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First time buyer roadshow heads for Somerset

First time buyer roadshow heads for Somerset

Barratt has joined forces with South West Homes to help buyers take their first steps on to the property ladder with a series of roadshow events starting in Taunton next month.

Couple buy dream family home with HomeBuy Direct

Couple buy dream family home with HomeBuy Direct

Fed up with trying to find a deposit to put down on a property close to their daughter’s school, Sarah and Alan Chaplin had nearly given up hope of owning the perfect family home.

Cut your commute with a move to Milton Keynes

Cut your commute with a move to Milton Keynes

With 24,000 people commuting into Milton Keynes from surrounding local areas daily, Genesishomes highlights a fantastic opportunity to live in central Milton Keynes and avoid the daily commute. At its Axcess MK development one bedroom apartments start from as little as £36,250 for a 25% share of a one bedroom apartment.

Taylor Wimpey helps new parents buy first home

Taylor Wimpey helps new parents buy first home

With a baby on the way, parents-to-be Clare Spencer and Craig Martindale dreamed of swapping their small rented flat for a larger home of their own.

Landmark Hyde Park development to launch early summer

Landmark Hyde Park development to launch early summer

Landmark development The Lancasters – 75 apartments and two townhouses behind a listed façade, facing Hyde Park – will launch in early summer, it is announced today.

Designer apartments unveiled in Edinburgh

Designer apartments unveiled in Edinburgh

Quartermile is inviting homebuyers to view its new show apartment, located in the Foster + Partner designed Azurean building, which is due to be unveiled at its open weekend on the 27th and 28th March.

 Elegant living at Swaylands House

Elegant living at Swaylands House

Elegant homes are ready for Spring this weekend, 20/21st March, at the historic Swaylands country estate, in Penshurst, Kent.

London West End acquisition for UK Property Fund

Standard Life Investments, one of the largest property investors in Europe, has announced its acquisition of 33 Charlotte Street, London, W1, on behalf of Standard Life Investments' UK Property Fund, for a net figure of £19.10m.

First-time buyer flies the nest with Crest Nicholson

First-time buyer flies the nest with Crest Nicholson

A recent survey conducted by The Office for National Statistics states that many young adults in their mid-20s and early 30s are finding themselves increasingly having to live at home, as the average age of a first-time purchaser buying without assistance is now a frightening 38*. The survey also states that one in three young adults who have not left the parental nest say they are still living at home because they cannot afford to get a toehold on the property ladder by buying or renting**.

Affordable apartments selling fast at Boleyn Court

Affordable apartments selling fast at Boleyn Court

A successful launch event has seen 25 per cent of the affordable new apartments at Boleyn Court, in Brompton, near Chatham sold off-plan.

Redrow helps Wrexham buyers onto the property ladder

Dreams of owning a brand new home could soon be a reality for home hunters in Wrexham thanks to Redrow.

Crest Nicholson reports surge in sales at Park Central

Crest Nicholson reports surge in sales at Park Central

Crest Nicholson has announced a surge in sales at its award winning Park Central development in Birmingham city centre resulting in the sell out of its Glade phase of parkside apartments, as homebuyers continue to give the exclusive range of contemporary new homes their vote of confidence.

Rent expectations on the rise as new instructions fall

The supply of new properties coming on to the rental market has fallen for the second consecutive quarter possibly bringing an end to the downward trend in rents that has been in place since the autumn of 2008, says the latest RICS Lettings Survey.

Winter chills do little to curb house hunters' enthusiasm

Britain' house hunters continued to brace the bad weather conditions in search of a new home in February, according to estate agents.

Final five homes at popular Cooper Court

Final five homes at popular Cooper Court

Stockport buyers should act fast if they want to take advantage of a Government-backed help scheme, which is available on the final five homes at Cooper Court, in Hazel Grove.