Find your work-life balance with Telford Homes

In today’s ever-hectic society, finding a good work-life balance is vital. One way to do that is to find a new home within budget, with a good commute to work, for minimal stress and to allow plenty of leisure time. Vellum and The Market Place are two new developments marketed by Telford Homes that particularly fit these criteria, offering excellent value for money, quality homes together with speedy travel times into central London.

To be built by Telford Homes on the site of a former paper mill on St Andrews Road in Walthamstow, Vellum is extremely well-connected. It takes just 15 minutes to get to King’s Cross on the Victoria line from nearby Blackhorse Road station (Underground zone three) with onward travel via connecting tube lines to all locations, including the heart of central London and West End. Being so close to the end of the line, you are pretty much guaranteed a seat! The North Circular is also easily accessible, offering excellent road connections into central London and out to the M11, M25 and A13. Homes at Vellum are on sale now for completions in 2010.

As an alternative location and with homes ready for move-in from this summer, the Market Place is in the heart of Romford. It is just a short walk from the train station offering travel connections to Stratford in just eight minutes and London Liverpool Street in only 17 minutes. Additionally, major bus routes stop on St Edwards Way, just outside the development making bus travel easy in all directions.

Both developments are very reasonably priced, with prices for a one-bedroom apartment starting from £169,000 at The Market Place and studios from £180,000 including parking at Vellum. Buyers will get a spacious home, with all fixtures and fittings including floor coverings, fitted kitchens with Smeg appliances and bathroom suites by Roca. All apartments feature an audio entry phone system and residents will also have the peace of mind of the Telford Homes customer service support, which provides exceptional customer service with free 24/7, 365 days a year support for the first two years of ownership of the property. Compared with other similar properties in the area, many of which are smaller and offer lower quality specifications, these two developments really do provide excellent value for money.

Not only do you get a great home for your money at Vellum and The Market Place, but the areas of Walthamstow and Romford also offer real investment potential. The centre of Romford has been regenerated with the new Market Hall, hotel, carpark, offices and cafés; the local town centre of Walthamstow has already been revitalised over the last five years, with the recreation of the town square and gardens plus a multi-million pound redesign of the bus station, creating an interchange with Walthamstow tube station. Both areas have seen a steady increase in house prices over the last few years and should continue to grow into the long term.

Finally, both Walthamstow and Romford offer a good quality of living, being well-established communities with a wealth of shopping and entertainment facilities on the doorstep. In Walthamstow these include Europe’s largest street market, The Mall shopping centre and the historic Walthamstow Village conservation area, centred around St Mary’s Church, is also just a short walk away.

In Romford, residents are close to all the new facilities at the regenerated Market Hall, including a doctor’s surgery, retail outlets plus the Manna Food Court, an exciting new 10,000 sq ft food hall with a wide selection of retailers, including traditional butchers, baker, a fishmonger and wine merchant. As well as the thrice-weekly market in the square below, a twice-monthly Farmers’ Market also takes place on nearby South Street.

Sheena Ellwood, Sales and Marketing Director at Telford Homes, comments: “Finding the right work-life balance is key; our developments at Vellum and Market Place are ideal for those looking to achieve this goal as they offer plenty of local amenities and a short commute into central London, as well as spacious, well-designed homes that offer great value for money.”

For more information on Vellum and the Nayland Court Apartments at The Market Place, visit Telfordhomes.plc.uk. The Market Place has a sales centre and show home located on the first floor of the new Market Hall, open Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 5.00pm.