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Start the New Year with the home of your dreams

Start the New Year with the home of your dreams

With only a 70 per cent mortgage needed, a new dream home could be closer to achieving than you think - and perfect way to start the New Year.

HomeBuy Direct proves popular at Warleigh Village

HomeBuy Direct proves popular at Warleigh Village

With many first time buyers struggling to overcome the hurdles of saving a large deposit and securing a mortgage, Taylor Wimpey’s Warleigh Village development in Plymouth is providing the ideal solution with its HomeBuy Direct scheme*.

Midas to launch new homes in Truro

Midas to launch new homes in Truro

Midas Homes, in partnership with Westco Properties, is launching Fusion@TR1 – a range of new two bedroom homes and three/four bedroom townhouses at its TR1 development in Truro on Saturday 19th December from 1pm to 5pm.

Persimmon celebrates 1000th HomeBuy Direct reservation

Persimmon celebrates 1000th HomeBuy Direct reservation

After 18 months of searching, Dylan Parry and his partner Julie Morris from Gloucester, had almost given up all hope of affording their own home until they heard about the support they could get from using the Government and became Persimmon’s 1,000th HomeBuy Direct purchaser in finding their perfect home at The Marketplace development off St. Oswald’s Road in Gloucester.

Orbit HomeBuy Agency launches new logo

Orbit HomeBuy Agency launches new logo

Following a successful start to its two year appointment as the HomeBuy Agent in six regions, Orbit HomeBuy Agency now has an exciting new logo.

Government scheme helps family onto the property ladder

Government scheme helps family onto the property ladder

Following years of renting, Argos Store Manager and local family man, Ian Saxton and his partner Emma Hinder, took advantage of the help offered by the Government and housebuilder Miller Homes, to buy their first family home.

It’s award season at Miller Homes

It’s award season at Miller Homes

Miller Homes, a leading independent UK housebuilder has scooped a series of housing industry awards in recent weeks.

Don’t be afraid to look into shared equity

Don’t be afraid to look into shared equity

Shared equity in the UK is on the increase following the introduction of HomeBuy Direct, a government led scheme to help more first time buyers onto the property ladder. But do buyers understand what this means for them?

HBD delivers perfect home for growing family

HBD delivers perfect home for growing family

Fed up with trying to find thousands of pounds to put down as a deposit on a house, Laura McIlwraith and Paul Crockett were looking for a way they could fund a move into a property they could call their own.

Cygnet apartments back by popular demand

Cygnet apartments back by popular demand

First time buyers in Peterborough will be pleased to hear that the Cygnet style apartment is back by popular demand at David Wilson South Midlands’ Waters Edge development in Hampton Vale.

HomeBuy Direct with Barratt in Stroud

HomeBuy Direct with Barratt in Stroud

First time buyer Carrie Humphreys was thrilled to find that she could buy a brand new home at Barratt’s Orchard Leaze development in Stroud with the help of the Government-backed HomeBuy Direct scheme.

HomeBuy surgeries help would-be home buyers

HomeBuy surgeries help would-be home buyers

A series of drop-in surgeries organised by Orbit HomeBuy Agency has given many would-be homeowners hope that they can take their first step onto the property ladder.

Stylish new show homes debut at Park Central

Stylish new show homes debut at Park Central

Crest Nicholson, the developer behind the award winning Park Central development in Birmingham city centre, has ended 2009 on a high with the announcement that high levels of visitors attended its recent show home launch weekend.

HomeBuy Direct your way to a new home at Deer Park

HomeBuy Direct your way to a new home at Deer Park

Aspiring home owners could find a helping hand onto the property ladder at David Wilson South Midlands’ Deer Park development in St Neots following the housebuilder’s decision to offer the Government’s HomeBuy Direct shared equity scheme there.

Christmas comes early for homebuyers in Gainsborough

Christmas comes early for homebuyers in Gainsborough

Christmas has come early to homebuyers in the Gainsborough area. The team at Miller Homes’ Brooklands development have not only cracked open the mulled wine, unwrapped the mince pies and removed the chocolate tin lid, but are also offering would-be house purchasers carpets and only a £100 reservation fee throughout December.