The WhatHouse? team tells you about the latest launches, events and special offers that house-hunters can seek out at new homes developments across Britain...
WEST MIDLANDS
Help to Buy events in two developments – CALA is hosting two Help to Buy events this weekend, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May, at developments in the region. Malvern Rise in Leigh Sinton is just two miles from Malvern and is a collection of executive four- and five-bedroom homes, with prices currently ranging from £454,950 to £499,950. Foxgloves in Shipston-on-Stour comprises three-, four- and five-bedroom homes, priced between £304,950 and £695,950. The sales offices and show homes open daily from 10.30am to 5.00pm. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
Sell-out means focus on next Birmingham development – With every home at its Tennant Street Lifts development now sold, Elevate Property Group is now turning its focus onto Assay Lofts in Charlotte Street. This is a collection of 32 two-bedroom apartments on the corner of St Paul’s Square, where 70% of the homes are already sold. Completion for these homes is expected this summer. Find out more on 0121 272 5729, or email [email protected]
Keen interest in Hereford homes – The selling agent of a new Elevate Property Group development in Hereford city centre reports a lot of buyer interest already, ahead of a show home launch in July. Alban House provides 18 residential units, from one-bedroom apartments to penthouses and a two-bedroom cottage. With selected plots on the development available through Help to Buy, seven one-bedroom units start at £135,000. Alban House also offers two retail units, with its first tenant due to be announced in coming weeks. Find out more at www.elevatepropertygroup.co.uk
Big deal on big home at Tamworth site – Bellway has a special deal on a top home at its Peels Meadow development in Tamworth, Staffordshire. The five-bedroom detached ‘Moreton Supreme’ house on Plot 135 is priced at £567,995 and comes complete with a package of extras including flooring throughout, an upgraded kitchen, ceramic floor tiles and turf to the rear, which together are worth over £10,000. The housebuilder is also offering to pay Stamp Duty on this property, which is worth another £18,399. Find out more at bellway.co.uk
Assisted Move event in Nuneaton this weekend – From Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May, Barratt Homes is hosting a special Assisted Move event for house-hunters in Warwickshire at St James’ Gate, its development of three- and four-bedroom properties currently priced from £244,995. It’s a chance to meet the sales team and to find out more about the company’s Part Exchange scheme and bespoke Movemaker initiative. Both take the strain of the property chain and dealing with estate agents away from selling an old home. Find out more about St James’ Gate from Barratt Homes
SCOTLAND
Launch of new homes in Bonnyrigg – On behalf of developers MNM Developments, Savillls has launched The Market, which is bringing 14 new homes in Bonnyrigg, about six miles from Edinburgh. The properties offered include three-bedroom terrace and semi-detached homes with private gardens, and one- and two-bed apartments, centred around a landscaped courtyard car park. There’s a wide range of local shops and amenities, and it’s just two miles to the Edinburgh by-pass and 20 minutes by train to the city centre by train. Properties currently available are priced between £149,995 to £304,995. Appointments can be booked from Monday to Friday, from 11.00pm to 5.00pm. Find out more at www.savills.com
NORTH WEST
Latest phase and three show homes at Cheshire development – Redrow has opened three brand new show homes as it launches the latest phase at its Ledsham Garden Village development near Ellesmere Port. Some 120 homes have already been sold at this site, alongside 30 affordable homes, as work progresses on around 2,000 new homes in all. Visitors to Oaklands can now see fully furnished the collection of a three-bedroom ‘Warwick’ and two four-bedroom styles, the ‘Oxford’ and the ‘Cambridge’. Buyers have a choice of three- and four-bedroom detached homes with current prices from £274,995 to £343,995. Show homes are now open daily from 10.00am to 5.30pm. Find out more about Redrow Homes
New homes launched in Wilmslow – Following the success of it’s the Larches development, Elan Homes is now selling homes at Lindow Common, a new development close by which has just 10 private homes for sale. The four- and five-bedroom homes there are now available off-plan by appointment only, with initial prices from £579,995. Interested buyers are welcome to The Larches to talk about the new homes being built just half-a-mile away. Find out more at www.elan-homes.co.uk
First show homes opened at Stonecross Meadows - Jones Homes has unveiled its first ever show homes in Kendal, with the first residents to complete on a new home at the development invited to cut the ribbon. Two show homes have now opened at Stonecross Meadows in Milnthorpe Road, the first development in Cumbria for Jones Homes, which has a 60-year heritage building across the North of England and the South East. Four and five-bedroom homes are currently available at Stonecross Meadows, with prices from £399,995. Find out more about Stonecross Meadows from Jones Homes
SOUTH WEST
Part Exchange for new homes in St Austell – Wainhomes is offering Part Exchange for homeowners wanting to swap old for new at its Tregorrick Way development in Charlestown, on the south-eastern fringes of St Austell, Cornwall. It’s a quick process, with one example being Plot 179, ‘The Jenner’ four-bedroom, three-storey house type, which can be moved into in only four weeks. Homes on the third and final phase are priced from £269,950. Find out more at www.wainhomes.net
New luxury show home opens in Bath – Park Row, part of the Hope House scheme by Galliard Homes & Acorn Property Group, has a brand new, four-storey townhouse show home. There are just four of these luxury three-bedroom/three-bathroom homes on Park Row, each with south-facing views over the Bath countryside. The show home, furnish by Andrw Henry Interiors, is priced at £1.525m. Hope House is providing 54 homes set in landscaped parkland. Prices start at £310,000 and £435,000 respectively for a one- or two-bedroom apartment in the Hope Place Apartments, and from £920,000 for a two-bedroom apartment in the Grade II listed Hope House mansion. A visit to the show home is by appointment only. Find out more at acornpropertygroup.org or 01225 614307
NORTH EAST/YORKSHIRE
Six homes remain at Redrow’s Springfields development – Only six homes remain at Redrow’s Springfield development in Highburton, near Huddersfield, but there are many more available just a few miles away in Thongsbridge after the launch of Stoney Bank Chase. Springfields, in Burton Acres Lane, still offers a choice of semi or detached, three- and four-bedroom homes from the housebuilder’s prized Heritage Collection. The homes at newly-opened Stoney Bank Chase offer a great alternative. Stoney Bank Chase offers further options of three- and four-bedroom homes currently available from £369,950. Two fully-furnished show homes have recently opened – the four-bedroom Cambridge and the three-bedroom Harrogate Lifestyle. Find out more about Redrow Homes
EAST MIDLANDS
Help to Buy at Leicestershire developments – Westleigh is offering house-hunters the chance to purchase through Help to Buy at Melton Fields in Melton Mowbray and Stanton Meadows in Stanton under Bardon. The ‘Wainwright’ home style is a four-bedroom (two of them en-suite) detached property set across three storeys. This house type is available at plots 77 and 78 of Melton Fields and plot 16 of Stanton Meadows, priced at £304,950, £304,950 and £331,950 respectively. Find out more at www.westleigh.co.uk
SOUTH EAST
New homes available in Surrey countryside - A stunning collection of new homes are being unveiled to the public this month in a desirable Surrey village. Willowbrook, Latimer’s latest development, has 38 high quality homes available to buy in Cranleigh, near Guildford. Set in the backdrop of the Surrey countryside, the scheme comprises a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. The homes benefit from high specification interiors and are surrounded by mature trees and landscaped open space. Prices for the two-bedroom homes start at £415,000, while the four-bedroom homes are available from £740,000. The government’s Help to Buy scheme will be available to buyers at the development. To find out more about Willowbrook buyers should contact Latimer’s sales team by [email protected], or calling on 01483 255674.
Launch of new homes in Royston – House-hunters in Hertfordshire now have a new choice of property to consider, with Linden Homes launching Meridian Gate in Royston. The first homes on the 343-unit development include the four-bedroom ‘The Mylne’ show home and the three-bedroom ‘The Eveleigh’ view home. Help to Buy is available to use on homes priced below £600,000, with Part Exchange another option for existing homeowners. Find out more at www.lindenhomes.co.uk.
Bellway launches at Peters Village in Kent – Bellway has launched Buckland Rise, its next collection of new homes at the Peters Village development in the Medway Valley, Kent. It is offering a range of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes and recently launched a new sales centre and two show homes. Find out more at bellway.co.uk
Two marketing suites open at Pease Pottage development – Partners Radian and Thakeham have both opened marketing suites at Woodgate, the new homes collection in Pease Pottage, West Sussex, which offers a mix of traditional and contemporary design under the two different brands. Some 600 new homes, a primary school, a shop and a coffee shop, a community centre, plenty of parks and a pavilion are part of this major eight-year development project. Find out more at visit www.mywoodgate.co.uk
First homes for sale at Berkshire project – Legal & General Homes has just launched the first homes at Finchwood Park in Finchampstead, Berkshire. This new development will deliver 1,500 homes set in 140 acres of open space, including a village green, woodland clearings, brooks and a pond. On-site amenities will include a new primary school, shops, children’s play areas, trim trails within the green space and allotments. The first homes include one- and two-bedroom open-plan apartments, two-bedroom homes with on-plot parking or carports, five designs of three-bedroom homes and two types of detached four-bedroom houses. Prices start from £245,000 for a one-bedroom apartment. Find out more at finchwood-park.co.uk
New show home in Faygate – Taylor Wimpey has a professionally fitted show home at Kilnwood Vale, its development in Faygate, West Sussex. Claude Hooper Interiors decorated and furnished the four-bedroom ‘Trafalgar’ house, inspired by the surrounding Buchan Country Park. It’s the third show house on the site, joining the three-bedroom ‘Clifton’ and two-bedroom ‘Horsham’. There are homes on sale with from two to four bedrooms priced from £339,950. Visitors are welcome daily, from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Find out more about Taylor Wimpey
Show apartment unveiled in Rickmansworth – There's a brand new show home open at Elmswater, a 48-unit development from St William in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Designed by interior designer Honky, it is a two-bedroom show apartment with a bright, spacious open-plan kitchen and dining area and en-suite master bedroom. There is a choice of two- and three-bedroom apartments at this development, located in the centre of the town, each with a high-quality specification and its own generous terrace or balcony. Prices start at £570,000, with Help to Buy available on some. Find out more at www.elmswater.co.uk
New phase of homes launched in Chichester – Homebuyers in and around Chichester will find a new range of homes now for sale with the launch of the next phase of homes at Lakeside at Shopwyke Lakes, a development from CALA Homes. This Saturday 25 May sees the unveiling of a new four-bedroom ‘Chichester Oatfield’ show home, priced £555,000. The site is just a mile from the city centre and is delivering two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom houses and one- and two-bedroom apartments. Help to Buy and 100% Part Exchange are offered. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
EAST ANGLIA
New phased just launched in Basildon – Inland Homes has just unveiled Westwood, the second phase of its Gardiners Park development in Basildon, which is offering a choice of two- and three-bedroom homes available with Help to Buy. All properties feature integrated kitchen appliances, built-in wardrobes and en suite bathrooms, along with spacious gardens. Prices start from £315,000, with Help to Buy available on selected plots. Find out more at www.inlandhomes.co.uk
Good construction progress at Rochford development – Ashberry Homes is advancing with the construction of new homes at Elizabeth Gardens, its development in Rochford, Essex, where it has just launched a new phase for sale. It’s a collection of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom houses to the west of the town. Around 170 houses are already on the first phase. A new view home is now open for visitors to take a look around. Find out more at ashberryhomes.co.uk
LONDON
Help to Buy and other incentives on two developments – Telford Homes is offering Help to Buy London and some other incentives at two of its current developments in the capital. At New Garden Quarter in Stratford, prices start at £435,000 for a one-bedroom apartment, with a minimum deposit of £21,750 using the government-backed scheme, and there’s an added incentive, with selected apartments also eligible for a free-of-charge, bespoke interior design service from Homewings. In Calders Wharf on the riverfront near Greenwich, there are 21 private residential boutique homes that start at £500,000 for a one-bedroom apartment, with a minimum deposit of £25,000 using Help to Buy London. Find out more at www.newgardenquarter.co.uk or www.calderswharf.co.uk
Limited number of Shared Ownership homes left for sale in Erith – L&Q has seen over 75% of the homes at Erith Baths already reserved, and only has a limited number of two-bedroom apartments and four-bedroom Shared Ownership houses remaining. Just minutes from Erith station in the town centre, the development has a new show apartment. Prices for two-bedroom apartments start from £105,875 for a 35% share (based on a full market value of £302,500) and £175,000 for a 35% share of a four-bedroom house (based on a full market value of £500,000). Find out more at lqpricedin.co.uk/Erith
Own a home in the heart of the West End - Set in the heart of trendy Soho, a spacious three-bedroom and three-bathroom apartment with two terraces is on the market with Harrods Estates. Soho Thirteen is a new building conversion and comes with a concierge and secure underground parking. Soho Theatre, Phoenix Theatre and the London Palladium are less than a five-minute walk away. The stylish apartment has been designed to a high specification, and with comfort cooling and underfloor heating. Soho Thirteen is on the market for £3,750,000 with Harrods Estates. Interested buyers are invited to contact Harrods Estates on 020 7409 9205 or visit www.harrodsestates.com