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Easing the burden in Burnham-on-Sea

Easing the burden in Burnham-on-Sea

Helping to ease the burden of house-buying in Burnham-on-sea, Bellway Wessex has just two homes left available to buy for just £105,000 at Mulholland Park. The homes are part of initiative whereby they will be sold at 80%* the current market value, but providing 100% ownership for the buyer

Affordable homes promoted at Fieldways

Affordable homes promoted at Fieldways

First-time buyers looking for an affordable home will be spoilt for choice at Barratt's Fieldways development in Paulton, where a number of incentives are being offered to people who want to own their first property.

Show time in Yeovil

Show time in Yeovil

Midas Homes will be unveiling a stunning new show home at its new development called The Shires, off Alvington Lane in Yeovil. Dressed in reds and golds, the show home will enable homebuyers to view a well-designed family home and get some ideas for their own new home.

New £450K homes rise from the ashes

New £450K homes rise from the ashes

Rising from the ashes is a new £450,000 housing development for families in Mendip. Thanks to a huge cash injection of £120,000 from Mendip District Council's empty homes initiative, eight families are moving into new homes from this week.

Get into the Grove in Long Ashton

Get into the Grove in Long Ashton

Purchasers at Charles Church's Kearns Grove development in Long Ashton need to act quickly if living at this select development appeals as only three homes remain! The Bicester on plots 28 and 34 is a prime example of the superb craftsmanship and traditional building techniques associated with the esteemed housebuilder.

New community shapes up at Portishead

New community shapes up at Portishead

The new community springing up around Barratt's West Point development in the coastal town of Portishead, North Somerset, is beginning to take shape. "West Point is part of the new Village Quarter complex and the infrastructure is beginning to grow now," reports Andrea Pilgrim, Barratt sales director.

Midas Homes launches new development in Yeovil

Midas Homes launches new development in Yeovil

Midas Homes has launched its new homes development called The Shires, off Alvington Lane in Yeovil. The Shires will comprise 29 family homes, including a range of two bedroom coach houses, plus three and four bedroom homes. Priced from £149,950, the homes will be built to a high specification, including contemporary kitchens and stylish white sanitaryware.

Knightstone Island scoops national property award

Knightstone Island scoops national property award

Knightstone Island is continuing its winning ways after scooping another prestigious national property award for its sensitive restoration of three Grade II listed buildings.

The Pinnacle named ‘Best Property in the South West'

The Pinnacle named ‘Best Property in the South West'

Leading independent property consultancy Knight Frank is pleased to announce that Pulteney House at The Pinnacle has been awarded the title of Best Property in the South West in the Daily Mail UK Property Awards 2008. The Pinnacle is a bespoke Bloor Homes development of just six detached family homes in Batheaston.

New arrivals at the Old Cider Works

New arrivals at the Old Cider Works

Househunters in the town of Norton Fitzwarren have been wowed by Barratt's Old Cider Works and with two show homes set to open on September 14th, it is still proving a big draw.

Help on the property ladder at Clarence Place

Help on the property ladder at Clarence Place

To help first time buyers get on the property ladder, Midas Homes has teamed up with Swaythling Housing Society to offer the government-funded scheme ‘My Choice HomeBuy' at its Clarence Place development in Weston-super-Mare.

Former farm creates rural Somerset haven

Former farm creates rural Somerset haven

A prize-winning dream home that allows you get away from it all must seem like an impossible find. But in Somerset, Burnt House Farm, a former farmhouse that has just received the prestigious South West Region 2008 Built In Quality Award for the Best Domestic Extension / Alteration 2008, is now on the market through the Wells office of Dreweatt Neate for £1.75 million.

100% home for half the price

100% home for half the price

For many first time buyers their only hope of buying their first home is receiving a hefty deposit from a wealthy relative or entering a shared ownership scheme. Well, that’s a thing of the past thanks to a pioneering new scheme called ‘MyChoice HomeBuy’ currently being championed by developer Crest Nicholson.

Top up your mortgage with Barratt in the South West

Top up your mortgage with Barratt in the South West

Barratt is providing a helping hand to key workers and first time buyers in the south west by offering to top up their mortgages to help them buy the home they need.

Let Barratt sell your house free of charge

Let Barratt sell your house free of charge

Appointing Barratt as your ‘estate agent' to sell your house when you want to buy a brand new Barratt property may seem unusual - but more and more people are discovering it can be a smart way to buy and sell in one easy move.