Property news: Brand new five bedroom detached house in Findon
Hillreed Homes have recently launched their latest development, Saxon Ridge, off Stable Lane, in the picturesque village of Findon.
This much sought after location offers a selection of local shops, pubs, restaurants and bars. It is also near Worthing with its miles of expandsive beach and a good shopping centre, plus theatres, leisure and sporting facilities.
Jo Richards, Head of Sales and Marketing says: “Brand new homes in villages are a rare commodity and judging by the success and quick sales secured last time we built in the village some years ago, we anticipate a similar level of interest now.”
Each of the three, five bedroom houses offers a very expansive 3,000 sq ft of living space. Subject to stage of construction and availability, purchasers who reserve can take advantage of Hillreed Homes’ Choices scheme to personalise their new home with a range of ceramic wall tiles, kitchen units, flooring and fireplace surround.
With the high quality of the high quality of the kitchens and bathrooms, the layout of the homes and the calibre of the workmanship by this award winning company, a visit to the web site or indeed to the development is a must.
Michael Jones Findon Valley Office.
01903 872949
www.hillreed.co.uk
Leaders’ employees awarded for exceptional performance
Senior Lettings Consultant, Lynn Gates, who works in Leaders’ busy Hove office, celebrates 15 years with Leaders this month and is pictured (centre) receiving congratulatory flowers, cheque and bottle of champagne from Leaders’ Sussex Regional Director, Jane Wilkinson(left) and Leaders’ Hove Branch Manager, Joanne Darroch.
Says Jane: “Lynn has been a wonderful asset to Leaders since she began her career with us in 1998. She cares passionately about the service she provides and is always receiving glowing praise from our landlords and tenants for her efforts, many of whom come back to Leaders time and again because they know what fantastic service they will receive from Lynn.”
Also this year, as part of their annual award ceremony, Leaders are delighted to announce that their North Laine Home Guide, Connie Gunn, won the Sussex Home Guide of the Year award, whilst Brighton & Hove Head of Property Management, Andy Hovey, won the Sussex New Employee of the Year award.
Leaders’ Sussex Director, Jane Wilkinson, said: “Congratulations to Connie and Andy. Connie is very popular with our applicants and is polite, professional and provides an excellent level of customer service.
“Andy joined Leaders earlier this year as Head of Property Management for Brighton & Hove. In just a few months he has had a dramatic effect on our Property Management department and has earned the trust of his team.”
Leaders have specialised in lettings for 30 years and believe the key to providing a first-class service lies in employing high calibre staff.
Lynn received flowers, a cheque and bottle of champagne, while Connie and Andy each received an engraved crystal award, a framed certificate and a bottle of champagne.
www.leaders.co.uk
Hamptons International Figures Reveal Uplift in Home Buyers
House sales in August were up by a third compared with last year, continuing the buoyant trend of the last five months. New buyers’ appetites are strong too. In August, the number of new applicants registering to buy was up by a quarter compared with last year and growth in demand has been up by around 30% for the past five months.
A significant improvement in economic sentiment and confidence, combined with a healthier mortgage market and certainty that interest rates will remain low for some time to come have set a great background for a continued sustainable recovery in the housing market.
Marc Goldberg, Head of Residential Sales at Hamptons International, comments: “The market conditions are ideal for those looking to sell and the best we have seen for several years. There is an abundance of motivated buyers and fewer properties available which is allowing us to sell our properties swiftly and at high prices.”
www.hamptons.co.uk
NAEA First Time Buyers account for a quarter of all sales last month
Figures from the NAEA August Housing Market Report showed encouraging growth with the average number of FTBs increasing from 22 percent in July to 26 per cent in August, suggesting the impact of looser lending restrictions and uptake of Help to Buy are beginning to be felt.
Low interest rates and budding buyer confidence have given a boost to the housing market. More than one in four (26%) home sales in August went to a First Time Buyer (FTBs), according to latest figures from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) – a proportion not reached since July 2010”
Figures from the NAEA’s August 2013 market report: www.naea.co.uk/property-guides/property-market-reports/
Mansell McTaggart A lesson in choosing property near schools
Ensuring your child receives the best education possible is one of the key aims of any parent. Jaime Walden, Senior Director at Mansell McTaggart reveals what to consider when moving house to get into a good school.
“When you are researching schools, as well as results and facilities two vital pieces of information that you will need to know about are its admissions criteria and catchment area – the area surrounding the school from which it will accept pupils. If, as part of your application, you discover you need to move in order to reside in a school’s catchment area you will have some important issues to consider.
As with any move, you will need to add up estate agents and solicitors’ fees, stamp duty, moving costs and any penalties if you are required to change your mortgage. You may well be required to increase your borrowing as houses known to be in catchment areas for popular schools are markedly more expensive than those outside, around 20 per cent more.
Make sure you complete all your research in plenty of time. Application deadlines vary from local authority to local authority so ensure you know when the dates are. They are often in the autumn term the year before your child is due to start school. The optimum time to move to be in a new house for the autumn is the previous spring.
Do remember that places for high achieving and popular schools are often very over subscribed and merely residing in a catchment area is no guarantee of receiving a place so make sure you are happy with and are able to satisfy conditions for back-up options.”
Mansell McTaggart Brighton
Tel: 01273 508955
www.mansellmctaggart.co.uk
