House-hunting for 2018 has started in earnest


Like most clichés it remains true: the New Year is a time for taking stock and making changes to your life, including where you live. For many people, the search for their perfect pad starts aſter Christmas and this year looks like no exception. Rightmove, for example, says that its early figures indicate a busy start to 2018 – with visits to its website up by an average of over nine per cent between January 1 and 10 compared to the same period last year and averaging over four million visits per day. It’s a trend that housebuilder Bellway Wales is also experiencing, with an influx of prospective purchasers visiting developments across South Wales and Gloucestershire since the start of the year.


Many are first-time buyers looking to take advantage of the Government-backed Help to Buy scheme, while homeowners with a property to sell are interested in the benefits of Bellway’s Part Exchange or Express Mover schemes, which take away the stress involved in selling a property. Billie Oaten, Sales Director for Bellway, said: “Once the Christmas festivities are out of the way, people can then turn their attention to the future – and for many, this also includes looking at the possibility of moving. “Te New Year is oſten a decisive moment for people making plans for the year ahead, whether they’re hoping to step on the property ladder for the first time, or want to provide


more space for a growing family, and then we see real momentum during January to get the process under way. “It is a great time to move to a new Bellway home, with the property market across South Wales and Gloucestershire continuing to look strong and a range of incentives available to help make moving easier and more affordable.” Help to Buy enables purchasers to buy a new- build home with a five per cent deposit and a 75 per cent mortgage. Te remaining 20 per cent is provided in the form of an equity loan from the Government, which is interest free for the first five years of home ownership. For more information on properties being built by Bellway Wales, visit www.bellway.co.uk


Jobs and homes boost as housebuilder announces new developments in locations across South Wales


In a major boost to the economy in South Wales, leading housebuilder Barratt Developments, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, has announced it will open six new developments this year creating around 700 new homes and underpinning more than 2,000 local jobs. Following a successful year at locations across the region, Barratt plans to lay the foundations for new communities in Blackmill, Radyr, Bridgend, Boverton, and Dinas Powys together with additional phases in Barry where it is already building new homes. “Wherever we build new homes, we make a point of employing local sub-contractors and tradespeople wherever possible,” said sales director Richard Lawson. “And that means extra work for people and businesses in the surrounding area. “Our decision to construct so many new homes is based on the


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response we’ve received from buyers over the past 12 months. Demand is increasing, and we’re pleased to be providing even more choice for local buyers, and for those from further afield, by opening new developments over the coming year. “And it’s not only local tradespeople and homebuyers who will benefit because those who move into these new homes are likely to spend their money on goods and services from nearby businesses. It’s great news for the economy here. “We’re keen to help even more buyers in South Wales take their first steps into the property market, so we’ll be offering a number of schemes such as Help to Buy - Wales, designed to do just that.”


For more information about new homes across South Wales, please visit barratthomes.co.uk.


New Homes Wales and the South West


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