The route to an easy lifestyle

Our European neighbours have always recognised the attractions of apartment living; it offers a convenient, safe and low maintenance lifestyle that also comes with a ‘cool' vibe.

UK buyers have been waking up to the advantages too - and Redrow's Route 1 West development, in Anniesland, close to Glasgow's fashionable West End, has some great properties available to make the most of this convenient lifestyle.

Priced from £178,000, they've got two bedrooms, an en-suite shower room as well as the main bathroom, plus open plan kitchen and living areas that are perfect for contemporary living.

Diana Newton, sales director of Redrow Homes (Scotland) says: "Apartment living appeals to lots of different home buyers at different stages of their lives for various reasons. People often think it's a trendy lifestyle for young professionals who don't want the responsibility of looking after a house and garden, but it also suits down-sizers and retirees who want a secure, easy to maintain property - perhaps somewhere they can ‘lock up and leave' to spend parts of the year abroad.

"The apartments at Route 1 West are ideal as they are very spacious and well appointed. The fact that they include an en-suite as well as the main bathroom means they are also perfectly suited to friends who want to share as a means of getting onto the property ladder."

Redrow has a limited number of apartments available that can be ready to move into in June, offering customers the chance to enjoy the summer months in their new home. There's also a flexible choice of incentives from Redrow's ‘re:assure' package, which is designed to make moving home as easy as possible from the moment of first enquiry until after the customer has moved in.

Options here include 5% deposit paid to help those without access to a substantial cash deposit, an assisted sale scheme for those with an existing property to sell, or carpets and stamp duty paid for those who want to offset some of the expenses associated with moving.

Route 1 West is ideally placed close to the lively atmosphere of Glasgow's West End. It is situated just off the A82 Great Western Road, which leads to Glasgow city centre and the M8 in one direction and to Loch Lomond in the other. The area is well served by public transport and trains from Anniesland station take less than 15 minutes to Glasgow Queen Street.

The development also features contemporary three and four-bedroom townhouses from £275,000. For further information about Route 1 West, visit Redrow.co.uk/developments/view/84.