At home: New build news

Commuter homes

ANYONE looking for a new home at Carronbank in Falkirk should move quickly, as only eight properties remain at the Walker Group's development in this popular commuter town.

Surrounded by green fields, this enclave of 42 family homes has a rural setting but is minutes from Falkirk town centre.

Properties currently available include the five-bedroom Buckingham, which is now available for 249,000, a reduction of 26,000 on the original price. A four-bedroom Stuart, which also has three public rooms, is available for 249,000. The four-bedroom Windsor is on offer for 228,000 while the Fitzroy with four bedrooms and two public rooms can be purchased for just 226,000.

Walker Group is offering its Step Up shared equity scheme on selected properties at Carronbank. With Step Up, clients are asked to pay only 75 per cent of the cost of the property although they will have 100 per cent ownership. Walker Group provides, in effect, an interest-free loan on the remaining 25 per cent, which can be repaid within ten years.

Further details are available by contacting the sales centre (01324 639163) or Walker Group's head office (01506 413101).

View to a home

A NEW viewhome is now available at Taylor Wimpey's Newton Farm development, off Westburn Road in Newton Village, Cambuslang. The Hamborough show home reveals a spacious three-bedroom terraced property.

The unusual shape of this home creates a dining-kitchen area that runs the full depth of the property, from front to back. The kitchen opens on to the rear garden, while the dining area has a bay window overlooking the front garden.

The living room sits at the back of the property with French doors opening to the rear garden. Upstairs the master bedroom has an en suite, as well as a fitted wardrobe for storage. There is also useful storage upstairs, plus a WC downstairs.

The current phase at Newton Farm offers a collection of two and three-bedroom homes, and the final few four-bedroom detached homes of this phase. Prices currently start at 136,000 for a two-bedroom Chatsworth.

Set in Newton Village, on the south-eastern outskirts of Glasgow, south of the River Clyde, Newton Farm is easily accessible from the M74.

For further information, visit the marketing suite, off Westburn Road, open Thursday to Monday, 11am–5:30pm (0845 072 6185, www.taylorwimpey.co.uk).

Sale assured

Stewart Milne Homes has introduced its Assured Sale purchase plan at Hopefield View in Bonnyrigg, offering a helping hand to those with an existing home to sell.

Retaining the principals of part exchange – a guaranteed sale at a pre-agreed price – buyers have the opportunity to place their home on the open market beforehand. Should a customer not manage to sell independently, there is the safety net of knowing that Stewart Milne Homes will purchase their property at a mutually pre-agreed price.

Hopefield View comprises a collection of modern family homes available in a variety of terraced and detached styles. The 11 property types range from a three-bedroom terrace home with contemporary open-plan breakfasting kitchen to three-storey five-bedroom detached villas. All of the styles offer bright open spaces and flexible interiors alongside a high specification.

Prices start from 180,000. For further information contact the marketing suite, open Thursday to Monday, 10:30am-5:30pm ((0845 309 6158, stewartmilnehomes.com)

This article was originally published in Scotland on Sunday on 28 February 2010