Christine’s now a new build convert thanks to Redrow

It took a home with real character to turn Christine Ward on to the idea of buying new – but she found it at Bramford Gardens in Ipswich.

“I hadn’t previously considered a new build home,” said the corporate training advisor. “I always thought they might be a bit soulless and lack character, but when I looked at Redrow’s new homes I realised how wrong I had been.”

Christine, 38, and her partner Clive Major, 35, a web developer, found a home with the style and quality they craved at Bramford Gardens, and were even able to part exchange their previous home to make the move smoother.

And they’ve slashed their monthly fuel bills by over a third.

Christine said: “My friend told me Redrow were different to other new home builders and encouraged me to visit Bramford Gardens to take a look at what was on offer. When we looked around the show house, we felt like we had come home. The quality was so high and you could really tell that Redrow had put time and effort into getting everything perfect. We knew it was the right choice for us.”

The couple ‘traded in’ their two-bedroom Victorian terrace in Ipswich for a three-bedroom ‘Garford’ townhouse, which gave them an extra third floor of living space.

“Part exchange made everything so easy for us,” Christine said. “Redrow effectively acted as our cash buyer. We received an offer on our previous house within seven days and we had moved within a month. The Redrow staff have been very helpful from the start.

“We love our new house; it’s low maintenance and so easy to keep clean. When I have friends round they always comment it’s like a show home. We’re also saving a lot of money on our fuel bills as it’s more energy efficient than our older house. We used to pay £120 a month for gas and electricity, now our bills are only £78 a month.”

Just four homes remain at the popular development, off Bramford Road. The three and four-bedroom homes are priced from £169,950.

Good road and rail links from Ipswich make Bramford Gardens a great base for commuters to places like Cambridge, Norwich and even London, which is just 75 minutes by train.

For details of new homes available visit the development, visit redrow.co.uk.