The new homes industry is in full swing as it tackles the UK housing supply problem, and here are some more news snippets on new developments and homes for sale in the new build sector.
Show home now open at Cheshire development
Elan Homes has opened the doors to a show home at its Westminster Place development in Saighton, around five miles south of Chester, giving buyers in the area the chance to see the scheme at first hand after its off-plan launch in late 2016.
The five-bedroom ‘Mellor’ property has been decorated by professional interior designers Stanza Style, giving a modern and stylish treatment to the property, which stretches over 1,766 sq ft. The double-fronted home has two en suite bedrooms and is centred on an open-plan kitchen/family room with a handy utility room, formal dining room and separate lounge.
Marie Morris, sales director for Elan Homes in the North, says: “We’re a Cheshire-based business and pride ourselves in understanding the local housing market. We also appreciate that viewing is a key part of the home buying process and have been keeping customers updated of our progress as we work towards opening the show home at Westminster Place. It’s very much a family home, but will also give buyers an insight into the quality and finish we offer in all of our properties.”
The ‘Mellor’ is available from £474,995, but prices at Westminster Place start at £279,995, with a choice of three- and four-bedroom homes alongside the show home. Help to Buy is available on every home.
Find out more at www.elan-homes.co.uk ; 0845 250 8686
Just three luxury apartments left at Hadley Wood mansion block
Sales of the specious and luxuriously fitted apartments have been keen at Hadley Manor, the CALA Homes scheme on Cockfosters Road in the leafy suburb of Hadley Wood on the London/Hertfordshire border, and just three of them now remain for sale there.
The three-bedroom properties, starting at £1.495m, offer an abundance of space and plenty of natural light, and are in a great position for commuting into central London on public transport and outwards on the M25 and A1.
Helen Colman, sales and marketing director for CALA Homes Chiltern, says: “The development is also within easy walking distance of a host of amenities. A small parade of local shops will satisfy everyday requirements while The Spires Shopping Centre in nearby High Barnet offers many familiar high street names including a Waitrose and regularly hosts a farmers market. There are local clubs for cricket, football, fishing and tennis but the number one sport is unquestionably golf with a handful of prestigious members’ clubs including Hadley Wood Golf Club and The Shire London.”
The £2.15m Home of the Month at the development, ‘The Hampton’, comes with two allocated parking spaces and a landscaped rear garden, with the price also including carpets, curtains, blinds and light fittings.
Find out more about Hadley Manor from CALA Homes
Help to Buy event in Bracknell this weekend
Hodson Developments is hosting a Help to Buy event on Saturday 25 February at its Fitzroy Collection development in Bracknell, Berkshire, to give purchasers a chance to find out everything they need to know about how the government-backed scheme can work for them.
Prices for the one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses star at £259,950, but with Help to Buy, house-hunters only need to provide a 5% deposit and will have 20% of the price paid up-front by the government equity loan, which comes interest-free for the first five years. Each property has its own balcony, terrace or garden, plus at least one private parking space.
Christie Alaimo, sales director for Hodson Developments says: “Help to Buy really makes the financial prospect of buying a brand new home, a much more affordable reality. Allowing buyers to get more for their money, as well as providing access to more affordable mortgage rates, it’s no wonder the scheme has been so widely used.”
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Planning permission given for new homes near Tower Bridge
Acorn Property Group has been granted planning permission for six three-/four-bedroom townhouses in Pope Street, SE1, just minutes from Tower Bridge and thriving areas in this part of the city, such as Borough Market, Bermondsey Street and the Shard.
The four-storey townhouses in the mews-style street will feature rooftop views across the central London skyline. Early buyers will have the opportunity to tailor the internal layouts of these home to suit their needs. This might include an internal garage, secure off-street parking, a home office, utility room, studio flat, or first-floor kitchen/reception space.
Transport links from this area are excellent, with a multitude of bus, Tube and National Rail services from London Bridge and more Tube options across the river at Tower Hill.
Acorn Property Group has a long heritage of development in this part of London and today has a number of current and upcoming schemes in the SE1 postcode.
Find out more at www.acornpropertygroup.org
View bungalow launched at Nottinghamshire development
Monday 27 February sees the unveiling of a view home at The Larches, a development from regional housebuilder Rippon Homes in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire, with just three homes still for sale at the site.
The property is a bungalow, a house type that is still popular but built far less commonly now than in even just a few years ago. All three remaining properties are bungalows, one a two-bedroom style and the other two in a three-bedroom layout, each with a garage and private driveway. Prices start at just £149,950.
Ian Dyke, managing director of Rippon Homes, says: “This is a development not to be missed. There has been a lot of interest already in the homes here at The Larches and so it’s important that prospective homebuyers make their move quickly to avoid disappointment.”
The homes are a few miles east of Mansfield and within easy reach of Newark and Nottingham, with a good selection of local amenities on the doorstep.
Find out more at www.ripponhomes.co.uk ; 01623 659000
Open House Weekend at Taylor Wimpey scheme in Buntingford
National housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is hosting an Open House Weekend at Knights Walk, its development in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, giving house-hunters the opportunity to take a look around its ‘Sunnford’ view home.
On Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February, from 10.00am to 5.30pm, visitors can look around the four-bedroom property and also speak to the Taylor Wimpey team about the other four- and five-bedroom homes for sale there, as well as buying options such as Part Exchange and Help to Buy.
Jack Costello, sales and marketing director for Taylor Wimpey North Thames, says: “While it’s possible to get a good idea of what a brand new home will be like from drawings and plans, the chance to step inside a completed home allows people to get a real feel for the place and sample the wonderful lifestyle opportunities on offer in this sought-after location.
Buntingford is an attractive market town with great schools, two supermarkets and a choice of independent shops, pubs and restaurants. Ware, St Margaret’s and Broxbourne railway stations all offer direct services to London Liverpool Street and Royston railway station offers routes to Cambridge and King’s Cross. The A10 is also nearby.
Find out more about all new homes from Taylor Wimpey
Three show homes now open at Norfolk village site
House-hunters in East Anglia now have no fewer than three show homes to explore at Saxon Fields, a development eight miles from Norwich in Blofield, Norfolk from developer Kier Living, with two three-bedroom homes and one four-bedroom house now professionally interior-designed.
Kier Living Eastern’s sales and marketing director David Thomas says: “We’ve had lots of interest in Saxon Fields from all sorts of people, including first-time buyers and growing families. It’s no surprise, given Blofield’s fantastic location close to the Norfolk Broads, beautiful coastline and everything that Norwich has to offer.”
The new show homes are the three-bedroom ‘Ashton VI’, a double-fronted property with open-plan kitchen/dining area; the three-bedroon ‘Palmerston’, which includes a master bedroom suite with private bathroom and fitted wardrobe on the top floor; and the four-bedroom ‘Canterbury’, with two en suite bedrooms and a triple wardrobe fitted in the master suite.
Prices start at £259,995, with the show homes open from Thursday to Monday, 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Find out more at www.kierliving.co.uk ; 01603 717084
Bus pass offer to residents of new homes in Chelmsford
Developer Bellway is offering residents of its Channels scheme in Chelmsford, Essex a pair of bus passes per household to encourage use of public transport and a new bus route introduced especially for the development.
The new route 51 runs from Monday to Saturday, linking the collection of contemporary-designed homes to Chelmsford city centre, via Galleywood. This offers convenient access to the station for commuters, without the need and expense of driving/parking their car there.Chelmsford’s 35-minute rail journey time is one of its major points of appeal to house-hunters.
Gemma Bannister, divisional sales manager at Bellway Essex, says: “We are dedicated to making our homes and developments as environmentally friendly as possible and this scheme will help to keep cars off the road in rush hour which in turn will ease emissions on the streets of Chelmsford and reduce congestion. For our homeowners, the benefits mean reduced fuel costs to access the town centre or station and of course no parking fees.”
Channels offers a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes on the outskirts of Chelmsford, with prices currently starting at £414,995 for a three-bedroom link-detached house, with Part Exchange and Help to Buy available.
Find out more at www.bellway.co.uk ; 01245 443060