Locking Parklands voted a favourite amongst first time buyers in the UK
Locking Parklands, the mixed-use development built on the former RAF Locking site in Weston-super-Mare, has been named as one of the top sites in the UK for those searching for their first home.
Built by St. Modwen Homes, the residential arm of St. Modwen, the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, Locking Parklands has been shortlisted in the Best Large Development category for the national First Time Buyer Awards; an awards programme that recognises those housing developments and housebuilders that aim to make purchasing a first home achievable.
Locking Parklands has proven a resounding success with first time buyers – particularly those currently living locally to Weston-super-Mare – with more than 50 per cent of the homes sold so far at the development bought by those moving into their first home. What’s more 95 per cent of these first time buyers have benefitted from using one of the purchaser schemes made available by St. Modwen Homes.
Neil Simpson, sales and marketing director at St. Modwen Homes said: “First time buyers have faced a real struggle since the property market crashed in 2007 and even recent statistics show that it will take many people looking to buy their first home a decade to save the required deposit. For a healthy property market to exist we need to encourage purchases at all levels of the property ladder and we have ensured that this has remained a real focus for St. Modwen Homes. As a company we have launched a number of schemes aimed at making life easier for first time buyers, for example our equity loan scheme FirstStep requires a deposit of just five per cent which is 75 per cent less that the national average.
“To have been shortlisted for the national First Time Buyers Awards is a fantastic achievement for Locking Parklands and to know that it is being voted for by the general public is even more rewarding.”
The properties at Locking Parklands are aimed at those on all stages of the property ladder but in the first phase of the development, The Parkside, particular focus was given to designing homes suited to first time buyers, taking into account sustainability, design and affordability. The upcoming phase, The Meadows, will also boast a range of properties designed with first time buyers in mind.
Just one year old, Locking Parklands has already been named the third best residential development in the UK in the national What House Awards (November 2012). The award was given in recognition of the original house designs and attractive streetscapes at Locking Parklands which set the site apart from other new build developments across the country.
The First Time Buyer Awards are voted for by the general public. Those wishing to vote for Locking Parklands in the Best Large Development category can do so by completing the online form at ftbawards.com/voting-poll.html
Currently available for sale at Locking Parklands is a selection of three and four bedroom homes from £219,500, and the next phase is due to be released for sale next month, offering one, two, three and four bedroom homes and apartments from £129,995.
The development boasts good road access to the M5 and A371 and is just a short ten minute drive to the beach and Weston-super-Mare town centre. The Locking Parklands marketing suite, located on Farnborough Road off the A371, is open for visitors seven days a week between 10am and 6pm. For further information, visit lockingparklands.co.uk.
