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PRINT ADVERTISING STILL WORKS! GILL MAKES A 'RIGHTSIZING'MOVE TO THE GRANARY, REDROW’S SITE IN YORK


YORK homeowner Gill Bradley-Singleton is not everyone's typical idea of a downsizer but recent research by Redrow shows she's more representative than people might think.


Gill left behind a large home in the country to move into something more manageable and closer to town, but this thoroughly modern 70-something didn't want anything too small or too 'twee'.


Gill and her late husband had previously renovated a stable building in Poppleton, near York, but after his death she found the rural life a little lonely and the property too big.


“Although we'd renovated an old stable it was very modern with a big dining room, a lovely patio and three wet rooms,” Gill explained. “However, it was too big for me on my own so I started looking for something that still had character but would be easy to look after.”


She eventually found The Granary, in the Clifton Moor area of York, where Redrow is building a selection of Arts & Crafts inspired homes from its Heritage Collection.


Gill chose a three-bedroom detached Warwick house style, which has a lovely open plan kitchen/diner overlooking the rear garden and three good size bedrooms, including one with en-suite.


• Redrow'sWarwick show home at The Granary, York, similar to the style that Gill has bought


Gill fits perfectly a new breed of 'rightsizers' - as Redrow prefers to call them who want


a stylish home with plenty of space for friends and family.


“With people living longer and '70 being the new 50', Redrow is seeing an emerging trend of older people planning for an active future and looking for homes that are easy to maintain, but which offer a host of lifestyle benefits,” said Patsy Aicken, sales director for Redrow Homes (Yorkshire).


“Our customers don't necessarily want to be seen as downsizing either, as the terminology can have negative connotations. They want to maintain an independent lifestyle in homes that have space for friends and family to stay and substantial entertaining and living rooms which traditional downsizer homes wouldn't necessarily offer.”


A recent Redrow survey of 1,500 people aged 50-70 revealed that 88% of rightsizers want a home with two or three bedrooms, they prefer open plan living spaces for entertaining friends, they want room for their furniture and personal possessions and prefer to live in a place where they know their neighbours so they will feel happy, safe and less lonely in later life.


The housing choice at The Granary includes three and four-bedroom properties, currently from £304,950 to £401,950. For more information call 01904 565873 or go to the website: www.redrow.co.uk/thegranary.


• Gill Bradley-Singleton pictured with Redrow's James Rodi


SALES SPECTACULAR FOR STONEGARTH SALES ADVISER


The Yorkshire division of national homebuilder, Bellway has appointed a brand new sales adviser to their Monk Bretton based development, Stonegarth, and has since had a record number of sales.


Although Diane has only worked for the homebuilder since August, she has definitely shown she has the skills for sales by selling a record number of 11 homes in an astonishing eight weeks.


Melanie Smith, Bellway Yorkshire's sales manager, said: “Diane joined Bellway as an incredibly experienced sales adviser”, added Melanie. “The fact she has managed to sell so many homes in such a short space of time just highlights


how great she is. I'm sure both she and the development will continue to have huge success.”


The semi-detached Beswick, which is available from £167,995, includes a generously sized living room leading onto an open plan kitchen and dining room, three spacious bedrooms, a stylish family bathroom and beautiful rear garden.


Available from £275,995, the four-bedroom detached Hambleton is the ideal home for growing families. Downstairs there's a separate utility room a most for homes where the washing's never finished and study, as well as spacious lounge and open-plan kitchen/ dining/ family area. Upstairs there's a master bedroom


complete with en suite facilities, three other generously proportioned bedrooms and a family bathroom.


Stonegarth offers convenient transport connections to the M1 and A628. The village of Monk Bretton promotes a variety of well-regarded primary and high schools as well as a popular pubic park and an array of leisure attractions.


To find out more visit www.bellway.co.uk, email Stonegarth@bellway.co.uk, call 01226 770 806 or visit the sales office, which is open Friday to Monday from 10:30am to 5:00pm and Thursday 10:30am to 7:00pm


It's love at first site visit for Cottingham newlyweds


Newlyweds, Emma and Craig Robinson got married life off to the perfect start by buying their first home together after they fell in love with it on their first visit to Bellway's Merchant's Gate development in Cottingham.


The couple, who married at Nafferton Methodist Church in August 2017, fell head- over-heels with a four- bedroom detached, Hambleton, which they purchased using the Government's popular Help- to-Buy scheme a move that meant they were able to buy the house with a deposit of less than £16,000.


Emma said; “We looked at a few other developments and homes, but nothing caught our eye until we came to Merchant's Gate. The home


was perfect, the location ideal, and the incentives offered made the decision to say “we do” an easy one!”


The Hambleton house-type, as bought by Emma and Craig, features a substantial living room, open-plan kitchen, dining and family area, elegant French doors onto the rear garden and four generously sized bedrooms. Bellway currently has a small number of Hambletons still available on phase two of the Merchant's Gate development, with prices starting from £314,995,


“Bellway were brilliant,” added Emma. “The sales advisor, Paula was such a big help and was with us for every step of the move. And as we were quite late putting


a deposit on the plot, the house was mostly finished anyway, and we absolutely loved the way it had been designed and put together. Within a matter of weeks everything was sorted and we were preparing to move in. The house is absolutely perfect!”


Located on Castle Road, Cottingham, Merchant's Gate comprises a variety of three and four-bedroom homes, with prices ranging from £314,995 through to £399,995.


To find out more visit www.bellway.co.uk, call 01482 842417 or visit the sales office, which is open Friday to Monday from 10:30am to 5:00pm and Thursday 10:30am to 7:00pm


• Sales success at Stonegarth


• Emma and Craig Robinson with sales advisor Paula


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