Penzance and Bath. Prices to be confirmed. Find out more at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk
New show home at Wiltshire development – Bellway has unveiled the ‘Moreton’, a new show house at its Tithecote Manor development in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. It’s a five-bedroom family home, with large kitchen/family room, utility room, living room, study, TV room, four double bedrooms (two en suite) and a single. It comes with a double garage and landscaped gardens. A mix of three-, four and five-bedroom homes is being constructed here, including semi-detached and detached houses, and bungalows. Prices start at £369,995. Find out more at bellway.co.uk
Part Exchange means a quick move to Yelland development – David Wilson Homes is offering Part Exchange at Tarka Ridge in Yelland, Devon, to help keen buyers avoid the property chain and move in quickly. The development provides a selection of three-, four- and five-bedroom homes to a location on the banks of the River Taw. Current available are the three-bedroom ‘Bellbroughton’, priced from £310,000, the four-bedroom ‘Millford’, ‘Cornell’, ‘Holden’, ‘Layton’ and ‘Chelworth’ house types, from £360,000, £375,000, £425,000, £450,000 and £470,000 respectively, and the five-bedroom ‘Manning’ from £500,000. Find out more about Tarka Ridge from David Wilson Homes