Cruden Homes has super pre-Christmas deals in Stirling

December 21 2011

There’s a very special pre-Christmas opportunity available from Cruden Homes, which is offering house hunters in Stirling a super deal at its Stirling Bridge development. The company has cut reservation fees to just £99, with nothing more to pay until March 2012, and has linked this incentive to two further exceptional offers.

The first offer means successful house purchasers can get their five per cent deposit paid and have floor coverings included in the price of their new home. The second option is a shared equity scheme, where new homeowners only have to pay 85% of the purchase price up front, with 15% deferred for up to ten years, interest-free.

Stirling Bridge from Cruden Homes

Just four 3-bed homes are available with the special deals that have been introduced by Cruden Homes in the run-up to Christmas

As these exceptional offers are only available up to Christmas, prospective buyers will have to move quickly, especially as there are only four homes remaining at this development of new homes in Scotland’s youngest city. All the remaining houses for sale at the Stirling Bridge development are  three-bedroom terraced homes,priced from £134,995. If , however, customers take up the company’s 85%/15%  shared equity option, the up-front price comes down to a very attractive £114,745, requiring a much lower deposit and mortgage.

These remaining houses enjoy a traditional layout and a high-quality specification. The lower floor on each house has a cloakroom, fully fitted kitchen/dining room and separate living room, and French doors leading out on to the rear garden. The upper floor incorporates a family bathroom and three bedrooms, and the master bedroom has an en suite shower room and built-in wardrobe. All the homes benefit from double glazing and gas central heating, and have a private garden and a two-car driveway.

The Stirling Bridge development has a great location in the north-west of the city, just a few minutes from the A84 and M9, making it a good choice for commuters to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth. The city centre is also close by, boasting an historic castle and a raft of up-to-date amenities and shops.

The rest of this successful Cruden Homes’ development features an attractive  mix of apartments, terraces, detached and semi detached homes and interested house hunters are urged to visit Stirling Bridge or call 0845 474 8909 soon to pick up one of these seasonal offers.

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“Just Ask” for the latest homes in CALA’s Signature range

December 20 2011

In response to an  80% plus sell-out of  homes on their Larkfield site outside Edinburgh, housebuilder CALA Homes has brought forward the next phase of properties at this luxury Eskbank development, situated some seven miles south east of Edinburgh. The latest five homes are from the company’s award-winning ‘Signature Collection’ of housetypes, which homebuyers have seen and loved at the Larkfield site since its launch.

The homes have been released earlier than planned, as Sarah Stanger, Sales and Marketing Director at CALA Homes (East), explains: “We have received a great deal of interest in Larkfield and are releasing an additional phase of homes ahead of schedule to keep up with demand.”

The leading housebuilder is also offering some excellent tailored incentives as part of its Just Ask initiative. Sales Director Sarah says : “We’re offering a range of bespoke incentives as part of our ‘Just Ask’ campaign and the team of experienced sales advisers is on site to help homeseekers.”

Larkfield from CALA Homes

Popular demand has led to the early release of five more homes at Larkfield from CALA Homes

Ideally situated for the short commute into Edinburgh or for accessing the City Bypass, these new homes in Scotland offer an appealing mix of rural open space and convenience for the city centre and local amenities in Dalkeith.

Each of these elegantly designed family homes at Larkfield is blessed with spacious, well- conceived  interior layouts with plenty of natural light, and an enviable specification embracing both traditional and contemporary features. Typically, the properties offer separate formal living and reception areas; an open-plan layout in the kitchen and family living area;  and good-sized bedrooms with beautifully appointed bathrooms and en suites.

Prices for the luxury four- and five-bedroom detached properties start at £455,000 and the sales office at Larkfield is open from Thursday to Monday, 11.00am to 5.30pm. The CALA team is on hand to explain the company’s range of incentives, which includes its popular 100% Full Market Value Part Exchange scheme that can offer existing homeowners a hassle-free move.

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Soltire Award salutes Springfield’s innovative approach

December 20 2011

The Saltire Society has acknowledged Springfield Properties’ work  on an innovative package to fund affordable new homes in Scotland with a prestigious award. The  ‘Innovation in Housing” award – the first of its kind -was presented recently at the Saltire Society Housing Design Awards. It was shared by Springfield and its partners Dunedin Canmore Group and Rettie & Co., for their joint work on the Resonance funding model.

Originally the brainchild of property consultants Rettie & Co, and later piloted by Dunedin Canmore and Springfield, Resonance is a new approach to affordable housing that encourages the building of more affordable properties around Scotland. Clearly highly successful, the pilot has already delivered some 75 new homes in Scotland and there are  80 more homes in the pipeline, due to be built in 2012.

Springfield Properties wins Saltire Award

At the Saltire Society Awards, from left to right: Magnus Linklater (Saltire Society President), Sandy Adam (Springfield Properties), Matthew Benson (Rettie & Co), Jane Innes (Springfield Properties) and Susan Napier (Dunedin Canmore)

Springfield Properties chairman Sandy Adam says: “At Springfield we believe that everyone in Scotland should have a decent place to live; as a developer we have the opportunity to contribute through the quality of our housing; through promoting both private and affordable new homes; and by innovating to introduce schemes such as Resonance which allow more homes to be built.”

Matthew Benson, director of Rettie & Co, adds: “Winning the Saltire Award for ‘Innovation in Housing’ is a great achievement. A huge collaborative effort has been put in by the combined team, working closely with City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Government to bring forward this Funding Model. Its great strength is its replicability, scalability and its ability to deliver housing across all tenures. Moray Apartments Joppa is now built and occupied and there are a further 700+ units that can be delivered in the same way across Edinburgh, not to mention other locations.”

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Christmas sparkle at Mactaggart & Mickel’s show homes

December 20 2011

Every Mactaggart & Mickel show home is now decked with seasonal sparkle, making a visit to the leading Scottish housebuilder’s developments of new homes in Scotland even more attractive!  Prospective new homebuyers across Scotland can now get a real feel for just how good a first Christmas in a brand new home could be.

“We spend a great deal of time designing our show homes to give prospective buyers the chance to see just how their dream home could look and we take great pleasure in decking them out for the festive season,” says Joanne Casey, sales and marketing director at Mactaggart & Mickel Homes. “For the visitors to our developments, this could be their first glimpse at the many happy Christmases to come in their new Mactaggart & Mickel home.”

Hillpark from Mactaggart & Mickel

Mactaggart & Mickel has given all its show homes a timely seasonal makeover in the run-up to Christmas

Showcasing new homes across Scotland, the housebuilder’s portfolio includes new homes in Edinburgh’s suburbs, close to all the capital’s exciting amenities, new houses for sale in attractive Glasgow suburbs and delightful villas close to the Ayrshire coast and countryside, ensuring that  there really is something for every home seeker in those regions.

A thoughtful array of incentive schemes from Mactaggart & Mickel puts these homes within the financial reach of more house hunters than ever. There are shared equity deals on selected plots, which appeal to both first-time buyers and existing homeowners; a part exchange option; and the company’s latest scheme, called the Helping Hands Plan, where they pay for the Home Report and estate agency fees, while the customer gets free independent mortgage advice.

Customers also benefit from Mactaggart & Mickel’s commitment to energy-efficient construction and appliances, which help deliver lower utility bills to householders. So it really could be a prosperous New Year for many new home buyers in Scotland!

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Beat the January Sales with Bett Homes’ festive incentives on luxury homes.

November 23 2011

If a brand new, high–specification home in or around Glasgow is on your wish-list this season, there’s no need to wait until the January sales to save big this winter. Bett Homes is cutting £34,000 from the price of its top of the range family properties at its Academy Grove development of new homes in East Dunbartonshire, as part of the copmpany’s new festive incentive.

Academy Grove from Bett Homes
House hunters who can move quickly will get exceptional value with a ‘Sandringham’ 5-bed home at Academy Grove, from Bett Homes

House hunters can save big this festive period, long before the January sales! The spacious five-bedroom ‘Sandringham’ homes have had their price cropped from £764,000 to £730,000. And, making that pre-Christmas buy even more attractive, any home reserved during November will get landscaped gardens, along with carpets and curtains, for no extra cost.

The ‘Sandringham’ properties are ready to move into for the festive period and would certainly make any family’s Christmas even more special this year.

Grace Brownlow, Sales and Marketing Director for Bett Homes says: “This is a fantastic opportunity to move into a new family home in time for Christmas and with the price of these outstanding properties now reduced by £34,000 there will be no need to cut back on the Christmas shopping!”

Each property has a central hallway leading to a fully fitted kitchen/family room, a living room, large study and cloakroom. The accommodation is thoughtfully laid out, with the kitchen enjoying a separate utility room and another cloakroom; and the formal dining room leads off the family room, which also accesses the living room.

On the first floor there’s a family bathroom and five double bedrooms. The master bedroom is particularly spacious and benefits from an en suite bathroom complete with a real touch of luxury, a tile TV. Bedroom two has an en suite shower room and bedrooms three and four share a ‘Jack and Jill’ en suite.

Bearsden, where the development is situated, is just six miles north-west of Glasgow’s city centre, and has become one of the city’s most sought-after suburbs. It combines convenient links into the city with proximity to the East Dunbartonshire countryside. There’s a road route into the city via the A81 and there are rail services from the local station into Glasgow Central and Queen Street stations.

Conscious of the pressures of the busy festive season, Bett Homes is keen to make moving into one of their homes as easy as possible. The sales and marketing suite at Academy Grove is open seven days a week, from 11.00am to 5.00pm, enabling house hunters to find the time to visit these Scottish new homes in person and discuss their options with the Bett Homes team.

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Off-Plan Bargains at Mactaggart & Mickel’s Latest Ayrshire Development

November 23 2011

Mactaggart & Mickel Homes is offering ‘early-bird’ homebuyers the benefits of buying a new-build property for a great price at its latest development of new homes in Ayrshire. The company’s Loccard Park development is currently under construction, and by purchasing off-plan buyers can save significantly on costs.

Loccard Park from Mactaggart & Mickel

Prices start at £237,495 for 'early-bird' buyers at Mactaggart & Mickel's Loccard Park in Symington, Ayrshire

The development is made up of four detached house types:  the award-winning ‘Arran’; the ‘Staffa’; the ‘Colonsay’; and the ‘Lomond’.  ‘Early-bird’ prices start from £237,495 for the four-bedroom ‘Arran’.

On the outskirts of the conservation village of Symington and not far from Ayrshire’s coast and countryside, it’s ideal for anyone who enjoys the outdoor life. Buyers would also be able to enjoy some of Scotland’s top golf courses that are located in and around the area.

The village location really offers buyers the best of both worlds, boasting a wealth of history and tradition, yet only a short distance from the busy market towns of Kilmarnock and Troon. It’s also commutable from Glasgow, and conveniently near Prestwick Airport.

With a sales cabin now open on site, buyers can experience the fabulous location for themselves while viewing the substantial detached homes on plan, before making a reservation on their new home — and bagging a bargain!

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Plot a Move to Burntisland This Month and Enjoy Bett Homes’ Outstanding Incentives

November 23 2011

Bett Homes is ensuring Burntisland is a key location for homeseekers on either side of the Firth of Forth in the run up to this Christmas. The leading housebuilder is now offering buyers two excellent incentive schemes at their Waterside development of new homes in Fife. There are substantial discounts available — up to £15,000 on one plot — as well as an offer to pay mortgages for twelve months. In addition,buyers with an existing property to sell may qualify for a part exchange deal, bypassing the hassle of selling their home on the open market.

Situated only 22 miles from Edinburgh, Waterside offers “commuter heaven” for people working in the Capital or the busy Fife centres of  Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy. The development, which is open for viewings from 11.00am until 5.00pm, Thursday to Monday, has a great beach-side location and offers a range of modern four- and five-bedroom detached and split-level homes. Plot 50 is a five-bedroom detached ‘Moray’ villa with integral garage, and offers a particular bargain just now, as Bett Homes has reduced its price by more than £15,000 to just £279,995.

Waterside from Bett Homes

A brand new home at Waterside is now even more affordable thanks to the new incentives from Bett Homes

Bett’s Sales and Marketing Director Grace Brownlow comments: “The family homes at Waterside are truly magnificent and with our part exchange option or your mortgage paid for a year, there has never been a better time to move – especially with the amazing reduction currently on offer on plot 50.”

As well as being close to Edinburgh,  with regular rail services and easy access to the A92 and M90, Burntisland homeowners can enjoy amazing coastal views and walkways, a lively town centre with good shops, a modern leisure centre with a 25-metre pool, a museum, library and 18-hole golf course, as well as a lovely Blue Flag beach.

With amenities like these, it’s no wonder Bett Homes is keen to help as many people as possible move to a property in Waterside. “It can be very difficult to take that next step up the property ladder,” says Grace Brownlow, “so at Bett Homes we’re offering a helping hand. We will either pay your mortgage for a whole year or, if you have an existing property to sell, you can take advantage of our part exchange option.”

The company’s Mortgage Paid offer will cover all mortgage payments for a 12-month period, up to a maximum of five per cent of the value of the new home. Under the part exchange deal, Bett Homes will buy your existing property, and will let you stay on in your old home until your brand new Bett Homes’ property is  completed.

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Windfalls at Westfields Make Robertson Homes’ Elgin Development ‘A Must’ for House Hunters in the North East

November 23 2011

A £1000 cashback “windfall” is just one of the many reasons house hunters hoping to find a property in Scotland before Christmas should be looking at the Robertson Homes portfolio. Savvy homebuyers at the housebuilder’s Westfields development in Elgin can also find offers for part exchange of an existing home, £250 towards removal costs and cash towards Stamp Duty and estate agent fees. There’s even a free Christmas tree for successful purchasers!

Westfields from Robertson Homes

The 'Dijon' 4-bed home is one of the remaining properties at Westfields where buyers can benefit from Robertson Homes' array of pre-Christmas incentives

“We are asking all interested housebuyers to take note of the opportunities at Westfields,” says Andrea Joyce, sales and marketing director for Robertson Homes.

“In Elgin we offer luxurious living in an enviable location with some excellent benefits to make buying a new home as stress-free as possible. A family Christmas in a brand new home is a special experience and there is still time to buy a new home and move in before the festive period”  reassures Andrea .

There are still some four-bedroom homes remaining for sale at Westfields, with prices starting from £249,995, which includes floor coverings throughout and landscaped gardens. Prospective homebuyers can visit the marketing suite at Westfields from Friday to Sunday, 10.30am to 5.30pm and view the house types, locations and the excellent local amenities for themselves.

Properties at the development are ideal  family homes as they are not only spacious and beautifully finished, but also close to great local schools and amenities. For example, the Moray Leisure Centre and Elgin Health Centre are both useful facilities within just a few minutes’ walk of Westfields. Shops and transport links are also excellent, including the nearby A96 and regular commuter rail services run from Elgin station to the big commercial centres of Aberdeen and Inverness.

As one of the country’s largest providers of  new homes in Scotland, Robertson Homes offers house hunters a diverse portfolio of developments in locations from the south west in Ayrshire to the north east in Inverness. These include:

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Mactaggart & Mickel Takes Part in ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’

November 2 2011

Macmillan Cancer Support’s annual event, the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ has proven incredibly popular since its advent in 1991, raising over £60 million in total. This year Mactaggart & Mickel Homes joined forces with a number of other UK companies to take part.

Mactaggart & Mickel charity coffee mornings

Mactaggart & Mickel Homes have recently taken part in the 'World's Biggest Coffee Morning', an event organised by Macmillan Cancer Support. Visitors to their show homes raised over £400.

Visitors to show homes at the company’s new-build developments in Scotland donated £405 for the charity, contributing to this year’s current total of £5.6 million, which will hopefully surpass the £8 million raised in 2010.
Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ Sales and Marketing Director, Joanne Casey says: “We’d like to thank everyone from the local community who came along and donated so generously to our coffee mornings. The work Macmillan Cancer Support do is close to so many people’s hearts and it is a pleasure to have raised a combined total of over £400 to support them.”

Earlier this year, Mactaggart & Mickel Homes won the crown of Scottish Housebuilder of the Year at the Scottish Home Awards and welcomed visitors to show homes at developments all over Scotland, including:

  • Loccard Park in Symington, Ayrshire, with a selection of three- and four-bedroom homes situated between Troon and Kilmarnock;
  • Marr Meadows in Troon, featuring 64 new two-, three- and four-bedroom homes in a variety of styles, priced from £123,596;
  • Meadow Belles in Mauchline, offering bungalows and villas with two, three, four or five bedrooms, all priced under £250,000;
  • The Rise in Largs, Ayrshire, where three- and four-bedroom homes are located north of the town centre, priced from £186,911.

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Taylor Wimpey Offer Homebuyers Protection from Gazanging!

November 2 2011

As if homebuyers don’t have enough to worry about in the current climate, they now have to actively avoid being ‘gazanged’. It’s the latest property market buzzword, and describes the moment a vendor pulls out of an agreed sale, leaving the potential buyer without a deal, and possibly a home.

Abbey Grange from Taylor Wimpey

Avoid being 'gazanged' by purchasing a new Taylor Wimpey home.

Whilst you may not have heard about ‘gazanging’, new research by In-Deed, an online conveyancing firm, suggests an estimated 54,000 buyers were victims of ‘gazanging’ in the first six months of 2011, up 20% on the last six months in 2010.

Major housebuilder Taylor Wimpey claim to have the answer – they point out that if you buy from one of their developments of new homes in Scotland, they can guarantee you won’t have to worry about being left high and dry through ‘gazanging’.

Karen Armstrong, Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Taylor Wimpey East Scotland says:

“Gazanging is becoming increasingly common and could be down to a seller not finding a suitable property to move to, nervousness in the current climate, or the fact that they simply change their minds and decide to sit tight. In buying a new Taylor Wimpey home you eliminate all of these fears. We’re not going to get cold feet or pull a property off the market once a deal has been agreed.”

Taylor Wimpey offer a number of other great reasons to buy new at their east of Scotland developments – Abbey Grange in Arbroath, Burnside in Kinglassie, Gospatrick Grange in Dunbar and Preston Gate in Prestonpans. These include a ten-year NHBC guarantee, a two-year Taylor Wimpey guarantee, and energy-efficient construction and appliances.

Karen Armstrong explains that the service and customer care provided by Taylor Wimpey East Scotland will always improve the buying experience for homehunters: “We pride ourselves on giving buyers the information they need to be able to make a confident decision. With part exchange and other incentives available on selected plots, not to mention our experienced team on standby to support buyers through every stage of the buying and selling process, you won’t believe how easy it can be.”

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