NEW HOMES • NEW DEVELOPMENTS Scrapping tolls will provide boost to Welsh property market


Teresa May’s pledge to scrap toll charges on the Severn Bridge will provide a great boost to the property market in South Wales, according to Bellway. Tolls will no longer be charged on the bridge from 2018 aſter the Conservative Party was re-elected in the general election. Highways England will take ownership of the crossing next year from Severn Crossings plc, which was given the right to charge tolls for 25 years in 1992, aſter constructing a second crossing. Te move is estimated to benefit around 25 million drivers every year, and boost the economy in both Wales and England by around £100m. House prices in Bristol and Bath have risen by 23 per cent and 21 per cent respectively since 2014 according to Rightmove. Te average house sold for £287,966 in Bristol last year, compared


being removed, we expect more people to follow suit. “Te savings which can be made on comparable homes are quite remarkable. We’ve already seen first-time buyers who couldn’t afford to buy in the South West move to South Wales to purchase a first home, as well as people who have been able to upsize to a larger home by selling their property in the South West. “Tis will certainly provide a boost to the Welsh property market,


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to £216,878 in Cardiff and £173,305 in Newport. Sales Manager for Bellway’s Wales division, Carly Maidment, said the housebuilder was expecting to see a surge of interest from buyers looking to get value for money by buying in the region. She said: “Scrapping the tolls on the Severn crossing will undoubtedly open


up a new market of home-hunters who are looking to take advantage of the value the homes in South Wales offer. “Bristol and the South West has been one of the fastest rising regions in the UK in terms of house prices. People who work in places such as Bristol and Bath have already been looking to move to South Wales to take steps on to the property ladder. Now with the tolls


we’re expecting to see an increase in visitors from the South West to our developments over the coming months.” Bellway’s Wales division is currently building a number of developments across South Wales, in locations including Cardiff, Newport and the Vale of Glamorgan. For more information, go to www. bellway.co.uk.


Find out about building a career in construction on one of Wales’ largest regeneration programmes


Visit the Lovell stand at this year’s Ely and Caerau Festival to find out about training and job opportunities available through one of Wales’ largest regeneration programmes. Discover more about construction careers by talking to the team behind high-profile Cardiff housing development, Te Mill, Canton, at the community festival, taking place at the Western Leisure Centre field, Caerau Lane Ely CF5 5HJ from 12 to 5pm on Saturday 8 July. Lovell and representatives from Tirion Group and Cadwyn Housing Association – the partnership creating Te Mill – will be giving out information about jobs and opportunities to gain industry experience and training on the development which is bringing 800 new-build homes for open market sale and rent to the former Arjo Wiggins paper mill site, just west of the city centre. Te new houses and apartments include 358 homes for open market sale by Lovell and 442 homes for


rent – which


will be managed by Cadwyn Housing Association - for the Tirion Group. Te scheme is going ahead with the support


supply chain partners. Lovell is Trainees with their certificates aſter completing Te Prince’s Trust Get into Construction programme at Te Mill.


of the Welsh Government and financial backing from the Principality Building Society, and is being developed by the Tirion Group in partnership with Lovell. Lovell expects to create 50 apprenticeships and other job and training opportunities over the life of the construction programme. Te company is set to recruit 10 apprentices this year to work at Te Mill. “Investing in the local community, including bringing new jobs and training for local people is at the heart of the work we are doing in Canton,” says


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Lovell regional training advisor Darryl Williams. “Alongside the homes being created at the former paper mill, we’re committed to extending the positive impact throughout the area. Our extremely active community engagement programme stretches from activities with local school students and support for local events and charities to helping local unemployed people gain valuable construction experience and qualifications.” Community projects delivered so far include a highly successful Prince’s Trust Get


into Construction programme. Te intensive three-week course based at Te Mill site earlier this year, gave 16 unemployed young people, aged 18-25, from Cardiff the opportunity to improve their employability skills, gain a health and safety qualification and a Construction Skills Certification Scheme card (an essential qualification for working in the construction industry). Aſter completing the programme, one of the trainees has gone on to gain a


trade apprenticeship with


Lovell and three others have been employed by Lovell’s


also about to roll out a scheme providing work placements for local unemployed people at Te Mill in partnership with Jobcentre Plus and its supply chain. Visitors to the Ely and Caerau Festival will also be able to talk to the Lovell sales team to find out more about the new homes for sale at Te Mill where the first show apartment opened on 1 July. Following an exceptional response from homebuyers, homes currently available at Te Mill start from £182,000 (£145,600 aſter a Help to Buy – Wales Equity Loan) for


the two-bedroom Ashton


house style with three-bedroom homes available from £255,000 (£204,000 aſter a Help to Buy – Wales Equity Loan). All homes at Te Mill are also subject to an Estate Management service charge. Te new show apartment and marketing suite is open seven days a week, from 10am to 5pm at Te Mill, Canton, Cardiff CF11 8DH. Alternatively, to find out more, please contact the Lovell sales team on 02920 606 766 or go to www.themill- canton.co.uk


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