VIP treatment for Weston home hunters

Redrow is rolling out the red carpet at Knightstone Island to give homebuyers a unique opportunity to look around the remaining homes for sale. Invited guests will be treated to a VIP day next Monday (May 5), when they can view the completed plots and enjoy a glass of champagne.

With just a handful of apartments still available at Redrow's award-winning Knightstone Island venture, in Weston-super-Mare, on the North Somerset coast, buyers will need to be quick if they want to secure a unique apartment in an island setting.

Weston-super-Mare is enjoying a resurgence of redevelopment activity at present, making it the ideal spot to purchase a permanent home or a holiday pad, perfect for whiling away hot summer weekends and holidays.

Redrow has sensitively restored three Grade II Listed Buildings - the Pavilion Theatre, Dr Fox's Bath House and the historic baths - to create a range of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, encircled by lapping waves. Their work was recently highly commended at the Daily Telegraph Your New Homes awards in the category for best waterfront development.

Sandra Hughes, sales manager for Redrow Homes (South West), said: "Our ‘open doors' event is designed to give homebuyers the chance to ‘access all areas' in the remaining completed properties we have here at Knightstone Island. It is a great opportunity for people to walk around the apartments and picture themselves living in style at this one-of-a-kind development.

"The homes are ideal for people looking for a new home within easy commuting distance of Bristol and Bath, but many buyers have also bought an apartment to use as an occasional weekend or holiday home, which they can use to escape hectic city life.

"There are a number of projects underway to rejuvenate the whole town and several developers are spending money here to ensure Weston fulfils its potential as a first class location for people to live, work and relax."

The island, which is linked to the mainland by a causeway, has long been a landmark in the resort but had fallen into a state of disrepair in recent years before Redrow's development gave it a new lease of life.

The listed buildings have now been transformed and two new contemporary buildings erected alongside, to create a total of 87 apartments and two commercial units set for restaurant / café use.

Sandra added "This is a location like no other. As well as the unique island setting, residents will be surrounded by an array of original features such as ornate stone carvings, beautiful hand carved plasterwork and timber architraves.

"The homes appeal to a very mixed clientele of affluent young professionals, downsizers, second home owners and investors and we don't expect the remaining properties to be available for long."

Buyers will have to act fast if they want to snap up one of the last stylish sea-front apartments, which are priced from £150,000 for a one-bedroom apartment, from £189,995 for a two-bedroom and from £342,000 for a three-bedroom.

The event on Monday, May 5th is by invitation only so visitors must register their interest to receive a VIP invitation from Redrow.

More information about Knightstone Island is available at Knightstoneisland.redrow.co.uk and general information about Redrow's homes can be found at Redrow.co.uk.