118 PROPERTY Interior designer’s insight
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Call for improvements to the new homes industry
The Paddock, from developer Brookworth Homes, is a development of four fi ve- bedroom country homes, each set in their own secluded grounds at the heart of the leafy hamlet of Crouch, close to St Mary’s Platt, Borough Green and Sevenoaks. Alexander James Interior Design has completed the look through their stunning design and styling of the interior. Designer Ellie Roseff said: “The brief was to create a property that would appeal to a mixed
demographic, so downsizers, family buyers and young professionals. I wanted to get the balance of a tranquil and calm interior to work alongside the more vibrant colours and features of interest.
“Using a similar colour palette
throughout the house of oranges and blues, achieves warmth, tranquillity and fl ow. Mixing these accent colours with weathered oak furniture fi nishes creates a homely feel.” • Visit
www.brookworth.com
Director of Wrotham-based Wedgewood Homes Mathew Carpenter (pictured below) is in agreement with some MPs, who are urging for large housebuilders to have less dominance in the new homes market. “It’s no secret that the UK desperately needs more new homes (over one million by 2020 to be precise). We have done for years, and currently it is reported that there are roughly 10 house- hunters perusing each property on the market,” he says. “But creating more new homes by small and medium housebuilders is easier said than done. At Wedgewood Homes, we are only too familiar with the pitfalls of the industry that puts the brakes on our schemes time after time. To mend the ‘broken’ housing market there needs to be a change in the way that the housing market works. “As a small housebuilder, I
Make a summer move to Somerhill Green
More than 100 homes have now been sold at Somerhill Green and developer Redrow is inviting buyers to join in the celebrations by offering to contribute towards the Stamp Duty on selected properties at the popular Tonbridge development. Among the properties available is
the four-bedroom Eden, scheduled to be ready to move into this summer, which oozes space and sophistication, with high specifi cation accommodation set across
three fl oors and priced from £549,995. Similarly, the four-bedroom detached
Lea, priced from £577,995, offers 1,438sq ft of living space set out over three fl oors. Somerhill Green, situated to the south west of Tonbridge, with direct access to the A26 and A21, is a collection of one and two-bedroom apartments, and three, four and fi ve- bedroom houses, which will eventually see 128 homes created. Somerhill Green is ideally placed to achieve the perfect work/life balance. London can be reached in less than 40 minutes by train from the local station, while the beautiful Kent countryside is also within easy reach. Nearer to home, there’s a
great a selection of schools, shops and restaurants. • For more information, call 01732 622560 or visit www.
redrow.co.uk/somerhill
regularly have to jump over an eye- watering amount of hurdles before I can start building new homes, and we as a company welcome any steps towards a process that is smoother. “Here at Wedgewood Homes, we are very aware of the reliance on us to provide the new homes needed in the South East, and we have a number of exciting schemes both on-going and in the pipeline. The Willows in Chestfi eld is a
current range of fi ve, four and fi ve- bedroom homes, and building has already begun on our luxury scheme in Sevenoaks, where we
are bringing two new
six-bedroom homes.”
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