In our regular news for house-hunters, the WhatHouse? team reports on launches, events and special offers at new homes developments across Britain...
EAST MIDLANDS
Show home now for sale in Stanton under Bardon – The three-bedroom show home at Stanton Meadows is now for sale. The ‘Drayton’ is fully decorated with dual-aspect kitchen/dining room, utility room, separate lounge, cloakroom, en suite master bedroom and family bathroom. It is priced at £284,995. Help to Buy is available. Find out more at www.westleigh.co.uk
SOUTH EAST
Show home released for sale at Bracknell development – CALA Homes (Thames) has put the professionally decorated ‘Himscot’ three-bedroom show home up for sale at Millennium Fields in Bracknell, priced £495,000, coming with an interiors package and ready to move into in June. It’s a development of one- and two-bedroom apartments and three- and four-bedroom houses. Help to Buy is available. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
Hard Hat event in Garston this weekend – Inland Homes is inviting keen house-hunters in the Watford area to a special event at its Farrier’s Wood development in Garston this weekend, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April. Wearing a hard hat to tour the site, visitors will find out more about the one-bedroom apartments and three-and four-bedroom houses being built there. Prices start at £280,000, with Help to Buy available. Book a place on the tour on 01923 624095 or email [email protected]
Launch event for new homes in Lindfield – Taylor Wimpey is hosting a launch event for Lindfield Meadows in Lindfield, West Sussex this Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April. It’s bringing two-, three-and four-bedroom homes, including apartments, and there will be two show homes to view when visiting the site. Buyers can use government-backed Help to Buy or the housebuilder’s own Easymover scheme. Prices will be revealed at launch. Find out more at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk
New show apartment in Buntingford – Fairview New Homes as unveiled a new show home at The Village, its development in Buntingford, Hertfordshire. It’s a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment on the ground floor of the final phase of this development. Just 11 apartments and 12 homes remain for sale from the overall total of 316 properties. Two-bedroom apartments and three- and four-bedroom homes are currently available from £260,000. Help to Buy is available. Find out more at www.fairview.co.uk
Six homes left for sale at Maidenhead site – House-hunters in Berkshire now have just six properties left to choose from at The Loftings, a Redrow development in the centre of Maidenhead. With Help to Buy available, there are only one two-bedroom/two-bathroom house (priced from £439,950) and five four-bedroom townhouses (from £564,950) remaining. Redrow also contributes £1,000 towards legal fees on all homes at The Loftings. Find out more at www.redrow.co.uk
EAST ANGLIA
Launch of new homes in north Essex – Developer Stonebond is launching Ploughmans Reach in Stebbing, Essex, this Saturday 27 April. It’s a development of 30 homes in the centre of the village, offering a range of three- and four-bedroom homes, all with private gardens. The development is well located for local amenities and nearby towns such as Braintree and Great Dunmow. Prices start from £435,000 for a three-bedroom home. Find out more at www.stonebondltd.com
LONDON
Show home opens in Gidea Park – Troy Homes is inviting house-hunters to its Burns Court development in Gidea Park on Saturday 27 April, where it is opening a show home. The development is a collection of 14 two-bedroom and two-bed-plus-study, high-specification apartments, of which two have already been reserved. Prices start at £475,000. Find out more at gideapark.troyhomes.co.uk
Penthouses launch in Harrow-on-the-Hill – There is a pair of penthouses being released for sale on Saturday 27 April at The Powerhouse in Harrow-on-the-Hill. Agent Preston Bennett is inviting house-hunters to see the properties first-hand, and see for themselves the interior layouts and specification as well as the views from private terraces. Each comes with allocated parking. Prices start at £574,950 with London Help to Buy available. Find out more at www.prestonbennett.co.uk
New Shared Ownership apartments unveiled in Greenwich – L&Q is offering a collection of Shared Ownership apartments at Greenwich Peninsula, north Greenwich. There are 10 one- and two-bedroom properties available part-buy/part-rent, all with generous open-plan interiors and their own private balcony. One- and two-bedroom units start at £120,000 and £152,500 respectively for a 25% share (full market value £480,000 and £610,000 respectively). Find out more at lqpricedin.co.uk
Launch of Help to Buy homes in Wembley – Anthology is launching a range of homes for sale under London Help to Buy at Wembley Parade this Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April. This development comprises 195 one-, two- and three-bedroom homes in a collection of five buildings, including a 12-storey tower. Prices start at £399,000. Find out more at anthology.london
Show home for sale at Camberwell development – Bellway has put the show house at its Elmington Green development in Camberwell up for sale. Fully decorated and fitted, it’s a four-bedroom terraced house set out over three floors and priced at £799,995. Other properties are still available there: two- and three-bedroom apartments are currently priced from £474,995 and £569,995 respectively, while four-bedroom houses are available from £744,995. Find out more at bellway.co.uk
WEST MIDLANDS
First homes up for sale at Shrewsbury development – Bellway has released the first homes for sale at Copthorne Keep in Shrewsbury. The development comprises a whole range of one- to four-bedroom homes on a former barracks site. Prices here currently start at £148,995. To find out more, visit the housebuilder’s The Spinney development, also in the town, or at bellway.co.uk
Penthouse unveiled at Solihull development – Elevate Property Group has unveiled the luxury penthouse apartment at its Princes Court development in Solihull. It’s a 1,600-sq-ft apartment with a 1,100-sq-ft roof terrace, and a price tag of £900,000. The development currently has three show apartments. Help to Buy is available on selected plots. The onsite marketing suite is now open from Friday to Monday. Find out more from agents smarthomes on 0121 744 4144, or at [email protected]
SCOTLAND
A handful of homes left at Bearsden development – CALA Homes is selling the last few homes at Kilmardinny Heights, its development in Bearsden which comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across four buildings, as well as a selection of semi-detached and terraced houses. The final three-bedroom terraced home is ‘The Allan’ priced at £296,500, and can be purchased through up to 100% Part Exchange, full LBTT paid an upgraded kitchen, flooring and turf to the rear garden. Just two three-bedroom apartments remain, both available with up to 100% Part Exchange, with one also coming with full LBTT paid, a flooring package and Silestone upgraded worktops. Prices begin at £296,500. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
NORTH WEST
Last apartments released at Bolton scheme – Jones Homes North West has put the final phase of apartments at Clevelands up for sale. The development is off Chorley New Road in Bolton and is bringing a mix of luxury apartments and townhouses set in the mature grounds of a former school. The old school building itself has also been converted into apartments, with all of those in Marlowe House having allocated parking. Prices start at £234,950 and Help to Buy is available. Find out more at jones-homes.co.uk
SOUTH WEST
New Barnstaple development now open – Newland Homes has launched Barbican Walk, a 21-home private development within walking distance of Barnstaple town centre. Buyers have a choice of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes, each with two parking spaces. Some properties also benefit from a private garage. Visitors to the development can look around the three-bedroom, three-storey ‘Tetbury’ style home. Prices currently start at £220,000 for a two-bedroom ‘Sandridge’ home. Find out more at www.newlandhomes.co.uk