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A helping hand from Barratt for the New Year

3rd January 2013 Print
Homes at Barratt North East’s Berry Edge

Barratt North East is giving homebuyers a great start to the New Year with a special £5,000 discount on selected new homes across the region.

The housebuilder has a great choice of homes for first-time buyers and families at prices starting from just £109,000 – and you could move in with a deposit of less than £4,500.

But you’ll need to hurry to take advantage – the offer ends on Sunday 6 January.

Barratt is also expecting a busy start to 2013 with a series of special weekend events at all its developments to demonstrate how affordable it can be to buy a new home, thanks to a variety of helpful purchase schemes.

The company has properties available through the popular Government-backed FirstBuy and NewBuy initiatives and is also offering part exchange.

Some of the first events are being held at:

12/13 January: Riverside Crescent, Blaydon and Greenside, Newcastle Great Park 
19/20 January: Hazel Walk, Fawdon and Berry Edge, Consett 
26/27 January: Horton Park, Blyth

Fenton Hewitt, Sales Director at Barratt North East, said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming lots of visitors to our weekend events, where we’ll be on hand to explain all the benefits of the FirstBuy and NewBuy schemes.

“Visitors can also obtain free mortgage advice, enjoy some refreshments and take a leisurely look around our showhomes.”

The housebuilder has been allocated extra funding through the FirstBuy initiative, giving potential purchasers another chance to buy at the lowest possible cost.

Under the scheme, buyers can be offered a loan of up to 20 per cent of the price of the property, jointly funded by Barratt and the Government. They have to find the remaining 80 per cent themselves. Up to 75 per cent of this could be a mortgage, leaving only a five per cent deposit to pay.

Fenton Hewitt explained: “Any household with a combined income of up to £60,000 is eligible for FirstBuy, so I would urge anyone interested to contact us as soon as possible.”

Barratt is also offering the NewBuy scheme linked to its part exchange service. This means that people with a property to sell could have a guaranteed buyer for it and move into their new home with just a five per cent deposit and a 95 per cent mortgage.

“You can sidestep the stress and extra expense of trying to sell your existing property and avoid a lengthy wait saving for a large deposit,” said Fenton.

For further information, visit barratthomes.co.uk.

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Homes at Barratt North East’s Berry Edge