Cambridgeshire Property News

Jo Wright has found a novel way of turning a brand new house into a home. The 32-year-old nurse at Addenbrooke's Hospital and soldier husband Darren (36) are the first couple to move to George Wimpey's Lion Mills development in Soham - and thanks to Jo's win on The Weakest Link TV quiz show, they added luxury finishing touches to their home before they had even moved in!

Highfield gate, an attractive development of just 15 new houses in the popular village of Haddenham, near Ely in Cambridgeshire, will be launched for sale by David Wilson Homes Eastern at 10am on Saturday 4th October.

Sunday 5th October could be your chance to change your life as George Wimpey offers a limited number of properties for unbeatable prices starting from £210,000 for a four-bedroom detached home at its developments across Cambridgeshire. It is a staggering one-day only offer that's not to be missed!

House-hunters looking for a sophisticated new home are invited to a cheese and wine evening to mark the launch of the new showhome at Deans Gate, Bryant Homes' development close to the centre of Cambridge.

Home-buyers can change their life this October - by grabbing a brand new George Wimpey home for an unbeatable price at the Lion Mills and The Presidents developments near Ely, Newmarket and Cambridge. The one-day only ‘Change Your Life' offer takes place from 11am on Sunday 5th October at both developments.

A family home is traditionally the largest house any of us are likely to purchase, therefore choosing the right property is one of the most important decisions we make in terms of both cost and suitability.

Connells are currently marketing a range of affordable properties at Arbury Park in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for Places for People and Bedford Pilgrims Housing Association, who develop new homes for people struggling to get on to the property ladder.

Charles Church is delighted to announce the arrival of their new showhome at their fabulous Brackendale development in Hampton Vale. The Chichester showhome offers the finest in contemporary living and now its doors are open for visitors to come and view the excellent levels of specification that makes owning a Charles Church home so special.

Current speculation that the UK housing market is about to experience a slump has caused scare mongering among househunters across the country, with several potential purchasers now believing that they can't afford to move up the property ladder.

As consumers we all prefer to be presented with choices, and this is imperative when making the biggest purchase we're likely to entertain - a brand new home, which is why Persimmon Homes East Midlands is offering choice in abundance at its Yaxley development, Persimmon Fields.

Leading housebuilder George Wimpey South Midlands is offering homebuyers the chance to ‘pick a deal' at The Quills, its popular development in Girton near Cambridge.

With rising fuels costs and growing congestion, more people are ditching their cars in favour of greener and cheaper public transport - which makes Redrow's development in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, just the ticket. According to a recent YouGov poll,* train use has increased dramatically since petrol prices rocketed this year and people are becoming more aware of their carbon footprint.

Alistair Darling, the chancellor, is considering a plan to allow people to defer paying stamp duty when they buy a home. But Charles Church is going one better. The house builder is already paying the stamp duty on selected properties at its Stapleford Park development in Great Cambourne.

When a great new place is discovered, it does not take long for the good news to spread. And that's exactly what is happening at Beauchamp Place, George Wimpey's new development in Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire.

Househunters looking for a brand new home in the best location should hurry down to Deans Gate, Bryant Homes' sought-after development close to the centre of Cambridge.

When Girton Parish Council put out an appeal to add a flash of floral colour to their Cambridgeshire village, George Wimpey South Midlands embraced it as a blooming marvellous idea.

Redeham Homes’ Accordia Living development in Cambridge, has made history by becoming the first ever residential scheme in the UK and Europe to be recognised for its innovative architecture design by being shortlisted for the 2008 RIBA Stirling Prize in association with Architects’ Journal.

With average house prices out of reach for first time buyers in 96% of UK towns it's harder than ever to get onto the property ladder* - but here's news of an incentive in St Neot's, Cambridgeshire, which could throw would-be home owners a much needed lifeline. Using Redrow ‘easi-buy', a stylish two-bedroom Avon apartment that would normally cost £142,995 at Redrow @ Loves Farm can currently be snapped up for just 85% of the full asking price (£121,545.75) - with the balance not having to be paid for 10 years.

Location is at the top of any purchaser's list so the properties at Miller's Cambridge development provide the perfect place to set up a new home.

Happy house-buyer Heather Watts is the first person to move into a brand new home at George Wimpey's Greenfields Park development in Cambourne near Cambridge.

Home-buyers are being given a helping hand with their mortgages, making it even more affordable to buy a new home at Laing Homes Eclipse development in Cambridge.

With the average time taken to sell a house at an all time high and gazundering on the up, the hardest part of buying a new home may be selling the one you live in now. According to research by personal finance site Fool.co.uk, one in six people have experienced gazundering - the practice of a buyer waiting until the last minute of a sale before lowering the offer price, therefore threatening the chain.

Purchasing a new new home is one of the important and expensive things we do in our lifetime, and in theseone of the important things we do in our lifetime. Charles Church is giving home buyers a helping hand by paying their stamp duty, offering £500 towards legal fees and including the flooring and landscaped gardens when they purchase The Barford designed home which starts at £234,995.

Cambridgeshire is continuing to grow rapidly as a top rate residential location. With many professionals choosing to work Cambridge itself but not necessarily living in the city, it comes as no surprise to Persimmon Homes East Midlands that properties at its Renaissance development in Arbury are proving so appealing.

Church bell enthusiast Inga Wilson is ringing in the changes in a brand new home in the picturesque village of Ailsworth, near Peterborough, thanks to Redrow's part-exchange deal. Inga, a 33-year-old doctor, cashed in her three-bedroom house in Birmingham to put towards a four-bedroom home at The Sycamores.