Postie Mark delighted to bag first home with Easystart
There are a range of useful schemes for first-time buyers and shared equity is one of the key options available for householders earning less than £60,000 a year. With Taylor Wimpey’s Easystart shared...
View ArticleExclusive interview with Homes Under The Hammer star Martin Roberts
With massive deposits required and extremely strict lending criteria, taking the first step onto the property ladder is a real battle for first-time buyers today. Prolific investor Martin Roberts...
View ArticleAssistant editor picks best of 2011 What House? awards
Joining the company in early summer 2012, I have only become involved with the prestigious What House? Awards in the last few months. Judging two categories with my colleague Keith Osborne, visiting...
View ArticleNew homes for over-55s in Wokingham to be unveiled by Banner Homes
Older house-hunters will have a greater choice of new homes in Wokingham next month, as Banner Homes prepares to launch its Glebelands over-55s development on 17th November. With a number of homes...
View ArticleProperty perks available when serving your country
Being in the Armed Forces means making extreme sacrifices and often putting yourself in danger. So it is only fair that our service men and women are rewarded for their efforts. One of the areas where...
View ArticleLarkfleet Homes to hold ‘part exchange’ and ‘FirstBuy’ weekend events
Housebuilder Larkfleet Homes will show homebuyers caught in a ‘chain' how it can help them to secure a quality new home and how the government's ‘First Buy' scheme can help homebuyers get onto the...
View ArticleLiverpool development offers “ultimate first-time buyer package”
Housebuilder Lovell is offering a cut-price way for first-time buyers to get onto the property ladder at its Fountain Court development of new homes in Liverpool, which it calls the "ultimate...
View ArticleWeekly affordable homes round up
New affordable homes in Cornwall A planning application for the construction of 65 affordable homes on the outskirts of Redruth is expected to be submitted by Sanctuary Housing within the next few...
View ArticleSpecial offer for early reservations from Redrow in the South West
National housebuilder Redrow Homes is offering house-hunters a special deal if they don't delay and reserve a property before 4th November, by paying solicitors fees for those who provide a down...
View ArticleCambridge set for tallest-ever residential building
The city of Cambridge is getting set for the construction of a brand new 92-home tower that will become the tallest residential development in its history. At nine-storeys high, some of the views from...
View ArticleNew CALA Homes development secures future of listed Victorian monastery
Planning permission just granted to CALA Homes by Perth and Kinross Council has not only ratified the company's plans to build 19 much-needed new detached family homes at Kinnoull Hill in Perthshire,...
View ArticleNew homes unveiled in Colchester
Many prospective homebuyers and local residents attended the official launch of a collection of new homes in Colchester last week, which was hosted by Fine estate agents on behalf of Mansfield...
View ArticleOne-on-One interview: Magnus Andersson of Skanska
Name and business title: Magnus Andersson, President, Homes by Skanska. Where is your firm developing new homes? Within the last month, we have unveiled the first show home at our pioneering Seven...
View ArticleNew homes in Peterborough prove popular
Housebuilder Persimmon Homes has announced that around 300 properties at its Cardea development in Peterborough have now been sold since launch two years ago. Adrian Evans, managing director (MD) for...
View ArticleWelsh property sales rise 12% in August
More homebuyers are taking advantage of cheaper property prices in Wales by snapping up homes across the country, the latest index suggests. The LSL Property Services/Acadametrics Wales House Price...
View ArticlePlans approved for new homes in Blackburn
Councillors have awarded outline planning consent for the construction of 37 new homes in Blackburn on the site of a burnt-out textile mill in the city after approving the design of the new properties....
View ArticleHundreds of new homes to buy in the Gorbals
Hundreds of private homes are set to be built as part of a multi-million pound plan to bring new residents into the Laurieston area of the Gorbals. City politicians have given the green light to plans...
View ArticleSpinney House development in Cambridgeshire is ideal ‘downsize’ option for...
Larkfleet Homes, part of the Larkfleet Group, recently welcomed local homebuyers Martin and Catherine Harnick to its age-exclusive Spinney House development in Yaxley, Cambridgeshire. Spinney House...
View ArticleMorris Homes launch new homes in Leicestershire
Residential property developer Morris Homes has launched the first phase of new homes at its new development in the countryside village of Rothley, Leicestershire. The private gated Cossington Grange...
View ArticleClapham One almost sold out
There are just a handful of apartments remaining for sale at the Clapham One development which was developed by United House & Cathedral Group. This impressive new architectural landmark in south...
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