Show home living and stamp duty savings in South Liverpool

With news the government is scrapping stamp duty for properties under £175,000 for the next 12 months, Redrow has dropped the price of selected three-bedroom homes at its award winning Cressington Heath venture.

Prices of the three-storey ‘Lambourne' style home at the Garston development have been significantly reduced to fall below the stamp duty threshold - giving buyers a much needed cash saving when buying their new home.

Christine Aitken, sales director for Redrow, says: "The government's decision to suspend stamp duty on homes up to £175,000 was welcomed by many.

"We already had one-bedroom apartments perfect for first time buyers below the old stamp duty threshold but, by reducing the price of the Lambournes to just £175,000 for a limited period, we're opening up the savings to other types of buyers, including growing families, young couples and professionals who want a three-bedroom home.

"The cash saved could be put towards a bigger deposit, new furniture or other moving costs - meaning an easier, less stressful move all-round."

Winner of the ‘Best Residential Development - Suburban Lifestyle' category at the 2008 Daily Post Regional Property Awards, Cressington Heath is proving popular with buyers hankering after an eye-catching, quality built new home in a location that offers easy access to the city centre and plenty of local amenities on the doorstep.

Situated off Garston Way, it's just four miles from the city centre, only a short distance from Cressington train station and within easy reach of Liverpool John Lennon Airport and the ‘high street' stores of the nearby Mersey Retail Park. Offering a mix of contemporary and traditional designs, there's currently a choice of one-bedroom apartments plus three and four-bedroom homes, with prices from as little as £124,995.

There's also an extra special home for sale - the professionally designed and decorated Teign show home, which is priced at £249,995 with carpets, curtains, light fittings, fitted wardrobes, security alarm and landscaped gardens all included - and Redrow able to pay the 1% stamp duty. There may even be the option for someone to purchase the property with all of the furniture included; price on application.

The Teign show home is one of the development's contemporary designs and features fashionable furniture and a colour palette of black, white and grey, with splashes of hot mustard.

It's a spacious three-story terrace with four bedrooms and a first floor living room with French doors to a Juliet balcony. The master bedroom with en-suite is also on this level, with three further bedrooms and a family bathroom above.

The ground floor features an open plan kitchen, dining and living area with wood-effect flooring throughout and French doors to the garden. A chalk-board wall creates an interesting feature in the kitchen and a handy way to ensure those last-minute shopping items and appointments aren't forgotten!

To find out more about Cressington Heath and the potential savings, log on to Redrow.co.uk.