We report on launches, events, special offers and initiatives at new homes developments across Britain...
HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND
Kebbell in Bordon, Hampshire: There’s a Help to Buy event being hosted in the show home at Heatherfields on Saturday 23 November, between 11.00am and 3.00pm, where the team will be offering advice on the scheme and how it works. One version is available exclusively to Armed Forces personnel. The event will also feature the housebuilder’s Part Exchange scheme. Find out more at kebbell.co.uk.
St William in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire: On Saturday 23 November, a new show apartment launches at Elmswater, which is a development of 48 two- and three-bedroom apartments in the heart of the town. Interior designer Milc has furnished the new show apartment, which has two large double bedrooms, spacious open-plan kitchen and dining area, and a private balcony. Prices currently start at £620,000. Find out more at www.elmswater.co.uk.
L&Q in Tiddington, Warwickshire: An exclusive Shared Ownership collection of two- and three-bedroom homes at Birnam Mews in Tiddington, just east of Stratford-upon-Avon, on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November. Prices start from £138,000 for a 40% share of a two-bedroom home (full market value £345,000) and £163,000 for a 40% share of a three-bedroom home (full market value £407,500). Find out more at lqhomes.com.
Inland Homes in Southampton, Hampshire: The first collection of waterfront apartments is launched At Chapel Riverside on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November. It’s a collection of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments overlooking Southampton’s charming River Itchen. Penthouse apartments boasting views as far as Southampton’s Marina and prestigious Ocean Village marina complex. Help to Buy is available. Prices start from £190,000. Find out at www.inlandhomes.co.uk.
Fairview New Homes in Camden, north London: On Thursday 21 November, between 6.00pm and 9.00pm, there’s an Interior Design Workshop hosted by agency DAPA at the Mode development to encourage buyers to make the most of its new homes. The housebuilder will also be offering £15,000 towards interior design to anyone who attends the event and then reserves a home at Mode within seven days. Prices start from £665,000. Find out more at www.fairview.co.uk.
Barratt Homes in Cudworth, South Yorkshire: Reserve a home this weekend and get a deal worth up to £20,000 on selected plots at Salter’s Brook, near Barnsley. There are three- and four-bedroom houses for sale there, currently priced from £154,995 to £299,995, and some can be reserved for £99. Special deals can cover things such as a contribution to the deposit, moving costs and free flooring. Find out more about Salter’s Brook.
Pentland Homes in Folkestone, Kent: The housebuilder is holding a dedicated Part Exchange event at its Mulberry Place development on Saturday 23 November, between 10.00am and 4.00pm, to give house-hunters a chance to learn fully about that buyer initiative. The latest phase of 28 new two- to four-bedroom houses was recently launched here. Prices start at £399,995. Find out more about Mulberry Place.
Bellway in Harrietsham, Kent: A show home opens at Bluebell Walk on Saturday 23 November. It’s a four-bedroom house, one of 58 homes being built there, a mixture of three and four-bedroom properties. Prices are from £348,995 to £484,995. Find out more at bellway.co.uk.
Mulberry Homes in Moulton, Northamptonshire: Meadow View Fields launches on Saturday 23 November. From 11.00am to 4.00pm, can come to the marketing suite and tour the show homes. It is a development of three-, four- and five-bedroom homes with views across sports pitches and landscaping. Prices start at £284,950 for a three-bedroom, semi-detached ‘Beacon’ property. Schemes such as Assisted Move, Help to Buy and Part Exchange are available. The housebuilder’s own Key Workers Scheme offers £500 for every £20,000 spent on one of its homes and is available to staff from the emergency services, schools, hospitals, doctors’ surgeries and the Armed Forces. Find out more at mulberryhomes.co.uk.
Taylor Wimpey in Wandsworth, London: The launch of the Osiers Square development takes place on Saturday 23 November, from 10.00am to 5.00pm. It’s an apartment block will offer buyers a choice of one-, two- and three-bedroom homes priced from £499,950. Visitors to the event can claim a £500 John Lewis voucher if they reserve a property on the day. Help to Buy London is offered on selected plots, the housebuilder’s Easymover scheme for both first- and second-time buyers is also available. Find out more at www.taylorwimpey.co.uk.
LAST CHANCE
Kier Living Eastern in East Anglia: Buyers who reserve a property at a Kier Living Eastern development on or before Sunday 1 December will receive £1,000 towards legal costs and £3,750 for removals fees. They will also have their Stamp Duty paid and will be given a £500 voucher from M&S. If customers have an existing property to sell, the purchaser will receive £300 towards a mortgage valuation, a contribution towards estate agency fees and £100 towards an Energy Performance Certificate (terms and conditions apply). Find out more at www.kierliving.co.uk.
Fairview New Homes in London: Buyers have until Friday 29 November to utilise Fairview’s offer where those who reserve a home to move into for Christmas at one of its developments will receive a package such things as seasonal dinner for up to 8 people with all the trimmings, Christmas tree with lights and decorations and a range of gifts. The developments are located in Park Royal, Hornsey, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Anerley, Greenwich and Surrey Quays. Find out more at www.fairview.co.uk
Barratt Homes in Cambridge: The offer of a £10,000 contribution towards the deposit on selected plots (subject to terms and conditions) at Trumpington Meadows runs out at the end of November. The development to the south of the city offers a wide variety of apartments and houses, with two- to five-bedroom homes currently priced between £424,995 and £769,995. Help to Buy is available on properties up to £600,000. Find out more about Trumpington Meadows.
Barratt Homes in Melksham, Wiltshire: Until Sunday 1 December, there’s a special offer on selected plots at Sandridge Common, a development of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes priced from £226,995 to £369,995, with Help to Buy an option. This offer comprises up to £10,000 towards the mortgage, an upgraded kitchen worth up to £4,050 and free flooring throughout (subject to terms and conditions). Find out more about Sandridge Common.
Notting Hill Genesis in Willesden Green, north-west London: Any purchasers who reserve a Shared Ownership apartment at Roundwood Gate this November will have Notting Hill Genesis pay the first three months’ rent on the unpurchased share. Only a few homes remain for sale there from a selection of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Prices start at £97,500 for a 25% share of £390,000 and £125,000 for a 25% share of £500,000 respectively. Find out more at www.nghsales.com.
Lovell in West Bromwich, West Midlands: The final two homes are available at Harvills Grange. Plots 20 and 32 are both the four-bedroom, three-storey ‘Castleford’ house type, priced at £295,000. Plot 20 is available with 5% deposit paid, equalling a saving of almost £15,000. Help to Buy can be used to purchase these homes. Find out more about Harvills Grange.
Barratt Homes in Littleover, Derbyshire: A special Christmas offer ends on Sunday 24 November at Highfields, a development of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes priced from £179,995 to £368,995. The offer is worth £2,500 and comprises an upgraded kitchen with one of three other options: a Next homeware voucher; John Lewis & Partners gift card; or an Amazon Alexa home package. Find out more about Highfields.
Barratt Homes in Looe, Cornwall: There are three properties left for sale at Penndrumm Fields.The final available homes are the three-bedroom ‘St Martin', priced from £254,995, the four-bedroom ‘Alderney', from £334,995, and a four-bedroom ‘Radleigh' design, from £354,995. Find out more about Penndrumm Fields.
Linden Homes in Penwortham, Lancashire: There are now only five homes remaining at The Maltings development, four two-bedroom apartments and one three-bedroom house. Help to Buy and Home Reach (Shared Ownership) are available. ‘The Avon’ is a semi-detached, three-bedroom home available for £188,995, with a special offer for those buying before Christmas, and the apartments are priced £69,998 and £71,498 for a 50% share. Find out more at www.lindenhomes.co.uk.
COMING UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE
Bellway London in Bexleyheath: The sales centre and show homes at the new 518-apartment Eastside Quarter development will open on Saturday 7 December. It is delivering studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with features such as a concierge service, residents-only gym and landscaped podium and roof gardens. Car parking spaces will be made available for purchase for residents. Prices to be confirmed. Find out more at www.bellway.co.uk
Court Collaboration in Birmingham: On Saturday 30 November there is a Help to Buy event at the Arden Gate development, located on William Street and comprising 225 one- and two-bedroom luxury apartments. The event takes place at the development 10.00am to 4.00pm and also provides an opportunity to look at show homes and talk to independent mortgage consultants and solicitors. Prices start from £193,950. Find out more at www.arden-gate.co.uk.
Redrow in Leyland, Lancashire: A collection of new homes will go on sale in January 2020. Worden Gardens will feature 232 homes (including 48 affordable) set amid open countryside, on former farmland on the edge of Leyland, delivered in four phases with a range of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. The first homes will be released at the end of January, priced from around £285,000. Find out more about Worden Gardens.
Redrow in Chester, Cheshire: The first phase of building at King’s Moat Garden Village in Chester is underway in readiness for a January sales launch, when the sales office will open. These initial homes at Roman Green will be a mix of three- and four-bedroom detached homes – including some with an en suite to every bedroom – with prices starting in the region of £350,000. Find out more about Redrow’s current developments in Cheshire.
Queensberry Properties in Edinburgh: Prospective buyers are invited to register their interest in Bonnington Mill ahead of the development’s sales launch early next year. Located in the Bonnington district, it will consist of 36 properties, a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, many with notable views and their own private balcony or terrace. Find out more at www.bonnington-mill.com.
Fairview New Homes in London: In each of this housebuilder’s sales and marketing suites, Christmas trees will be dressed with baubles, each containing a great offer. Prospective buyers who visit one of the developments will be able to pick a bauble and receive the incentives inside, which could be Stamp Duty and legal fees paid, 50% of their mortgage paid for the first year, £5,000 of John Lewis vouchers and furniture packs worth up to £5,000, to name a few. This exclusive offer runs from Saturday 30 November to Sunday 8 December, at developments in Anerley, Camden, Charlton, Harpenden, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Hornsey, Park Royal and Tottenham. Find out more at www.fairview.co.uk.
Lea Valley Homes in Northampton: The final phase of one-bedroom Shared Ownership apartments have just been released at Victoria Gate and just six one-bedroom apartments remain available. On Sunday 1 December, from 10.00am to 2.00pm, there’s an Open Day to give prospective buyers a chance to view the apartments for themselves. Prices start from £77,500 for a 50% share in a one-bedroom apartment (full market value £155,000). Find out about Lea Valley developments.
CURRENT OFFERS AND RECENT NEWS
Westminster City Council in Maida Vale, north London: The Masefield has been launched, comprising 31 high-quality apartments over five floors, consisting of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and duplexes with floor-to-ceiling windows, inset private balconies, and intricate stone detailing. Prices start from £625,000. Find out more at www.masefield-w9.co.uk
Jones Homes in Wilmslow, Cheshire: The doors are officially open at Sanctuary Wilmslow, an exclusive gated development of cottages and apartments for over-55s set in landscaped grounds off Coppice Way. It features a selection of two- and three-bedroom cottages and apartments with a clubhouse and areas dedicated to activities and relaxation spaces. Prices start from £315,000 for a two-bedroom apartment, £365,000 for a two-bedroom cottage and £510,000 for a three-bedroom cottage. Sales centre and show homes at Sanctuary Wilmslow are open from 10.00am to 5.00pm on Monday to Friday and from 11.00am to 5.00pm on Saturday and Sunday. Find out more about Jones Homes developments.
L&Q in Barking, east London: A collection of one-bedroom Shared Ownership homes has been unveiled at Parklands, Barking Riverside with deposits starting from as little as £6,062. As well as one-bedroom apartments, L&Q have two- and three-bedroom apartments available through Shared Ownership, and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and four-bedroom townhouses available through London Help to Buy. The one-bedroom homes start from £60,625 for a 25% share (based on a full market value £242,500). Register interest at Barkingriverside.london.
Miller Homes in Leith, Edinburgh: Miller Homes has released a limited collection of new townhouses at its popular Bonnington development by Leith. With only five of these exclusive four-bedroom homes available to reserve, they are a welcome addition to the community which is currently home to a number of two-bedroom apartments. Recently named on The Times Best Places to Live in the UK 2019 list, Edinburgh’s Leith has been enjoying a resurgence in recent years as young professionals and families alike look to the area as the perfect place to enjoy urban life. Prices for the townhouses start from £399,995, and the new homes will be available to move into from summer 2020. Find out more about Bonnington from Miller Homes
Edenstone Homes in Morriston: Edenstone Homes has just launched 28 bungalows at Parc Ceirw Garden Village in Morriston. Sales director Adele McCoy says: “Addressing the housing shortage isn’t just about building more houses, it’s about ensuring we provide homes people want to live in. Bungalows are in short supply – they account for just 1% of homes built over the last decade. Many of those will have been part of retirement developments or built specifically for people with mobility issues.” Parc Ceirw Garden Village will eventually comprise around 300 homes across 35 acres. Priced from £184,995 to £309,995, the properties are currently being sold off-plan, with a show home due to open in early 2020. Find out more about the bungalows in the first phase of the new community via edenstonehomes.com/parc-ceirw.
Lovell Homes, Clifton-upon-Teme: An impressive selection of five-bedroom homes are available at Lovell Homes’ The Meadows development. The developer is offering a saving on its five-bedroom homes at the development, including fitted flooring and paid Stamp Duty (subject to conditions), up to the value of £28,000. The five-bedroom Elsworth is priced from £475,000, available to purchase using the government-backed Help to Buy scheme. The five-bedroom Temeworth style home at plot 37 is also ready to move into for Christmas and is the last available of its type at this popular development, where over 75% of the homes have sold. Current homeowners with a property to sell can use the Part Exchange scheme, with no estate agent fees to pay and a guaranteed buyer. For more information, call The Meadows on 01886 478 536. Find out more about The Meadows development from Lovell Homes
Origin Housing, New Southgate: Origin Housing has launched The Place, a contemporary collection of 16 Shared Ownership and 21 private sale one-, two- and three-bedroom homes in the heart of New Southgate. Designed by LABC award winning MH Architects to be creative and energy conscious, The Place sits moments from New Southgate Station, offering buyers the most convenient of commutes. Private sale prices start from £335,000 for a one-bedroom apartment, £445,000 for a two-bedroom apartment, and £440,000 for a three-bedroom apartment. Shared Ownership prices start from £81,250 for a 25% share of a one-bedroom apartment (based on a full market value price of £325,000), £96,375 for a 25% share of a two-bedroom apartment (based on a full market value price of £385,500). Visit originsales.co.uk/the-place
Bellway in Reading Berkshire: Renaissance is a newly-launched collection of homes in Reading, which benefit from a convenient location around two miles from the town centre, and within easy reach of key regional transport links. The one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, and three- and four-bedroom homes will appeal to first-time buyers, families and commuters. Prices start from £235,000. Find out more at bellway.co.uk