Northamptonshire

For house hunters in the East Midlands, Northamptonshire offers excellent transport links both north to south and east to west, and is home to a good selection of new developments from Taylor Wimpey in pleasant village locations.

Construction work has started on a scheme that could see up to 550 new homes built in the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire.

Having been retired for over 20 years, Elisabeth Jordan was not really looking forward to moving home, even though her existing property in Gretton, Northamptonshire was becoming unmanageable.

Housebuilders Persimmon Homes and Bloor Homes have revised plans for a large-scale development in Towcester, a small town in south

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Barratt Homes, the country's largest housebuilder, has just unveiled the final selection of homes at its successful The Pastures development in the Oakley Vale district of Corby.

Residents in Northamptonshire can actually save money by leaving behind their rental accommodation and buying a brand new home under a shared ownership scheme at an Orbit Homes development. Recent research from Zoopla reveals that in many towns and cities, buying can work out cheaper than renting.

Bloor Homes' new development in Northamptonshire, The Orchard, is proving popular with a range of buyers, including families and young couples, looking to take advantage of the good location.

Only four of the 20 properties at the development remain for sale, with prices at The Orchard starting from £199,950 for a three bedroom house.

New homes development The Lanterns by Bloor Homes has been officially opened by the Mayor of Irthlingborough, Councillor Marika Hillson. The event launched some new show homes for homebuyers.

New home builder Bloor Homes is offering first-time buyers an opportunity to buy a new home in Northamptonshire for an initial 80% of the full value of the property, under its new FirstBuy initiative.

With its busy commercial centres, strong transport links and proximity to other major employment areas, Northamptonshire makes a great location to buy a new home.