Yorkshire & Humber

Charming Chamberlains at cracking prices
National housebuilder Miller Homes is offering a fantastic incentive for house-hunters in the Yorkshire region to get their teeth stuck in to! The award winning company is reducing the price of all its stunning Chamberlain properties on its exclusive development Stonegarth in Bradford by a massive £15,000.

Japanese students take a lesson from Barratt
The Japanese Open University has been filming at Barratt's Celtic Village development at Worksop to show its students a glowing example of good building and design practice. A team led by Professor Mineki Hattori has been gathering material for a module on Mistake-Free Housing Design and chose Celtic Village to illustrate the best in current British methods.

New Bridlington homes are steps ahead of the rest
New homes with living space cleverly arranged over three floors are sure to appeal to house hunters in the seaside resort of Bridlington looking for a property that confidently stands above the rest. The Malham style townhouse at Redrow's Eastfields venture, close to the town centre and the coastline, is a versatile house design with lots to offer.

Ashton on show in Spennymoor
George Wimpey North Yorkshire is planning a grand summer event for the new Ashton show home at the developer's Moorcroft site in Spennymoor. A steel band and stilt walkers will provide entertainment at the launch, which takes place on 12th July, but the Ashton itself is the main attraction and house hunters looking for a spacious family home can experience first hand exactly what this property has to offer.
Water a great idea
Much to the delight of an enthusiastic group of youngsters, estate agent Manning Stainton recently presented Austhorpe School, Crossgates, with an outdoor water activity centre. The £300 cash to provide the equipment came from the company's Community Fund and Crossgates branch manager Lesley Taylor was there for the launch.

Park life gets creative with Barratt
Barratt York is offering homebuyers the chance to get creative with the design of their new home at its new Harrogate development this summer. The Park is a development of two, three and four bedroom properties with stunning views of the open countryside. The new homes are priced from £324,995 and offer high specification fitted kitchens and bathrooms.

Construction specialist celebrates move into £5.5m offices
A national construction specialist is celebrating its move into a £5.5m Grade A office building just 100 yards from its former headquarters in Rotherham. Horbury Group has taken up residence in the newly named South Grove House, the latest of £17 million worth of developments by the group, in the prestigious Moorgate area of Rotherham.

Riverside development resists tough market
A major residential development in Sheffield is continuing the city’s defiant resistance of the UK’s negative economic profile. Despite the tough residential market, Wicker Riverside, a 132 unit residential scheme situated next to the River Don in the heart of the city, has already completed a deal on three quarters of the residential units through agents Knight Frank, with the remaining units currently under offer.

Jones Homes unveils family homes in Skelmanthorpe
The leading regional housebuilder, Jones Homes, has released four stunning four bedroom detached family homes at its popular Brooklands View development in Skelmanthorpe.

Confidence returns in Yorkshire
Contrary to reports regarding the lack of consumer confidence in the property market, York-based Persimmon Homes Yorkshire is thrilled to be bucking the trend. With ten sales over the past week, Persimmon's upbeat figures fly in the face of opinion from some quarters that the UK housing market is in decline.

Persimmon continues West Yorkshire investment
Persimmon Homes is demonstrating its confidence in the West Yorkshire housing market with the launch of two brand new developments - Millside in Wilsden, Bradford and Highfield Chase in Heckmondwike.

You can shore look forward to staying at home
If you want to avoid the hassle of the airport, frantic packing, organising holiday insurance and ordering foreign currency, you should consider joining the record number of people who are opting out of this year's overseas holiday to instead take a ‘staycation' at home for their main annual break.

New view home opens at Riverdale Ings
Spectacular views across glorious open countryside, spacious homes finished to an outstanding specification and good travel links – if this sounds tempting then you should pay a visit to Riverdale Ings, a collection of 3 and 4 bedroom family homes in Cononley where a new 4 bedroom home is now open for viewing.

Location is key at Stone Bank Gardens
When looking for a new home, finding the right location to suit your lifestyle is bound to be high up on your list of requirements. So if you want to enjoy village life whilst being ideally placed for some of the best towns and cities in West Yorkshire, then the warm and inviting village of Bardsey on the banks of the River Wharfe presents a tempting proposition.

Is buying new the smart move?
Savvy buyers looking to move house in the current market can now secure some incredible deals and, according to Bryant Homes, the decision to buy new could be a particularly shrewd move.