First-time buyers’ weekend at Campbell Square

Leading housebuilder George Wimpey is making affordable new homes available to first-time buyers through a unique new scheme at its Campbell Square development in Milton Keynes.

Over the weekend of Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th April, visitors can gain advice from legal and mortgage experts, and information on reserving a home through the Government's First Time Buyers Initiative (FTBI).

But with only a limited number of properties at Campbell Square qualifying for the initiative, would-be homeowners will have to hurry along to the development to apply for the current offers available.

Tony Woodman, Sales & Marketing Director for George Wimpey North Thames, explains: "FTBI is part of the Government's ‘HomeBuy' low-cost home ownership drive and enables aspiring first-time buyers who cannot afford to buy a home outright to purchase through an affordable mortgage.

"It's an alternative to a traditional shared equity scheme, giving the buyer 100% ownership of their home, while the Government has a second charge on the property which gives it an entitlement to a future share of the sale proceeds."

Located just five minutes' walk from Milton Keynes centre, Campbell Square offers FTBI homebuyers a choice of one and two-bedroom apartments, each achieving the maximum EcoHomes rating to reduce energy bills for owners.

Just one example of the homes available features a spacious living/dining room, a kitchen with built-in units, oven, hob and hood, two bedrooms, a family bathroom, a private interior hallway and built-in storage cupboards.

Campbell Square is just a stone's throw from thecentre:mk shopping centre, Xscape leisure dome and the Theatre District, yet surrounded by acres of woodlands, formal gardens and open countryside.

Commuters will also appreciate that the M1 is less than three miles from the development and that Milton Keynes Station is just two miles away.

With its vibrant, modern centre, beautiful countryside, excellent road system and Euston just 45 minutes away by rail, it's little wonder The Sunday Times has just named Milton Keynes the fourth best place in Britain to buy property.

For more information on properties for first-time buyers and those with a home to sell, visit the new Sales Centre, located at Columbia Place, off Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes and open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5.30pm and Mondays from 10am until 2pm.

Information on all George Wimpey developments across the region is available by visiting the web site at Georgewimpey.co.uk.