The WhatHouse? team reports on launches and events taking place, and special offers and initiatives available at new homes developments across the country...
NORTH EAST/YORKSHIRE
Last homes for sale at Hartlepool development – Bellway has just a few homes left on sale at Elwick Grove, its development of 81 three- and four-bedroom properties on the outskirts of Hartlepool, County Durham. It’s a semi-rural location within easy reach of the coast and close to a number of ‘Good’ Ofsted-rated schools. A four-bedroom ‘Bay’ house type is priced from £339,995 and comes with large, open-plan L-shaped kitchen/dining/family room, a separate living room,four double bedrooms, two with en suites, and a family bathroom. Find out more at www.bellway.co.uk
EAST MIDLANDS
Show home unveiled in Lincoln – Chestnut Homes has opened a show house for the third phase of LN6, its development of two- and three-bedroom homes located off Westbrooke Road in Lincoln. Visitors can now explore a decorated and fitted 'De Forz’ house type, which has a kitchen flowing through into a living/dining area with French doors to the garden, two double bedrooms and a third bedroom decorated as a home office, and a family bathroom. The development’s two- and three-bedroom townhouses and two-bedroom apartments start at £172,950 and are available through the government-backed Help to Buy scheme. Find out more at chestnuthomes.co.uk
SOUTH EAST
Shared Ownership homes launch in Oxford – Catalyst will be launching a range of homes to purchase through Shared Ownership at Spires Place, a development situated on the outskirts of Oxford, four miles from the city centre. It will provide a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments and three-bedroom houses. Priority will be given to those who live or work in Oxford, have a household income that does not exceed £80,000 and do not already own or have their name on the deeds to another property. Guide prices start from £104,000 for a 40% share (based on a full market value of £260,000) for a one-bedroom apartment and from £122,500 for a 25% share of a three-bedroom house (full market value £490,000). Find out more at www.catalyst.homes
New show home launched in Wokingham – Berkshire house-hunters now have another show home to see, with the unveiling of one at Queens Acre in Wokingham. Bellway Homes is creating a gated community of one- and two-bedroom apartments, and three and four-bedroom townhouses, with each having its own parking space. It’s near a number of well-regarded schools, covering infants to higher education, and an eight-minute drive from Wokingham station, which is about an hour away from London. Prices at Queens Acre start from £260,000. Find out more from selling agent Haslams on 0118 933 8032 or at www.bellway.co.uk
Four-bedroom homes most popular at Marden site – Millwood Designer Homes has seen keen interest in the four-bedroom homes at its Windsor Meadow development in Marden, Kent. It is bringing 86 homes to the village in a variety of house types with off-street parking and a double garage. The show home here is 'The Wingham’ with kitchen/family room, spacious separate living room, dining room, and a master bedroom with two sets of fitted wardrobes and an en suite. ‘The Wingham’ is available for £699,000, with other four-bedroom homes starting at £569,950. Help to Buy is available on selected plots. Find out more at www.millwooddesignerhomes.co.uk
Aylesbury show home launches this Saturday – Taylor Wimpey will unveil a new show home at Mayberry Place in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, on Saturday 22 June. It’s a three-bedroom ‘Gosford’ house decorated and fitted to the latest trends with contemporary open-plan kitchen and dining area with access to the private rear garden, master bedroom with en suite, another double and single bedroom, and family bathroom. Currently available is a range of two, three- and four-bedroom homes starting from £279,995, with Help to Buy and the housebuilder’s own easymover initiative available. The development is open Friday from 11.30am until 5.30pm, and Saturday to Thursday 10.00am and 5.30pm. Find out more at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk
Two new show homes at Ashford development from this weekend – Barratt Homes is unveiling two brand new show homes at its Chilmington Green development in Ashford, Kent on Saturday 22 June. From 11.00am to 4.00pm, house-hunters can visit the homes and enjoy a tiki bar and BBQ event on the terrace of one of them. Many of the homes for sale on the first phase have a private upstairs terrace for homeowners to enjoy. Currently, buyers can choose from three- and four-bedroom homes starting from £329,995. Help to Buy is available on all of them. Find out more about Barratt Homes at Chilmington
Buyer event at Staplehurst development this Saturday – Homebuyers are welcome to Dickens Gate in Staplehurst, Kent this Saturday 22 June where David Wilson Homes will be hosting an event to offer details and advice about three major schemes; Help to Buy, Part Exchange, and Movemaker. There will be a range of experts on hand to guide homebuyers through the different processes and there is also the opportunity to look around two newly launched show homes. Current availability consists of three- and four-bedroom homes, with prices starting from £354,995. Find out more about Dickens Gate from David Wilson Homes
Open House event on East Sussex coast this weekend – Saturday 22 June, between 11.00am and 4.00pm, sees David Wilson Homes hosting an Open House event at Rosewood Park, its development in Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex. The focus of the day is the semi-detached, four-bedroom ‘Hurst’ house type, priced from £374,995, with the offer to pay full Stamp Duty costs on all Hurst’s that are reserved on the day. Find out more about Rosewood Park from David Wilson Homes
Mortgage paid for a year offer at Andover development – Taylor Wimpey West London has announced that prospective homeowners at its Saxon Heights at Augusta Park development in Andover could be eligible to have their mortgage paid for a whole year. For a limited time on selected plots, buyers will receive up to £5,000 as a contribution to their first year of paying the mortgage on their new home. Saxon Heights comprises one- and two-bedroom apartments and two-, three- and five-bedroom homes. The site is open Monday 12.00pm to 5.00pm and Tuesday to Sunday 10.00am to 5.00pm. Find out more at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk
Last chance to buy in Borough Green – Fernham Home has just three homes left to sell at Pearsall Place, its development in popular Borough Green, Kent, just two minutes from the station and under a mile from a range of schools from nursery to sixth form. They are the last of the 41 homes built at the site, which has provided a range of homes from one-bedroom apartments to five-bedroom houses. The final plots are two three-bedroom semi-detached houses and one five-bedroom detached home. Prices for these remaining homes range from £425,000 to £675,000, with Help to Buy on properties below £600,000. Find out more at www.fernham-homes.co.uk
EAST ANGLIA
New Shared Ownership homes come to Chelmsford – L&Q is launching the latest phase of 27 one-, two- and three- bedroom Shared Ownership homes at Beaulieu, the new major development of 3,600 properties on the outskirts of Chelmsford, Essex. The latest launch here starts with 21 two-and three- bedroom houses followed by six one-bedroom apartments. Each comes with at least one allocated parking space. Chelmsford railway station is three miles away, with fast services on London Liverpool Street taking just 34 minutes. Prices start from £53,750 for a 25% share of a one-bedroom apartment (with a full market value £215,000) and £70,625 for a two-bedroom home (full market value £282,500). Two- bedroom and three-bedroom homes start from £90,625 and £101,250 respectively for a 25% share (with full market values of £362,500 and £405,000 respectively). Find out more at [email protected] or call 0333 0033 680.
Special furniture and garden offer at Harlow development – Essex house-hunters will find a special offer at Base in Harlow if they reserve a home there before the end of June. Housebuilder Countryside will give a furniture package with Habitat or a landscape garden package with MBM Landscapes or Benchmark with a value of up to £5,000. Buyers can check out design and specification by visiting the brand new two-bedroom show apartment. Prices start from £299,995 with Help to Buy available on a range of homes. Find out more at www.countrysideproperties.com
LONDON
Show home to launch in Hendon – L&Q is opening up a fully dressed show home at Arber House, part of The Rushgroves in Hendon, for the very first time of Saturday 22 June. The Rushgroves comprises 387 apartments and the two-bedroom show apartment will give potential buyers a chance to see what they can purchase, with one- and two-bedroom properties across a range of brick blocks set amongst attractive landscaping. Each one comes with a balcony or terrace and cycle storage. London Help to Buy is an option on homes up to £600,000, and some are available with Shared Ownership. Prices start at £352,500 for a one-bedroom apartment. Find out more at www.therushgroves.co.uk
One penthouse remains at prime London development – A ninth-floor penthouse is the last available at Buckingham Green. Interior designed throughout by TH2 Designs, the St James’ Park property offers spectacular views towards the river and the City of London. The development has 24-hour porterage, as well as parking available by negotiation. Price on application. Find out more through agents JLL Knightsbridge on 020 7306 1630 [use pic JLL1]
New collection of homes in Mill Hill released this weekend – Barratt London releases more homes from Phase 2 of its Ridgeway Views development in Mill Hill, north London this Saturday 22 June. Prices start from £850,000 for the new two- and three-bedroom apartments, which all come with parking, private outdoor space and impressive views of the countryside. The two-bedroom apartments will offer up to 1,185 sq ft of space, and the three-beds boast up to 1,689 sq ft. Each has an en suite master bedroom, a balcony and a large dressing room. The development brings communal outdoor spaces, including a play area, a fitness trail and gently landscaped gardens as well as a gym and concierge service. Find out more about Ridgeway Views from Barratt London
Special event at Coulsdon development this Saturday – David Wilson Homes is hosting a ‘Move in for Summer’ event at its Cane Hill Park development in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon between 11.00am and 4.00pm on Saturday 22 June. The focus is on its popular semi-detached, three-bedroom, three-storey ‘Johnson’ house type. For homebuyers who reserve one this month, the housebuilder is offering Stamp Duty paid. Prices start from £587,995, qualifying for London Help to Buy. Find out more about Cane Hill Park from David Wilson Homes
WEST MIDLANDS
Apartments launched near Rugby – Crest Nicholson has launched an exclusive range of one- and two-bedroom apartments at its popular Hansford Park development in Houlton near Rugby, Warwickshire. The development is well located for local amenities and a 500-acre green space, and a brand-new secondary school is expected to open in September 2021. Prices here start at £159,950 for a one-bedroom apartment and £179,950 for a two-bedroom apartment. Help to Buy is available. Find out more at www.crestnicholson.com
Reservations open at Lichfield development – Bellway is accepting reservations on the new homes released on the second phase of its Sheasby Park development in Fradley, neat Lichfield in Staffordshire. Phase 2 of the development will bring 171 two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes, with plans for 750 new homes is all. Keen buyers can see a completed but unfurnished two-bedroom ‘Ash’ view home. Prices here currently start at £181,500. Find out more at bellway.co.uk
Barn conversions available in Rubgy – Warwickshire house-hunters looking for an unusual and distinctive new home are invited to Newbold Farm, with its six three-bedroom barn conversions equipped with top-of-the-range facilities. Primary and secondary schools, a local shop, a hairdresser and several pubs are all within walking distance. An additional four new-build family homes and three further barn conversions will be available here from summer 2020. Find out more at www.matherjamie.co.uk or call 01509 233433
SCOTLAND
New phase launched in Glasgow development – Taylor Wimpey West Scotland at Broomhouse has launched its latest phase of new homes. It’s a range of two-, three- and four-bedroom new homes with prices starting from £208,000 for the ‘Chalmers’ three-bedroom semi-detached home. Each home on this phase features PV solar panels to either the front or rear. The development is open to house-hunters from Thursday to Monday, 11.00am to 5.30pm. Find out more at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk
Launch of new homes in Inverclyde – Merchant Homes has launched Langhouse Gardens in Inverclyde with a range of new house types on the first phase, which will be ready to move into in November this year. There are 32 new homes in the first phase, a variety of three- and four-bedroom detached houses. Prices start from £185,000 for the three-bedroom semi-detached ‘Arran’, the three-bedroom detached ‘Jura’ and the four-bedroom detached ‘Skye’ house types. A ‘Jura’ show home is set to launch in November 2019. The sales suite is open Monday to Thursday, from 11.00am to 5.30pm. Find out more at www.merchanthomes.co.uk
New show home at Glasgow development – CALA Homes has opened a new show home at its Boclair Gait development, an exclusive collection of five-bedroom homes in Bearsden. The ‘Ranald’ house type is one of the award-winning homebuilder’s new Light and Space collection, with three en suite bathrooms. Prices here start from £665,000 for the ‘Kennedy’. The show home is open from 11.00am to 5.30pm every day. Find out more at www.cala.co.uk
NORTH WEST
Quick start at Handforth development – Elan Homes has had four quick sales at Handforth Court in Handforth, Cheshire. The show home here is a three-storey, four-bedroom ‘Adderley’ townhouse, one of a range of three- and four-bedroom homes. Among them is the three-bedroom ‘Ashford’, priced from £349,995, and the three-bedroom ‘Handforth’, priced from £384,995. The housebuilder is offering to cover Stamp Duty for those upsizing or downsizing to selected homes for a limited time. Find out more at www.elan-homes.co.uk
SOUTH WEST
Release of new homes in Thornbury this weekend – David Wilson Homes is launching a new collection of homes at Park Farm this weekend. Visitors to the Thornbury site in South Gloucestershire on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June will learn more about the latest four- and five-bedroom houses coming to the site, including the ‘Cornell’, with three double bedrooms, single bedroom, single garage and parking; and the ‘Moorecroft’, with five bedrooms (two en suite) and a double garage and parking. Prices start at £455,000. Find out more about Park Farm from David Wilson Homes
New release of 53 homes in Marlborough – Wiltshire house-hunters can now consider one of 53 new homes at Marleberg Grange in Marlborough, Wiltshire. This second phase has just been released for sale by WhatHouse? Housebuilder of the Year Redrow Homes and are part of a 171-home site a short distance from Marlborough town centre. There are three show homes here: the three-bedroom ‘Warwick’; four-bedroom ‘Oxford Lifestyle’; and five-bedroom ‘Richmond’. Prices start from £394,950 for a three-bedroom home with the Help to Buy scheme available on select homes. The housebuilder’s own Help to Sell initiative is also available for those looking to move or downsize. Find out more about Marleberg Grange from Redrow Homes
Just three homes left for sale at Taunton site – David Wilson Homes has just three properties remaining for sale at Northwalls Grange in Taunton, Somerset. There are two models of the ‘Holden’ house type, with three double bedrooms and a single, priced from £415,000, and one of the ‘Layton', priced at £450,000 and having four double bedrooms. The development is within a 15-minute walk of local schools, shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants. Find out more about Northwalls Grange from David Wilson Homes