Take the hassle out of homebuying at Ragstone Place

The property market is crowded with people who found the home of their dreams only to lose it, as they were unable to sell their house in time and lost out to a buyer in a position to move quickly.

National housebuilder Bellway Thames Gateway South is removing this potential risk and speeding up the home buying process by taking buyers’ existing property in part exchange for a new home at its Ragstone Place development in Bearsted. Part Exchange means that you get a realistic market value for your existing home – not an over optimistic price leading to later disappointment, and benefit from a brand new home.

Part exchange takes the stress and hassle out of the home buying process, as, subject to valuation, buyers who use the scheme receive a guaranteed offer within 7 days and contracts can be exchanged quickly. As the service is free and as there are no estate agents or HIPS fees to pay, buyers also save a significant amount of money that could be spent on furnishings for their new home.

Lyn Neale, Sales Director for Bellway Thames Gateway South, said: “The combination of quality, well designed homes in a great position is appealing but in this market, selling your own home can prove difficult. Those with the right kind of existing property and who are realistic about how best to sell will be able to take up our part exchange offer and reap the rewards. We are making it even easier for people to own their dream home.”

Ragstone Place consists of just 28 new homes and is an attractive scheme as the property mix includes 16 different house types. There is a selection of three- and four-bedroom town-houses and four- and five-bedroom detached homes still available in this very picturesque village. The designs for the development are very much in keeping with the vernacular architecture of the area and represent exceptional property. Prices are from £264,995 for a three-bedroom home, from £360,995 for a four-bedroom house and from just £468,000 for a five-bedroom detached house.

Ragstone Place blends beautifully with its surroundings as it has been carefully designed to ensure it has a natural ‘fit’ with the immediate neighbourhood. By using traditional construction methods and such materials as Kentish weatherboard, brick and block, concrete tiles and cottage style window frames Bellway has created physical connections that unite the scheme with the surrounding area.

The area has good communications. Ragstone Place is close to the mainline railway station where regular trains run to Bromley South and London Victoria, with journey times of 50 minutes and 1 hour 15 minutes respectively. For trains to Blackfriars and the City commuters should change at Bromley South.

Shopping areas are located at Ashford Road, Egremont Road and the Green, which cater for the majority of people's needs, together with Doctors and Dentists surgeries. There are four schools in Bearsted for both infant and junior children. The cricket ground on the green is said to be one of the oldest in Kent.

The sales and marketing suite at Ragstone Place on Ware Street in Bearsted is open from 10am to 5pm daily. Alternatively, visit Bellway.co.uk for details.