A helping hand from George Wimpey
Following the introduction of Home Reports, George Wimpey East Scotland has moved quickly to assist home-buyers still keen to be on the move by offering to pay the ‘Home Report' costs on their existing property if they buy a new George Wimpey home through the Easymover, or part-exchange schemes that are currently available on developments throughout the region during December 2008.A Home Report is now legally required before any second-hand home in Scotland can go on the market. The scheme is being introduced by the Scottish Government in a bid to create a more transparent and fairer housing market.
Each Home Report will include a Property Questionnaire which will show details of the home for sale and provide information that will be helpful for prospective buyers. This needs to be completed by the seller of a property or their solicitor. Secondly, sellers will require a single survey that will provide details of the condition of the home, including its' accessibility for people with ‘additional needs', plus a valuation. Thirdly, a Home Report will include an Energy Report which will include the details of a surveyor's assessment of the energy efficiency and environmental impact of the home for sale. This element of the report will also make recommendations of efficiencies that either a seller or any new owner could implement.
Commenting on the new Home Report, Karen Armstrong, sales and marketing director for George Wimpey East Scotland adds: "A Home Report will allow buyers to be much more informed about the second-hand property they're hoping to purchase, whilst also making the valuation of properties much more transparent. Buying a new home is the single biggest purchase that many of us make in our life-time, so it makes sense that we should have as much information as possible available from both a buyers and sellers perspective.
"Plus the introduction of the Energy Report element of the Home Report is a way for each of us to recognise our own carbon foot-print, and ways in which we can simply reduce our homes' impact on the environment - and that has to be a good thing!
"Buyers of new-build homes do not require a home report, however, as many of our customers will have current properties to sell, we're keen to alleviate the additional costs they'll be facing to provide a Home Report in order to put that property on the market. To be eligible for this generous offer, customers will need to be confirmed as purchasing their new home through our Easymover or Part-Exchange schemes. And this offer is only available for reservations in December, so prospective buyers will need to act quickly to take advantage of this amazing offer.
"As well as a superb range of tailored incentives that are designed to get people on the move, we remain fully committed to getting our customers into their new George Wimpey home as quickly and as stress-free as possible. Plus, we've appraised our current property prices and there are some amazing deals available at all our developments throughout the region so it's a great time to check out what we have available. For details, locations and opening times visit georgewimpey.co.uk, or pop into one of our developments - you'll be impressed by how much we can help."