Essex Property News

Colchester - Britain’s oldest recorded town - is fast becoming a thriving destination where commuters, young families and city executives are taking advantage of the regeneration of the area. One developer which has long seen the potential in the area is Weston Homes.

For a large family home or the perfect pad for friends to share, Redrow’s The Myle in Colchester has a great selection of stylish ‘Thurn’ homes on offer.

Property prices in Chelmsford have increased by 19 per cent* in the last year and with the average price of an apartment costing £164,478*, first-time buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to get onto the property ladder.

On Friday 12th October, 388 golfers from across the country took part in the annual St Clare’s Hospice sponsored by Weston Homes to raise £73,700 for the Essex based charity, which cares for people and their families who are affected by life-limiting diseases.

At a ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on Friday 5th October, Eric Pickles MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, presented the award to Nina Hester, Sales Director at Barratt.

34 students from Rodings Primary School in Dunmow, got an inside glimpse into how a housing development is carefully planned, constructed and styled, when they visited Priors Green by Countryside Properties in Little Canfield, Essex where a brand new village community is beginning to take shape.

A mix of beautiful interiors, lake and canal views and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang brought in the crowds for Redrow at the launch of two spectacular show homes at The Lakes in Heybridge.

In a small but beautiful quintessential village in Essex, Charles Church has created an important friendship with highly respected estate agency Gray and Company. Entrusted with the selling of the stunning Chapel Lawns development, Gray and Company - a family run agency - was established 20 years ago and has become a distinguished and popular estate agency amongst those living in the area of Felsted.

Many reasons spring to mind as to why potential buyers are attracted to purchasing from award-winning housebuilder Charles Church, as you will discover when you visit Bellrope Gardens in Thaxted. But do you need a little more to realise the opportunity? If you do, have a read through our top 10 reasons for buying a new home with its own live/work unit at Bellrope Gardens.

Colchester is one of the best-value investment hotspots in the UK. According to a recent study predicting house price rises for the next year, Britain’s oldest recorded town has been hailed one of the top ten areas set to benefit from house price inflation.

The official hunt for a strategic development partner for the £120million regeneration of Wickford town centre has begun.

Parents looking for the ideal environment to bring up children need look no further than the family-friendly community at Saffron Green by Countryside Properties. Situated in the charming medieval market town of Saffron Walden, the development is perfect for growing families who want to move up the property ladder without having to compromise on location.

Barratt has received planning consent to build 160 new homes in a wonderfully picturesque setting in Bocking village, just outside the market town of Braintree. Work has already begun to create the homes at ‘Bocking Mill’, which will comprise a variety of homes ranging in size from two-bedroom apartments and terraced houses up to substantial six-bedroom detached houses.

As a wine merchant, George Smith is quick to appreciate the finer things in life. So when he decided to buy himself a new home ‘on a whim’ as a late Christmas present, it was no surprise that he chose an apartment at Barratt Eastern Counties’ superb 53 Park Central development in the heart of Chelmsford.

A small semi-rural village, surrounded by wide open countryside and in the Epping Forest district of Essex, Stapleford Abbotts offers a perfect place to live. With few new homes being built in this idyllic area, opportunities to purchase them do not come often, so the new Kensington Grove by award winning developer by Charles Church really is a treat.

A survey published by Halifax Home Insurance has revealed that friendly neighbours and a strong sense of community are amongst the top priorities of British home owners. Overwhelmingly, over 38 million people said that having good neighbours not only creates a happy, healthy environment in which to live but it also boosts a sense of security and safety.

When Elaine Adlington’s 1960s bungalow started to become a costly and time consuming burden, she decided that now was the right time to move to a more manageable property, that didn’t require so much up-keep. Fortuna Park, the new development by Countryside Annington Ltd in Colchester, offered Elaine the perfect solution - an attractive new home, to cope with her busy lifestyle.

A young carpentry apprentice from Lowestoft is one step closer to being crowned Persimmon Homes’ Apprentice of the Year. 17-year-old Thomas Rackham, who works for Lowestoft-based Persimmon Homes Anglia, is through to the grand final after scooping the title of winner for the Eastern region, beating off stiff competition from the housebuilders’ apprentices at the Essex regional company, and wins vouchers to the value of £250 to spend on tools.

Gladedale has launch its first Eco Show Home & Garden at The Garrison, the historic development at Shoeburyness, as part of a new campaign to ‘Go Green at the Garrison'. The new Eco Home and Garden has been designed inside and out by Flair, the renowned interior designers, to highlight the desirable, community based location of the development, but more significantly, to reinforce Gladedale’s commitment to green issues.

John Howarth, and Martin Haymes, site managers for house builder Countryside Properties, have been honoured by the National House-Building Council (NHBC) as two of the UK’s best site managers.

Those feeling wet and despondent after Britain’s soggy summer should consider relocating to Colchester. The bustling market town in Essex is lucky enough to boast Britain’s lowest rainfall.

40 students from the Gifted and Talented Summer School held at Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form Centre in Great Dunmow built on their knowledge of construction and the environment last week during a special visit to a Countryside Properties development, Priors Green in Little Canfield, Essex.

The school girl who named Charles Church’s Chapel Lawns development and her friends and family were the guests of honour at the official preview of the development’s brand new show apartment on Thursday (13th September) afternoon.

The wait is finally over for house buyers in Essex, as Redrow throws open the doors of two luxurious show homes. And to celebrate, the star of the classic 1968 film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, will fly into The Lakes, in Heybridge, for the event on the 15th September.

Kit Fung and Nicola Stonehouse are the first residents to move in at Barratt’s Fifth Avenue development in Harlow. The couple chose to take their first steps onto the property ladder at the £100 million scheme, which is playing a major part in the regeneration of the town.