Miller Homes to hold Easter open house events in West Sussex

Miller Homes Southern is opening its doors for a special open house weekend this Easter for two of its newest West Sussex developments.

Burleigh Woods in Crawley Down will be holding a special ‘tailor made offer’ weekend from 10am-5pm, 26-27 March, where homebuyers can find out about incentives including Help to Buy and Part Exchange or Stamp Duty paid.

Meanwhile, Bader Heights in Tangmere has an independent financial advisor on hand this Saturday 26 March, 11am-2pm, to explain more about the Government-backed Help to Buy scheme. The one-day event will take place at the Henry Adams offices in Tangmere.

As regional operations director for Miller Homes Tracey Lee said, this is a not to be missed opportunity:

“Both of these stunning developments offer modern energy-efficient homes in beautiful surroundings. We are encouraging the whole family to get out and about this Easter and discover exactly what it would be like to put down roots at these properties, which are available with some fantastic incentives.

“What’s great about Help to Buy in particular is that it’s not just a first time buyer offer. It can help people in a range of circumstances, from families looking to expand into a bigger property to young couples moving into their first home. We hope our open house weekend will really allow people to get the answers they seek from our expert team.”

Burleigh Woods is offering homebuyers a range of four-bedroom homes midway between East Grinstead and Crawley. It is conveniently located next to local amenities and is well serviced with trains to London Victoria having a journey time of just 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, Bader Heights in Tangmere has a range of two-bedroom properties available just three miles from Chichester’s historic city centre. Properties on the development were recently named after local WW2 hero Douglas Bader, and offer energy efficient living in beautiful open green spaces.

House hunters can take advantage of Help to Buy at both these developments, even if they are not first time buyers, as managing director Matt Halder at Mortgage Advice company Threshold, explains:

“Help to Buy (Equity Loans) - aren’t just for first time buyers. Home movers are able to access a 20% equity loan (40% equity loan for buyers in London catchment areas) from the Government, which is interest free for the first five years.

“This will potentially enable the purchase of a larger property and have the effect of ‘skipping’ a move on the property ladder and therefore avoid selling and purchasing costs for an interim move on the way to a larger family home.

“The use of the Government equity loan along with a minimum of a 5% purchaser deposit serves to reduce the mortgage loan to value, thereby allowing the purchaser to qualify for mortgage rates at 75% loan to value or lower.

“If purchasers have a young family or children living at home, the equity loan helps reduce monthly costs for the first five years. The loan needs to be repaid either when you sell your home, or when you repay the mortgage or after 25 years of taking the loan out, whichever is the sooner.

“The Help to Buy equity loan scheme will help purchasers achieve their ultimate property sooner, the important financial consideration is to remember the equity loan will be a percentage of the property value at the time it is repaid and is not the amount originally borrowed. Purchasers who understand how and when they will be in a position to repay the Government loan will be best suited to using the scheme. Full details of the scheme are available from the local housing associations that run Help to Buy.”

Staff at Miller Homes look forward to welcoming house hunters to both Burleigh Woods and Bader Heights over Easter to see how they can help them achieve their dream property.

To find out more about Miller Homes developments in the region, please visit millerhomes.co.uk.

For more information on Help to Buy, please visit helptobuy.gov.uk.

Details on Threshold can be found at thresholdmortages.com

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