hIn our regular news for house-hunters, the WhatHouse? team reports on launches, events and special offers at new homes developments across Britain...
SOUTH EAST
New homes launched in Cranleigh – Surrey house-hunters can now find out more about new homes coming to Cranleigh, Surrey, with the launch of Leighwood Fields. Berkeley Homes is building three-, four- and five-bedroom houses in the well-connected village which has an impressive range of shops and schools of its own, and is within easy reach of towns such as Guildford and Crawley. A show home is open, illustrating deign and spec inside and out. Prices here currently start at £575,000. Find out more at www.leighwoodfields.co.uk
Final batch of homes available at Barnham site – There are 17 homes still for sale at Ashdown Vale in Barnham, West Sussex, with housebuilder Redrow offering Help to Buy and its own Hell to Sell schemes on a range of three- and four-bedroom homes there. ‘The Sunningdale’ is a four-bedroom, detached home priced from £539,950, but others start at £369,950. Find out more at www.redrow.co.uk
Successful launch of Milton Keynes homes – Crest Nicholson Regeneration saw a very successful launch for its Campbell Wharf scheme in Milton Keynes last week. With over 500 potential buyers taking a first look at the marketing suite and show suite, there were 14 properties reserved over the weekend. This first phase is offering a range of one- to three-bedroom apartments priced from £240,000 to £650,000. Visitors are welcome seven days a week, from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Find out more at www.crestnicholson.com
Variety of incentives at Bicester development – Linden Homes is offering a number of incentives at Hawkswood, part of the ongoing growth of the new Kingsmere community in Bicester, Oxfordshire. With a new selection of three-, four- and five-bedroom, three-storey homes for sale, priced from £364,950, the housebuilder is offering purchasers the chance to use its Part Exchange or Assisted Move options, or government-back Help to Buy. Selected homes are available to purchase on a part-buy/part-rent basis using Home Reach, starting with a 50% share. Find out more at www.lindenhomes.co.uk
May launch for new homes in Harrietsham – This month, house-hunters in Kent will have a new collection of homes to investigate, as Bellway launches Bluebell Walk. This development is delivering 58 houses to the village. Prices for the three- and four-bedroom properties will be revealed at launch, with a sales office also coming to the site very soon. Find out more and register at bellway.co.uk
Penthouses released for sale in Winchester – Berkeley Homes is now selling the penthouses at its Knights Quarter development in Winchester. These high-specification homes offer great view of the city and beyond, and each has a terrace and balcony to complement its spacious interior. There’s separate lounge area, and both bedrooms come with an en suite bathroom. Under 10 minutes from the very centre of the city, the penthouses top the development of 200 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and are priced from £745,000. Find out more at www.knightsquarter.co.uk
New show home at East Molesey development – House-hunters in south-west London now have a new show home to investigate, with CALA Homes unveiling a fully decorated and fitted four-bedroom ‘Malden’ house type at its Imber Riverside development in East Molesey. Two-thirds of the three-, four- and five-bedroom homes are already sold there, and the housebuilder’s own 100% Part Exchange scheme has been popular with those moving up the property ladder. Two ‘Malden’ house types remain for sale here, priced from £1.045m with one plot available with full stamp duty paid, £1,000 towards legal fees and full carpets throughout. Marketing suite and show home are open daily, from 10.30am to 5.00pm. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
Final apartments in Aylesbury development now launched – Durkan has released the last of the 47 apartments at its The Exchange development in Aylesbury, giving buyers a choice of one- and two-bedroom properties. Part of a wider regeneration scheme in the Buckinghamshire town, The Exchange is only five minutes from the station, well connected to London Paddington. There’s a show apartment open Thursday to Monday, 10.00am to 5.00pm, and Sundays between 10.00am and 4.00pm. Find out more at www.durkan.co.uk
Shared Ownership opportunity in Oxfordshire – Catalyst is offering a range of nine Shared Ownership homes at its Weavers Fields development in Bloxham. Close to the centre of the village are two- and three-bedroom homes, with good schools in the area and plenty of regualr trains from Banbury station. Prices on application. Find out more at www.chg.org.uk
EAST ANGLIA
Final phase now for sale in Colchester – CALA Homes has released the last homes for sale at its Furly Meadows development in Stanway, Colchester. With two-thirds of the development sold, the final 16 homes are now available – two months earlier than planned. The development is bringing a wide range of properties to the site, with from two to five bedrooms. Among the news ones is ‘The Gosfield’, a three-bedroom semi-detached house priced at £314,950 and available through Help to Buy or CALA’s own popular Part Exchange scheme. Marketing suite and show homes are open daily from 10.30am to 5.00pm. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
New homes launched in Cambridgeshire village – Kier Living Eastern is inviting house-hunters to The Grove, its development in Willingham, Cambridgeshire, where there are two show homes to view the design and specification of a range of two-bedroom bungalows, and two-, three-, four-, and five-bedroom houses. ‘The Pinewood’ has three bedrooms with open-plan kitchen/dining room, en suite master bedroom and a garden, and is available from £349,995. ‘The Rutherford’ has four-bedrooms, including en suite master, with separate living room, dining room, study and utility room, and is priced from £474,995. These are open from 10.00am to 5.00pm seven days a week.Find out more at www.kierliving.co.uk
Spring launch for new homes in Little Thetford – The Cambridgeshire village of Little Thetford will see the launch of 10 new detached homes this spring when Annington releases its Cawdle Meadows development. It’s a rural location just three miles from the historic city of Ely, which is well connected to Cambridge, London, Stansted Airport and further afield. Five-bedroom homes offer over 2,000 sq ft of living space, with other homes comprising a choice of five with four bedrooms and two three-bedroom bungalows. Each combines exterior design to fit in with tradition village buildings with the latest specification and layouts. Prices start from £459,995. Find out more at www.cawdlemeadows.co.uk
LONDON
Split-level homes for sale in Roehampton – Hamptons International is now marketing a collection of six brand new, two-bedroom, split-level properties at Roehampton Lofts, SW15. The design of these homes combines larch cladding, Dutch bricks and zinc roofing – a very alpine aesthetic. 'Loft’ homes have double-height space with plenty of natural light, and ‘garden’ apartments have direct access to a private courtyard garden from their kitchen/dining area. Underfloor heating, open-plan design and non-restricted on-street parking are common to all. Price start at £575,000, with Help to Buy London available. Find out more from Hamptons International on 020 3151 7649
New show apartment in Camberwell – Frasers Property has opened a new show home for the final phase at its Camberwell on the Green development in south London. It’s a 1,001-sq-ft, three-bedroom unit with two private balconies on the scheme’s fifth floor. With interior design by BoxNine7, this new home costs £720,000. Other apartments still available start at £600,000 for two bedrooms and £640,000 for three. Find out more at www.camberwellonthegreen.co.uk
Luxury penthouses released in Nine Elms – Airspace development specialist Click Above has released two brand new luxury penthouses for sale, mostly constructed offsite and fitted into the space at the top of an existing three-storey development of 16 apartments in an exclusive gated community, called Corben Mews. The high-spec homes offer views across the capital and have off-street secure parking available at an extra cost. Prices for the homes are £750,000 for apartment 17 and £730,000 for apartment 18. Find out more at www.corbenmews.co.uk
Here’s a video of the construction, fitting and interiors of the penthouses:
Final Shared Ownership homes release in Hainault – L&Q has unveiled the final six Shared Ownership homes at its Oaklands Hamlet development. There’s a choice of two-bedroom maisonettes (priced from £85,000 for a 25% share, based on a full market value of £340,000) at a site bringing 149 new homes on the edge of Hainault Forest Country Park and well connected to Chigwell, Romford, the A12 and M11. There are good schools in the area, and it’s well connected to the City via Hainault underground station. Chadwell Heath mainline station, three miles away, will be served by Crossrail. in 2019. Find out more at lqpricedin.co.uk
Final homes for sale in parts of Colindale regeneration – Redrow has just a few homes left for sale at Orchard Quarter and Park Collection, part of its Colindale Gardens scheme bringing thousands of new homes to Colindale in north London. These latest properties overlook the central four-acre park and each apartment has a balcony or terrace. There’s a residents-only gym with a sauna and steam room, 24-hour concierge service, and a three-from entry primary school. Find out more at www.redrow.co.uk
Launch of new homes in Twickenham – A stone’s throw from the home of rugby is a new collection of apartments, just launched by Solum, a joint venture between Network Rail and Kier Property. Twickenham Gateway will deliver a new station building centred around a striking public plaza including shops and eateries along with 115 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The first move-ins are expected this summer. Find out more at www.solum.co.uk
WEST MIDLANDS
Show home opens in Uttoxeter – Liz O’Sullivan from Uttoxeter Racecourse helped Bellway unveil the new four-bedroom ‘Bay’ show home at its Dove Manor development in Uttoxeter. It is one of a range of one, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes under construction there, with those currently available starting at £185,000. Find out more at bellway.co.uk
SCOTLAND
New house types at Midlothian development – Miller Homes is offering a new range of house types at its recently launched Moorfoot Meadow development in North Middleton, Midlothian. It’s a collection of three- and four-bedroom homes is a variety of designs and layouts, to appeal to all sorts of house-hunters. The four-bedroom ‘Pringle’ has kitchen/ breakfast/family area, adjoining lounge, a study two en suite bedrooms and a family bathroom. Find out more at www.millerhomes.com
NORTH WEST
Housebuilder hosts BBQ event this weekend (Part 1) – David Wilson Homes is inviting house-hunters to BBQ events it is hosting at two of its developments in the region on Saturday 4 May. From 11.30am until 5.00pm, people are invited to find out more about the homes at Stanneylands in Wilmslow and Stapeley Gardens in Nantwich. They can also take advantage of a summer incentive package worth nearly £3,000, which includes an eight-piece garden furniture set, including a table, six chairs, a freestanding parasol, a Weber three-burner gas BBQ and three-piece tool set, as well as a gas patio heater for cooler nights. Find out more about David Wilson Homes in the North West
Housebuilder hosts BBQ event this weekend (Part 2) – Barratt Homes is inviting house-hunters to BBQ events it is hosting at its Lloyd Mews development in Crewe on Saturday 4 May. From 11.30am until 5.00pm, people are invited to find out more about the homes there, and they can also take advantage of a summer incentive package worth nearly £3,000, which includes an eight-piece garden furniture set, including a table, six chairs, a freestanding parasol, a Weber three-burner gas BBQ and three-piece tool set, as well as a gas patio heater for cooler nights. Three- and four-bedroom homes here are for sale from £204,995. Find out more about Barratt Homes in Cheshire
SOUTH WEST
Show home opens in Toddington – Newland Homes has opened a new show home at its New Town Park development in the Gloucestershire village of Toddington. It’s a three-bedroom ‘Cricklade’ house type, with three bedrooms, utility room, bay-windowed lounge, family bathroom and private garden. Seven of this house type are available, ready to move into this summer. Prices here start at £375,000 and Help to Buy is available. Show home and marketing suite here are open every day, from 11.00am to 5.00pm. Find out more at www.newlandhomes.co.uk
WALES
Just one home remains for sale at Abergavenny development – Edenstone Homes has sold all but one plot at Wedgwood Park in Abergavenny. It is a four-bedroom detached ‘Bonvilston’ priced at £395,000, which has a lounge to the front, kitchen/dining/family room to the rear, study, utility room, cloakroom, master bedroom with en suite and dressing room, and a family bathroom. Find out more at www.edenstonehomes.com
EAST MIDLANDS
Part Exchange and Help to Buy at Potton development – Bedfordshire house-hunters will find assistance at buying a new home at Tall Trees in the town of Potton, with Kier Living Eastern offering Hel to Buy on all homes, and its own Part Exchange scheme on selected plots. The range of properties available is very wide, with from two bedrooms to five, and prices currently from £270,000 to £600,000. Find out more at www.kierliving.co.uk
Doors open at new Leicestershire show home – Davidsons Homes has unveiled its latest show home, with a four-bedroom ‘Winchester’ house type available to view now at Spires View in Blackfordby, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It has a double-height, vaulted hall, open-plan kitchen/dining/family room with French doors into the rear garden, dual-aspect living room, utility room, study, WC, four double bedrooms (two en suite), family bathroom and detached garage. Three-, four- and five-bedroom homes at Spires View are priced from £219,995. Find out more at davidsonshomes.co.uk