new homes

House hunters in south Essex can now benefit from an improved specification at the Gunnery Hill phase of The Garrison, Country & Metropolitan's development of new homes in Shoeburyness.

With rental values rising across the country, property investor appetite among landlords is unsurprisingly growing, with one in five landlords having added additional residential property assets to their portfolios during 2011, according to the latest Young Index report of Private Rented Sector.

The report says that investor activity was driven by strong positive expectations for both capital growth and income returns for the year ahead.

The beautiful county of Shropshire in the West Midlands is well-situated for business trips to most parts of the country, yet remains one of England's most rural and sparsely populated counties. There are many new apartments and new houses for sale in the large town of Telford and the county town of Shrewsbury, but there are also new homes available in Shropshire's smaller towns and villages.

Kier Partnership Homes will develop around 700 new homes on a former hospital site in Derby, after striking an agreement with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Derby City Council.

The redevelopment of the Manor & Kingsway site, which will also include various retail and office space, is expected to take about 10 years to complete.

Housebuilder Weston Homes is catering to the high demand for new homes in Essex by launching the latest phase of 112 one- and two-bedroom luxury apartments at their Morello Quarter development.

Housing provider Family Mosaic has announced that it will launch new homes development, Central Park, in April, as part of a major regeneration project in Lewisham.

The new homes provider says that all new build apartments at Central Park, located in in close proximity to neighbouring Blackheath and Greenwich, will be completed to the highest specification and will include an integrated oven, hob, extractor fan, fridge freezer and washing machine.

Genesis has launched a collection of new affordable homes in Northampton at Highfields in Brixworth, on the back of its sales success at The Bridleways where only five new homes remain for sale.

New homes developer Linden Homes is celebrating its best January for five years - selling a home a day for the entire month.

The early part of 2012 has already seen new homes sales top £5m at the company's developments across Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.

Worcestershire's West Midlands location provides quick access to Birmingham and excellent links with most other parts of England and Wales. For families planning to find a property there, housebuilders currently have a fantastic choice of new family homes in Kidderminster, Worcester and other key towns.

Retirement living specialist McCarthy & Stone is inviting visitors and residents at Fishersview Court, Pitlochry, to the development's official opening on Friday 10th February, 2012 at 1.00pm. Excitingly, the ceremony will be performed by former British Olympic champion, Dame Mary Peters DBE.