West Midlands Property News

One man's inspirational story of survival of breast cancer has reached its own happy ending, as he and his fiancée recently bought their first love nest at Barratt West Midlands' Edenside development in Wednesbury.

With Christmas traditionally a time spent at home with family and friends, Redrow is giving buyers in the Quarry Bank district of Birmingham the opportunity to impress those festive visitors.

House-hunters looking for something special this Christmas can find it now at Bryant Homes' Charter Place development in Lichfield. The stunning five-bedroom ‘Lea' showhome is available at just £395,000 - and with carpets and floorings, chrome switches and fittings, and a fully fitted kitchen with integrated appliances, it's an incredible deal for one lucky purchaser.

Many homebuilders are offering generous incentives for house hunters in and around Birmingham who are determined to get onto, or up, the property ladder. However, it's Persimmon Homes who's going the extra mile for would-be-buyers. Understanding that the variety of deals and options on the market at the moment can bamboozle some potential buyers, keeping it simple is the order of the day.

The eight-year-old winner of David Wilson Mercia's colouring competition, held at its public preview of phase three of the new Camp Hill development, was announced on Tuesday, 18th November. Artistic Rosie-Beth Underwood, from Camp Hill in Nuneaton, was awarded a Nintendo DS for her colourful and neat picture she designed at the event on Thursday, October 9th. The housebuilder's Project Director, Andrew Dauncey, presented the prize to the happy youngster.

First-time buyers can leap onto the property ladder with a brand new home for less at George Wimpey's landmark development in Nuneaton. Apartments close to the town centre are priced from just £84,995 - and with interest rates at a new 3% low, now is the ideal time for buyers to make their move.

First-time buyers can leap onto the property ladder with a brand new home for less at George Wimpey's popular Century Square development in Halesowen. Apartments close to the pretty local cricket ground and Worcestershire's beautiful countryside - yet minutes from Birmingham - are now available from just £99,995.

Buyers looking for the perfect investment opportunity need look no further than to Barratt West Midlands' Somerton Court development on Short Heath Road in Erdington where the new homes have already proven to be the perfect investment for one local purchaser.

From Crediton to Coventry – via the credit crunch – new Stoke resident John Davies-Hale has dramatically improved both his work and personal life thanks to George Wimpey West Midlands.

Would be homebuyers can effectively purchase brand new spacious homes in West Bromwich for just 71.5% of market value – that’s just £70,000! But hurry as Bryant Homes has just three designer two-bedroom/two bathroom apartments remaining at Central Square on Dartmouth Street via this new scheme – which is a condition of the original planning agreement.

One of Shirley's most popular and visited showhomes is now for sale – as seen and with all the designer fixtures and fittings thrown in! The four-bedroom, three storey ‘Byron’ townhouse at Heritage Gate off the Stratford Road by Bryant Homes is inspired by classic Georgian architecture – and inside the colour scheme of bold black furniture and lavish silver is well on-trend with the current vogue for monochrome interiors, and opulent gold and silver themes.

George Wimpey West Midlands have come up with a scheme “good enough to eat” at its flagship Victoria Gardens development on the former North site of the famous Cape Hill Brewery in Smethwick, Birmingham!

When West Brom builder Jason Lines decided to invest in property for the first time it was definitely a case of sticking close to home. Jason is site manager for George Wimpey West Midlands at flagship development Wesley Gardens on Bank Street and could think of no better place to buy a property - and one he built himself!

A Barratt site manager from the West Midlands has been named the divisional ‘Site Manager of the Year' for his hard work at the housebuilder's Edenside development on Elwell Street in Wedensbury. This internal award sees managers across all 24 of Barratt's developments in the West Midlands, marked on certain criteria ranging from quality, to health and safety to the paperwork.

New Wordsley development Lawnswood Ride has got its first new residents - and it was ‘easy' street all the way! Locals Laura Shutt (24) who works in HR and partner Matt Jones (28) a design engineer got their first place together via George Wimpey's ‘EasyStart' shared equity scheme that enables you to pay just 75% now of the asking price.

Due to an unprecedented autumn sales surge that's bucking all the current property trends, St Peter's Walk on the Wednesfield Road by George Wimpey West Midlands is now 90% sold. So, apart from a few two bedroom apartments (from just £85,995) the remaining properties are all in the new-style Willow four bedroom, three-storey design - which is being touted as the saviour for parents who can't get in the bathroom for kids.

Property-seekers looking for a new home this Christmas should get their skates on to live in a beautiful new home at George Wimpey's Leacroft development near Birmingham.

A piece of Black Country history has recently been preserved - a listed kiln from one of the area's oldest glassmaking firms is now the centrepiece of Barratt West Midlands' Brierley Hill development, Honeybourne Park.

With just six homes remaining at Barratt West Midlands' Lydiate Place development in Birmingham, the housebuilder is urging families to take advantage of these unique properties while they are still available.

Couples looking to buy their first home together in time for Christmas need look no further than Barratt West Midlands' Westminster Place development in West Heath for affordable inspiration.

Homebuyers Andrea and Jason Williams found that moving home was as easy and hassle-free, thanks to David Wilson Mercia's Movemaker scheme which they used to buy the home of their dreams at the housebuilder's Poppyfields development on Leamore Lane in Walsall.

Barratt West Midlands is offering the Christmas shopping spree of a lifetime for the buyer who reserves the last five-bedroom Thornton home at its Merryfields development in Dudley. The spacious, luxury family home comes wrapped up with a £1,000 gift card to spend at nearby Westfield shopping centre, Merry Hill.

Today's announcement (6th November) by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee to reduce the interest rate by 1.5 per cent to three per cent will be welcomed by house hunters across the West Midlands and will boost confidence that now is definitely a good time to buy a new home.

Celebrate Daniel Craig's welcome return to our cinema screens as British Secret Service Agent Commander James Bond in the Quantum of Solace with a visit to the new Bond-themed showhome at Manby Gate - Persimmon Homes' development in Tipton. In homage to Ian Fleming's fictional MI6 agent, Persimmon has incorporated a striking James Bond theme in the Rushmere showhome at this Black Country-based development.

Homebuyers looking to find their dream home need look no further than to David Wilson Mercia's Hamlet Place development on Bloomfield Road in Tipton, where a brand new show home has now been opened to the public.