Worcestershire Property News

You'll be the king of the castle at this modern relaxing retreat overlooking the canal side at Kidderminster. Castle Locks, built by local house builder Bentley Homes, is a stylish collection of 46 one and two bedroom apartments built next to the canal in the centre of town. Offering contemporary, stylish and convenient living for those who want to come home, relax and forget about the world for a while.

Charles Church recognises the importance of being able to personalise your dream home and with Select, a range of exclusive interior design options, purchasers can complement the specification of their new home at St Giles Place in Bredon. Set in the picturesque village of Bredon, St Giles Place offers purchasers the chance to own a luxury home in an unspoiled corner of Worcestershire.

Miller Homes has announced its pre-launch prices ahead of schedule at the highly anticipated Badger's Dene scheme in Kidderminster. The Housebuilder of the Year is returning to the town following the success of its Willowhall Court development, which sold out in 2004.

Having just launched the government-funded First Time Buyers' Initiative (FTBI) at its new housing development in Cleobury Mortimer, Persimmon Homes has announced the launch of the same scheme at its Malvern Vale development in Worcestershire.

With National Pet Month in full swing, Persimmon Homes is pleased to report that its new four-legged residents at the Hamilton Grange development in Worcester are enjoying the fresh smelling grass at the site, long walks along the nearby river Severn and good access to local facilities. Dusty, a six year old terrier cross-breed, originally from a rescue home in Cannock, is particularly fond of the long garden and good views of the neighbourhood from his new three bedroom detached home.

Chase Homes has launched the showhome at Fernhill Manor, a development of eight luxuriously designed three- and four-bedroom dormer bungalows in Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire - open from 10am until 5pm, Saturday and Sunday only.

When it comes to looking for a new home in which to retire, everybody has different priorities. Looking for somewhere close to family and friends, which also enables you to maintain your independence can often be difficult to find. However for Eric and Hilda Davies, David Wilson Retirement Homes’ Cypress Grange development in Bromsgrove proved to be the ideal solution.

With the average house price in the Malvern Hills area at £268,227 and prices of apartments averaging £182,531, it is not surprising that buyers seeking their first or second home are struggling to secure their dream property.

Shrewd investors and first-time buyers can secure the very best deals at Century Square this Easter. Apartments with views over the beautiful Halesowen cricket ground on the edge of the Worcestershire countryside – yet minutes from Birmingham – are now available to buy off-plan from leading housebuilder, George Wimpey North Midlands.

Moving home can be a stressful and costly experience. The cost of buying a new home goes far beyond the value of the property as legal fees and stamp duty can stretch buyers to their limits, leaving them with little cash for the move.

St Giles Place is the exclusive Charles Church development of just 24 properties set within the sought-after village location of Bredon nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds. However, with over half of the properties sold, you’ll need to be quick to snap up one of these superb homes.

What would you consider a busy year? One marked by a home move or maybe a career change? One young couple from Worcester this week celebrate a very special Valentine’s Day as they reflect on a remarkable year which saw them sell, buy and move into a new home, change jobs, live miles apart from each other and even move back in with parents.

Nestled in Bredon in the heart of the Cotswolds is the beautiful St Giles Place development by Charles Church, a collection of just 24 properties and now with the Tretower show home available to view.

David Wilson Homes Mercia’s Larks Rise development in Redditch has seen sales soar and with only one home remaining, purchasers are urged to act now to secure a house at this popular development.

When it comes to looking for a new home, to retire to, everybody has different priorities. Looking for somewhere close to family and friends, or a place which enables you to maintain your independence can often be difficult when considering a retirement home.

Barratt West Midlands has just one property remaining at its stylish Astwood Park development in Astwood Bank near Redditch. Overlooking a beautiful communal garden area and the Worcestershire countryside beyond, the remaining property is a superb five-bedroom, three storey detached home known as the Hampton.

It’s rare to see a new housing development that has it all; good location, stylish homes and great accessibility, but this is certainly the case at the Charles Church St Giles Place, Bredon. But the message to potential buyers is not to miss out, as this is a development which has proved extremely popular.

As one of the UK’s leading house builders, Persimmon understands that buildings alone do not make homes and that new residential developments truly come to life once they establish their own communities. As soon as building work started on the Hamilton Grange development is Worcester, Persimmon laid foundations for a new community by teaming up with the site’s impressive neighbour – Worcester Cathedral.

‘Building for Life’, the Government-endorsed standard for well designed homes, has awarded the Gold Standard to luxury housebuilder, Chase Homes for its design and development of ‘The Russells’; a mixed-use scheme of luxury homes, commercial property and sheltered housing accommodation, in the Cotswold village of Broadway, Worcestershire.

Househunters on the lookout for a luxury home in the Redditch area are urged to hurry to Barratt Homes’ Astwood Park development, where only two prestige properties remain available on what has proved to be a very successful site for the award-winning housebuilder.

Persimmon Homes recently brought footie fever to Cleobury Mortimer, sponsoring a five-a-side football tournament at Cleobury Mortimer Primary School with nine local teams vying for the title of Cleobury Champions 2007. In light of the football fever sweeping the UK, Persimmon Homes South Coast provided the trophies for the winners, medals and certificates for the first three teams, and hired a referee for the day.

Are you looking for a home where contemporary living comes as standard? If so, make sure a visit to Persimmon’s Hamilton Grange development in Worcester is high on your ‘things to do’ list this weekend.

Persimmon Homes South Midlands is pleased to announce that 20 plots have already been reserved on Hamilton Grange, its new development in Worcester, with a recent opening of the Tretower shomhome adding to site’s success.

Celebrity chef Jill Bunn will be bringing a taste of summer to Cleobury Mortimer this weekend (15th July 2007) where she’ll be hosting a showhome launch event at Persimmon’s Cleobury Meadows development, from 11am until 4pm.

Its show time at Hopwood this month after Miller Homes opened the doors to its sparkling new show home designed to wow would-be buyers. Furnished from top to bottom in cool creams and luxurious leathers, the new apartment is set to be a sure fire hit with househunters at Hopwood.

Two iconic Droitwich hotels have been put on the market by its owner, The Impney Group, through Knight Frank’s Hotels department for a combined guide price of £33.5 million.

An amazing opportunity to own a luxurious five-bedroom showhome has opened at Laing Homes’ Forest Rise development in Redditch, Worcestershire.

Visitors to Bloor Homes’ Doe Bank development in Astwood Bank can now get a real flavour of the luxury living on offer by viewing its superb new show home.

Witley Court in Worcestershire was once one of England’s greatest country houses.

Being able to choose and buy your first home should be a dream come true, but for one young Redditch couple the whole experience had turned into a nightmare – until Bloor Homes came to the rescue with a special deal that meant they could make their long awaited move.