Part Exchange

With Swindon's thriving economy and superb location midway between Bristol and Reading, both just 40 miles away, the town has seen a great deal of expansion over recent years - and now a new development area called Wichelstowe is offering house hunters fresh opportunities to buy a brand new home there.

The only way is up for some family new homes buyers in Wrexham, as they turn to the extra space available in three-storey properties at Pentre Bach, from Redrow Homes.

It's not just your local High Street that is getting dressed up for Christmas at the moment, as with less than a month until the big day, leading Scottish housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has given all its show homes a bit of seasonal sparkle.

House hunters in the North West have received a boost to their chances of finding affordable new homes in Cheshire thanks to a deal between Bovis Homes and Cheshire East Council, which makes three new two-bedroom cottages at the Brook Valley development in Congleton available with a s

New homes developer Bloor Homes are trying to make it easier for prospective homebuyers to view a new home in the South West of England by introducing Flexi-View, a new service which allows people to visit and take a trip around the home of their choice early in the morning, after work or at a more convenient time.

The gorgeous Peak District National Park is one of the biggest attractions for those house hunting in Derbyshire, and Taylor Wimpey's selection of new houses for sale in Buxton, Swadlincote, Chesterfield and Ilkeston all offer easy access to the great outdoors.

Leading housebuilder Linden Homes, which recently won a coveted Bronze for Best Large Housebuilder at the What House? Awards 2011, is pulling out all the stops to helps house hunters realise their dream of a brand new home.

The country and city mix offered by CALA Homes at its Larkfield, Eskbank development, some seven miles south east of Edinburgh, has proved fantastically successful with house hunters over the last three months. Customer demand and off-plan sales of the four- and five-bedroom detached homes - over 80% of which have been sold - has been such that CALA has brought forward its next phase of properties on the development.

House buyers looking for new homes in County Durham will find plenty of choice in Bett Homes' portfolio for the region - and could even enjoy living mortgage-free for a whole year if they move in before Christmas.

House-hunters looking for a new home in Edinburgh or the surrounding area are spoilt for choice with Taylor Wimpey's current portfolio for the south east of Scotland, offering a variety of urban and rural developments all within commuting distance of the city.