Part-exchange gives Ayrshire family the key to a new home

When their daughter Grace was born, Steven and Alexis Ayling decided it was time to move to a bigger home. However, with a three-bedroom home in Saltcoats to sell, they weren't convinced that the housing market would agree that the time was right. Nevertheless, with plenty of new homes for sale in North Ayrshire, they carried on looking.

Steven says: "We went to look at the Redrow show home at Whitehirst Grange in Kilwinning and thought it looked lovely, but didn't think that we would be able to sell our old home in the current climate. Linda, the sales consultant, explained about part-exchange and how it would help us move up the property ladder."

Redrow Homes' Part Exchange scheme can take much of the stress out of moving home, providing a guaranteed buyer and taking away the worry of a broken chain as well as paying your estate agent fees. In Steven's opinion: "Part-exchange couldn't have been easier, it was absolutely brilliant. Everyone says that the most stressful things are getting married, having a baby and moving house. I've moved house before and it has been stressful, but this time it wasn't at all."

The couple's new home is part of the Whitehirst Grange development located in the Ayrshire town of Kilwinning. The development includes a collection of three- and four-bedroom homes in a semi-rural setting. Steven and Alexis chose the Roadford house style with its spacious rooms and family-friendly layout. Steven comments: "Our home features Redrow's newest specification interiors and you can tell how they've improved on the designs. They're more modern and the family, kitchen and dining area is cracking!"

The Aylings are obviously delighted with their new home and are relishing the little touches that come with buying a new-build property. "The house we were in before was two years old when we moved in and, while no house is perfect, it's the little things that make a difference, like the walls being white rather than magnolia," Steven says.

The new show home at Whitehirst Grange is open Thursday to Monday from 10am to 5.30pm. Part Exchange is available on selected homes at the development and, provided criteria are met, an offer can be made by the housebuilder within around 48 hours.

The Aylings found Redrow's Part Exchange scheme was the ideal way to trade up from their old home to a brand new home on the company's Whitehirst Grange development in Kilwinning