Stress free moves at Holborough Lakes

Most surveys and research projects have come to the same conclusion – that moving house is one of life’s most stressful events. From selling your home to packing up all your possessions, a dream move can often turn into a nightmare experience. However, one developer in Kent is making a move to its development as stress-free as possible thanks to its Express Move scheme.

Express Move is now active at Holborough Lakes - Berkeley Homes (Kent) Ltd’s collection of new apartments and houses near West Malling. This initiative takes care of all aspects of moving home, from selling an existing property to the removal of furniture and possessions.

The homes at Holborough Lakes are inspired by the architecture of New England with distinctive pastel-coloured weather-boarded façades, whitewashed verandas and Juliet balconies. This slice of American charm is a beacon of light in a new homes market flooded with nondescript architecture and bland design. Property for sale ranges from one-bedroom apartments through to five-bedroom houses, with prices from £165,000.

The Express Move initiative is designed to take the stress out of buying, selling and moving home. Once a buyer with a property to sell agrees to purchase a home at Holborough Lakes, Berkeley Homes will handle the sale of the existing property, working with recommended local agents and looking after the negotiations and paperwork. The seller will only be contacted on matters of access – taking away all the hassle of a house sale. At the same time, the buyer’s chosen new home at Holborough Lakes will be taken off the market for four weeks.

If a buyer for the existing property is found while Berkeley Homes is managing the sale, the developer will pay the legal fees, estate agents fees and stamp duty, allowing a speedy, stress-free move to Holborough Lakes.

And the Express Move scheme now includes a full removals service in conjunction with House to Home removers. When someone is ready to move to Holborough Lakes via the initiative, House to Home will assign them a Personal Move Manager to oversee the move. House to Home will pack up their contents, dismantle their furniture, transport their possessions and even unpack at the other end, making sure that all disassembled furniture is rebuilt before the new resident moves in. It’s just another way in which Express move takes the hassle out of moving to a new home

Piers Clanford, Managing Director of Berkeley Homes (Kent) Ltd, comments: “Not only is our Express Move practical help, it also represents a substantial financial saving, with Berkeley Homes meeting the cost removal packages, as well as paying legal fees, estate agents fees and the stamp duty.”

Holborough Lakes is set next door to the beautiful North Downs - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Berkeley Homes has extended the natural environment to Holborough Lakes, with clever communal landscaping, a wildlife pond and new trees, which complement the existing eight-acre lake.

Purchasers at Holborough Lakes enjoy energy-saving Super E technology. The technology creates an airtight, naturally warmer environment through ultra-high levels of insulation, a special construction and an air filtration system. The result is a reduced need for central heating, lower monthly fuels bills and cleaner air inside the homes.

For further information about the townhouses and Holborough Lakes, visit holborough.co.uk.