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Affordable new homes now available in Pitsea

1st June 2012 Print
Genesis Homes

Live or work in Basildon? Then you could qualify for the rare opportunity to secure a new home in Pitsea from just £24,375 for a 25% share of a one bedroom apartment based on the full market value of £97,500.

At Cleves Court, in the centre of Pitsea near Basildon, Genesis has unveiled a collection of 56 brand new one and two bedroom apartments. The homes are available through shared ownership, designed to help those who do not own a property get on the property ladder.

Buyers can purchase between 25% and 75% and can increase their share at any time, all the way to 100% and outright ownership. Cleves Court is available to anyone who does not already own a property and is unable to buy a home on the open market. Their total household income must be less than £60,000 per annum and ideally have savings of around £3,500 to cover moving and legal costs.

Situated on the site of the former dairy on Station Lane, the development includes four, five and eight storey buildings all centred around a communal landscaped courtyard. There will also be four commercial units and a café for the local community to enjoy.

The apartments are designed to offer perfect modern living featuring an open plan kitchen and living/dining room. All of the rooms, including the bedrooms and bathrooms have been generously designed with many apartments featuring a balcony, where residents can relax and enjoy fine weather.

Completed to a high specification, the apartments include sleek and modern kitchens with contrasting cream cabinets and dark wood kitchen work surfaces and flooring. Appliances include an Indesit washer/dryer, fridge freezer, electric hob and extractor fan. In the spacious bathrooms features include a thermostatically controlled shower above the bath, white floor to ceiling tiling, free standing basin and a large mirror with spotlights above. There are also cream carpets in the lounge, hallway and bedrooms and storage facilities in the hallways.

The apartments also include video entry phones to provide residents’ with added security and a car parking space in the lower ground, undercroft car park. There is also additional storage for bicycles.

Cleves Court is perfectly located to enjoy all of the great new facilities coming to Pitsea. These include a vast array of new retail, improved links to the railway station, which is only 500 metres away and a reinvigorated market. In addition, the new Wat Tyler Country Park visitor centre will provide an exciting regional visitor attraction with a great range of historic buildings and wildlife to explore.

Ideal for commuters, Pitsea Railway Station is a short walk from the development offering regular serves to London Fenchurch Street in just 41 minutes. This train service also provides quick and easy access to Southend in just 20minutes and to Basildon in only 4 minutes.

Prices at Cleves Court start from £24,375 for a 25% share in a one bedroom apartment based on a full market value of £97,500 and £28,750 for a two bedroom apartment based on a full market price of £115,000. For further information, visit genesishomes.org.uk.

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