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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.

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.

Redrow is providing a much-needed lifeline for prospective new homes buyers at two of its developments in the Midlands in the form of funds from the Government's FirstBuy purchase assistance scheme, which now available on selected plots at Chestnut Walk in Bilston and Heritage G

The planned construction of a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham could see more people move to the two respective cities, which would drive demand for housing.

The Government is expected to give the go-ahead for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham later today.

The first phase of the planned HS2 service, which is expected to cut the journey time from London to Birmingham to 49 minutes, is scheduled to get underway in 2016 with completion earmarked for 2026.

23-year-old Jessica Carroll impressed her guests with more than just her culinary skills when she appeared on Channel 4's cult favourite cookery show "Come Dine With Me" last week.

Homeowners who would like to move to a larger home but are being thwarted by the difficulty of selling their current property are being urged to have a close look at Holtby Gardens in Cottingham.

Award-winning Redrow Homes, recently crowned the nation's Best Large Housebuilder at the What House? Awards 2011, has just a handful of apartments left unsold at its popular Spinners Mews development in Chadderton, on the western outskirts of Oldham.

There are plenty of new homes in Kent to choose from this Christmas, with prices, styles and locations to suit almost everyone. Kent can offer proximity to London or a distinctly rural lifestyle, boasting award-winning beaches, good connections to the Capital and the Continent, a well-respected grammar school system and two airports.

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.

Families searching for a new-build home in Devon currently have a superb range of developments to choose from, in a good variety of price brackets, with houses for sale in both urban and rural areas.