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Look to Fife for a choice of new-build homes in the East of Scotland

Tuesday 7 May 2013
Tagged: Barratt Homes, Bett Homes, Burntisland, Campion Homes, Dalgety Bay, Fife, Kelty, Leven, new homes, Persimmon Homes, Scotland

Last week we highlighted some great new-build homes in Dunfermline but there are also some fabulous developments worth checking out in the wider Fife area. House- hunters looking to find a new home in the east of Scotland will find they can get much more for their money here than they would in...

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New phase release puts the spotlight on Lovell Homes’ development in Carlisle

Tuesday 7 May 2013
Tagged: Carlisle, Cumbria, Help to Buy, Lovell Homes, new homes, show home

By releasing a new phase of properties at its already popular development in Carlisle, The Elms, housebuilder Lovell has thrown the spotlight on the development for...

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Schoolchildren help build new homes in Leicestershire town

Tuesday 7 May 2013
Tagged: Leicestershire, Morris Homes, new homes

The first new homes at Morris Homes' new Richmond Park development in Hinckley have been developed with the help of a group of schoolchildren from Richmond Primary School.

Morris invited the pupils, whose...

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Rise in new home registrations

Tuesday 7 May 2013
Tagged: Liverpool, London, new homes, Northern Ireland, Scotland

There has been a sharp increase in the volume of new homes being registered by housebuilders, fresh data shows.

The National House-Builders Council (NHBC) said the number of...

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One-on-One interview: Innes Smith of Springfield Properties

Tuesday 7 May 2013
Tagged: Innes Smith, new homes, One-on-One interview, Scotland, Springfield

Name and business title: Innes Smith, Chief Executive, Springfield Properties.

Where is your firm developing new homes? We are developing new...

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High-Rise: Legacy, the comeback and the future

Friday 3 May 2013
Tagged: Barbican, Foster and Partners, George Clarke, high-rise apartments, Quartermile, Renzo Piano, Shard, tower block

When the words high-rise apartments are uttered, the first thought most minds conjure up is unpleasant images of the council estate blocks erected around the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. After the disastrous looking designs, high rise became a dirty word associated with deprivation.

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On the Road with Wolves FC - Brighton and Hove and Charlton

Friday 3 May 2013
Tagged: Barratt Homes, Berekley, Brighton and Hove, Charlton, David Wilson Homes, Hadley and Mace, On the Road with Wolves FC, Taylor Wimpey, Wolves FC

As an official sponsor of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, over the next few months we will be travelling with manager Dean Saunders and his players to check out the properties on offer in the cities of their opponents. This month we will be travelling to the home of The Seagulls, Brighton and...

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Mortgage blog: How first-time buyers are being helped to get the mortgage they need

Friday 3 May 2013
Tagged: British Bankers Association, First-time buyers, Funding for Lending, Help to Buy, mortgages

If you have been looking to buy your first home over recent years it has been tough. Access to low-deposit mortgages has been a problem for many first-time buyers meaning that few have been able to save up the necessary deposit to buy.

However, there are signs that this situation is...

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Sunny Suffolk offers buyers an excellent choice of new homes

Friday 3 May 2013
Tagged: Felixstowe, Great Cornard, Help to Buy, Hopkins Homes, Jackson-Stops, Kier Homes, new homes, NewBuy, Newmarket, Persimmon Homes, Suffolk

When it comes to achieving a good quality of life, sleepy Suffolk has a great deal to offer: picture book villages, a lovely coastline, lively market towns, and more hours of sunshine than most other parts of Britain. Those lucky enough to be house-hunting in the county have a superb choice of...

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The best new golf homes around the UK

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Bett Homes, golf homes, gWest, Kingswell, Laurna Robertson, Ochil Developments, Old Course, Redrow Villas at Lytham Quay, Severn Quay, St Andrews, What House? magazine, Wynndel Property Management

People travel from all over the world to play on the UK's golf courses due to their heritage and the skill levels required. Property developers are working to cater for the golf fanatics living in the UK and beyond by providing homes on and around the top courses.

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Focus on North Wales

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Flintshire, Laurna Robertson, Lovell, Macbryde Homes, North Wales, Snowdonia, What House? magazine

It may be smaller than the southern half of the country, but North Wales packs a visually stunning punch with its rugged landscape and coastline. While the area is mostly dominated by mountains, including the Snowdonia region, and valleys, there is a lot of development going on in Flintshire,...

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Banner Homes introduces a PX option on rural luxury new homes in Warwickshire

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Banner Homes, John Shepherd New Homes, luxury homes, new homes, Newbold Pacey, Part Exchange, show home, Warwickshire

Award-winning luxury housebuilder Banner Homes has given homeowners looking to move up to an exceptional new-build property even more reason to consider its exclusive...

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Dream Home of the Month - Summerwood, Berkshire by Charles Church Developments

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Berkshire, Charles Church Developments, Dream Home of the Month, Laurna Robertson, Summerwood, What House? magazine


They are known for their quality traditional style new-builds throughout the UK and Charles Church have upped their standards once again with their first Premier development,...

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Housebuilder opens community ‘hub’ of new development

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: Bourne, Larkfleet Homes, Lincolnshire, new homes

The developer behind plans to construct a 1,300-home estate at Manthorpe, just north of Grantham, held an opening ceremony of a renovated manor house at The Croft, a lifestyle living development for the over 55s in Bourne, Lincolnshire.

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Weekly affordable homes round up

Thursday 2 May 2013
Tagged: affordabe homes, Crewe, Edinburgh, London, new homes, Nottinghamshire, Rochdale, Surrey

New affordable homes in Surrey
A planning application to develop 30 new homes, including 15 affordable homes, on a former sheltered housing site in Horley, has been submitted by...

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