Choose a new home in Ashford for a quick and easy move

Upgrading to a brand new home can be a quick, simple and cost-effective business, especially in the current marketplace. Developers like Redrow - currently building in the Singleton Hill area of Ashford - have a selection of new homes that are ready to move into, which avoids the wait while your new home is built. And, with the availability of part-exchange on selected plots, there's no danger of being stuck in a chain either.

Traditionally, new homes are bought ‘off-plan' - sometimes before the first brick has even been laid - and purchasers must wait weeks, maybe even months, for their property to be finished.

Choosing what developers call a ‘stock plot' instead brings several advantages, as Redrow Homes sales manager Caron Hutchins explains: "By choosing a home that's already built customers can see and touch what they are buying. They can experience the finished layout and specification of their new home, measure for furniture and truly appreciate the final setting of their home and the surrounding landscape.

"They're getting a new home that's ready to move into without delay and often it will include extra items like fitted carpets and turfed rear gardens.

"Purchasers are also getting all the intrinsic benefits of a brand new home - more energy efficient than their older, second hand counterparts; a high specification that includes quality fixtures and fittings, modern kitchens and bathrooms, central heating, double glazing and no need for costly renovation; and the reassurance of the NHBC's 10-year Buildmark warranty."

Redrow has new homes which are build-complete or almost ready at The Paddocks at De Montford Park in Singleton Hill, Ashford. They include the Tamar, a superb four-bedroom detached family home with flooring and turfed gardens included, which is priced at £249,950. It features a separate lounge and dining room, a utility room off the fully fitted kitchen, en-suite to master bedroom and a detached single garage.

There's also the former three-bedroom detached Kennet show home, which has the benefit of curtains, carpets, light fittings, fitted wardrobes, security alarm and landscaped gardens within its pricetag of £210,000. Even the furniture may be available by negotiation if someone wants an off-the-shelf, readymade home.

The Paddocks at De Montford Park is located off Tithe Barn Lane, Singleton Hill - just a few minutes from the centre of Ashford. The town boasts two shopping centres with many popular high street stores, as well as a designer outlet centre on the outskirts, a popular market, restaurants, pubs and hotels.

Ashford also offers easy access to the M20 and, for those who like to travel further afield, the continent can be reached via the Eurostar from Ashford International. London Charring Cross can be reached by train from Ashford in just over an hour; a journey time that will be reduced to just 37 minutes when a new high speed rail link opens in December 2009.

Redrow also offers a package of help, advice and incentives under the umbrella of ‘re:assure', which includes the option to part-exchange an existing property on selected plots - so purchasers can say goodbye to the effort of finding a buyer for their old home or getting stuck in a housing chain that's going nowhere.

To find out more about homes available for a quick and easy move at The Paddocks at De Montford Park, log on to Redrow.co.uk.