Walton Homes offers a 'Quick Move' at Appledore, Armitage
Staffordshire based developer, Walton Homes, is giving ‘second steppers’ looking for a new home in Armitage a helping hand with its newly-launched part exchange scheme.
Developed in association with Quick Move Properties, the part exchange scheme – which has now been launched at Walton’s Appledore site, on New Road in Armitage – is primarily aimed at those people looking to move up the property ladder into their second or third home.
The scheme allows househunters to exchange their existing home as part payment for a new property at Appledore.
Designed to take the hassle out of moving home, Walton Homes and Quick Move Properties obtain two independent valuations of the existing property, gaining a fair representation of the property’s value. A formal offer is then made and, upon acceptance by the homeowner, a solicitor is instructed to complete the sale. An agreed date is set for completion and the new purchaser is free to move into their new home.
Mark O’Dwyer, business manager at Quick Move Properties, the UK’s largest part exchange company said: “We are delighted to be working with Walton Homes, offering part exchange on its customers’ existing properties so they can move into their dream new home at Appledore!
“Customer service is hugely important to both Quick Move Properties and Walton Homes and we pride ourselves on being able to take the hassle out of the house sale process. Part exchange can make all the difference to those people wishing to move up the property ladder but who are struggling to sell their existing homes and it a great feeling to be able to provide a helping hand.”
Helen Rollason, sales manager at Walton Homes, added: “There are many schemes that have been launched in the past couple of years targeted at helping first time buyers get on the property ladder but little has been done to help those moving into their second or third home. Hopefully, the part exchange scheme will give purchasers the incentive and confidence they need to start searching for a new property.
“It is still a relatively tough marketplace so anything that helps people purchase their dream home is going to be widely welcomed. The large houses at Appledore are perfect for those people looking for extra space with a growing family, or just after a change of scenery to a lovely, leafy village.”
A recent survey by Lloyds TSB reports that homeowners trying to take their second step on the property ladder face some of the toughest market conditions seen in a generation. The typical cost for a ‘second stepper’ to trade up to their new home is around 4.7 times annual average earnings, the second highest ratio since records began 25 years ago. The good news however, is that it is easier for ‘second steppers’ in the West Midlands than in any other part of the country.
The new Appledore development boasts a selection of nine individually designed properties, showcasing the new ‘Chesterfield’ ‘Bromley’, ‘Stowe’ and ‘Curborough’ house designs. Suited to those moving up the property ladder, the remaining homes remaining for sale at the development are four bedroom detached houses – benefitting from a single garage and front and rear gardens – which range in price from £235,000 to £350,000. There is also one three bedroom property left to purchase, priced at just £209,950.
For further information, visit waltonhomes.co.uk.