Your friends in the house building industry

In normal times buying a new home can be quite daunting. After all people don’t buy new home every day, so the learning curve can be a steep one. In the current market there are many questions that homebuyers may need help with.

Uncertainty over house prices, the difficulties in getting a mortgage offer in the midst of a credit crunch, how to get on to or, if you have a house to sell, how and when to move up the property ladder. These are just a few of concerns that are on people’s minds. What most people seek is some good, friendly advice that can help make the whole home buying experience as pleasant and stress free as possible.

With a combined total of over 50 years experience of building and helping buyers find their dream home, the team of Jayne Clark and Harry Dainton at Miller Homes’ ‘Millers Green’ development in Heysham is proving an invaluable service to home buyers moving to the development.

Jayne explains: “It is not all bad news in the property market, it just seems that way. It is worth noting that in September 59,000 people bought a new home. The figure was 60,000 in August. Whilst these figures are lower than a year ago, it shows that with prices low and incentives high, there are still many people that see now as a great time to buy.

“I really enjoy helping people find the right property to suit their needs now and for the future. Besides the choice of 14 home designs at ‘Millers Green’ there are various buying options and incentives available. Explaining the benefits of these and seeing how a move to someone’s dream home can be achieved, sometimes with advise from our IFA [Independent Financial Adviser], is very satisfying.”

The other side to the successful partnership is Harry Dainton, one of the unsung heroes of the house building industry. Harry is a talented and multi award winning Site Manager. These are the professionals that arrive at a site when it is just a muddy patch of waste ground and when their work is complete, they have built a thriving new residential community.

As an independent contractor Harry was responsible for many exciting projects, including the building and construction of the Walker Steel Stand at Blackburn Rovers Football Club. After several years of running his own business, Harry then went on to hold a number of roles, including Contracts Manager, Construction Director and Site Manager.

Harry is now the Site Manager at Millers Green and has transferred his knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm to building the high quality homes on the development. Harry believes in working closely with the team and keeps the development right on build schedule.

Harry says: “Everything we do is focused on quality, customer satisfaction and in building homes that provide exceptional value for money. There is no real substitute for what I call ‘good old fashioned service’. I enjoy meeting our customers as early as possible in the building of their new home. This provides an opportunity to explain the details and options for their new home and see the quality of construction. Having met our customers it becomes personal, like we are building a dream home for a friend. It has to be right, it has to exceed expectations.”

With over 60% of the new homes at ‘Millers Green’ now sold, the team of Harry and Jayne is working well. Jayne added: “In a slow market you have to go that extra mile to make the deal work. Our 7 day Part Exchange, where we get an offer to buy you current property in seven days, or MiWay, pay 75% now, 25% later, are both popular options and offer savings to home buyers now. Add to this the choice of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, 2, 3 and 4 homes and we can offer something to suit most home buyers at Millers Green.”

‘Millers Green’ conveniently located for both the historic Heysham village centre, beaches and commuting to Morcambe or Lancaster and the M6. Prices start at £84,713 using MiWay [£112,950 normally]. The marketing suite and show homes are located off Middleton Road / Mossgate, Heysham LA3 2WW, and open from 10.30am to 5.30pm Thursday to Monday.

For more information, log on to Millerhomes.co.uk.