Get a head start with Barratt in Watford

Barratt North London is offering first time buyers the chance to get a Head Start on the property ladder at Xchange, an impressive scheme of 90, one and two-bedroom apartments on Exchange Road in Watford on Saturday 5th September from 11am.

The well-designed apartments are perfect for modern living with features such as the open-plan kitchen/dining and living areas making them both spacious and convenient. Smart kitchens come complete with a range of integrated appliances; two-bedroom apartments include an en suite shower room to the master bedroom and some properties have balconies. All the homes have a video entry system and private parking.

The housebuilder is offering various incentives at the development to help buyers, including its popular Head Start scheme. Chris Scarborough, sales director at Barratt North London, says: “This scheme is exclusively for first time buyers and key workers and offers the chance to buy a brand new home with an 80 per cent mortgage and five per cent deposit; we will pay the other 15 per cent as an interest free loan for up to ten years.”

The repayment of the 15 per cent is at the market value at the point of resale, transfer or at the end of the ten year period, whether this is more or less than the original purchase price. A £1000 Head Start reservation fee is payable at the reservation stage.

With Head Start, a one-bedroom apartment priced at £175,000 would be available for just £148,750.

Xchange will be ideal for those who like to be within easy reach of shops and entertainment. The town centre offers more than 145 shops in the Harlequin Centre and a wide choice of bars and restaurants. With an Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s nearby, as well as a cinema and gym, everything needed for easy living is on the doorstep.

Watford’s mainline railway station, a ten-minute walk from Xchange, has regular services into London Euston in less than 20 minutes. The M1 and M25 are also within easy reach.

Prices at Xchange start from £165,000 for a studio apartment, from £172,500 for a one-bedroom apartment and from £215,000 for a two-bedroom apartment. For further information contact the sales and marketing suite, Exchange Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2AF, open Monday 2pm to 6pm and Thursday to Sunday 11am to 6pm, or log on to barratthomes.co.uk.