Living in Harmony in Isleworth

Harmony, a new development of smart contemporary apartments in Isleworth, West London has been launched for sale by Inspace Homes, the private development arm of the Willmott Dixon Group, one of the UK’s largest privately owned construction, development and property support services groups.

Located on Twickenham Road, on land formerly owned by the adjacent West Middlesex University Hospital, Harmony comprises 280 one, two and three-bedroom apartments, housed in low-rise buildings that are separated by areas of attractive landscaping. Many of the apartments have glazed balconies or terraces and a number of surface and under-croft parking spaces are available.

Harmony is a joint venture between Inspace Homes and Notting Hill Housing Group and is the largest scheme to date under the Key London Alliance, a consortium of housing associations and developers set up to provide quality housing at affordable prices.

106 of the homes are for private sale by Inspace Homes, at prices starting from £205,000. The remainder are being offered through Notting Hill Housing, either for shared ownership under the Government’s New Build HomeBuy scheme or for key workers via the London-Wide Initiative, a government-backed scheme managed by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).

It is expected that Harmony will create a thriving new community and will have great appeal for people working in this fast-developing area of London, as well as those who want to be within quick reach of the capital, but without paying Central London prices.

Harmony enjoys a superb location within London’s Heathrow Quarter (LHQ) and close to the Golden Mile, the historic stretch of the A4 that acts as a magnet to major retail, business and manufacturing companies. Central London is just ten miles away and it is a 15-minute drive to London Heathrow. Commuting into London is fast and easy; Syon Lane mainline station, five minutes’ walk from Harmony, has regular services into London Waterloo in around 35 minutes.

Living at Harmony gives great opportunities for enjoying some of London’s best-loved riverside and parkland attractions. Some of the first apartments available for private sale enjoy views over the magnificent 200-acre parkland at Syon House, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland. Beyond the park, across the Thames, are the famous Kew Gardens and the long stretches of the riverbank edged by footpaths are perfect for walks and exploring.

Isleworth has a good range of facilities for every day needs and Old Isleworth is an appealing riverside village with a surprisingly wide selection of shops, pubs and restaurants. For more extensive shopping, there is the excellent new Blenheim Centre at nearby Hounslow.

The apartments at Harmony are light, airy and designed with great flair. The open-plan living/dining/kitchen area is ideal for entertaining, and the designer kitchen is very well equipped, including an integrated dishwasher, fridge and free standing washer-dryer. In the two-bedroom apartments, a second bathroom, en suite to the master bedroom, makes these homes ideal for friends to share. Security is excellent, with a video entry phone system at the entrance to each building and to each apartment.

Harmony meets the Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3 standard and will include biomass boiler power heating and hot water to all the homes. Add to this the enhanced thermal performance of the building fabric and it is estimated that the homes will be 25 per cent more energy efficient than required by current building regulations. In keeping with Harmony’s green credentials, every apartment comes with an allocated bike space and a Car Club will also be launched.

Sue Gresswell, Sales and Marketing Director at Inspace Homes, comments: “Harmony ticks all the boxes in terms of location, lifestyle, transport links, design and energy efficiency and we’re already receiving a large number of enquiries about these homes. We can offer plenty of help for people hoping to buy a home here, and we’re planning Mortgage Clinics where our recommended independent financial advisors can help obtain the best mortgage for your circumstances.”

Eleanor Purser, Senior Regeneration Manager at the Homes and Communities Agency, says: “Inspace Homes has delivered a well designed scheme in a highly attractive riverside and parkland setting. This development provides quality new homes for key workers in a place where they will be able to afford to live but, more importantly, where they want to live. This is exactly what the London Wide Initiative set out to achieve.”

Apartments at Harmony are priced from £205,000 for a one-bedroom apartment and £260,000 for a two-bedroom apartment. The first homes are expected to be ready for occupation in Summer 2009.

For more information on Harmony, log on to Harmony-isleworth.com.

Details of all Inspace Homes developments can be found on Inspacehomes.co.uk.