NEW HOMES • NEW DEVELOPMENTS


School children gain valuable knowledge of housebuilding at Taylor Wimpey’s Parc Celyn!


Pupils at a Cwmbran primary school built up their knowledge of the construction trade by visiting Taylor Wimpey’s nearby Parc Celyn development. Te children from Blenheim Road Community Primary School were invited to the site, off Greenmeadow Way, to help them with their topic ‘Our World – Houses and Homes’. Te group, aged seven to nine, visited the development’s show homes and – aſter donning hard hats and high-vis vests – the construction area, where they watched workers busy on roofs, foundations and scaffolding, saw the different housetypes, watched a boom liſt in action and even had a bricklaying lesson. Te visitors finished off their fascinating visit with a mug of hot chocolate in the Parc Celyn Welcome Centre. Marie Galeozzi, Nurture Leader at Blenheim Road Community Primary School, says: “Te children absolutely loved their visit and it was great getting them to engage with, and learn more from, their surroundings.


partner school is based. Sara Taylor, Sales and Marketing Director for Taylor Wimpey South Wales, said: “It was lovely to welcome such enthusiastic and well-behaved children to our Parc Celyn development. “We’re so pleased to hear that they


enjoyed their visit and


“A walk around the building site allowed them to see the different styles and types of houses, raised awareness of the different materials that are used, and helped them understand the variety of jobs that people do, all in one place.” It was the children themselves who helped decide on the visit


to their local Taylor Wimpey development via the school’s ‘Pupil Voice’ programme, which encourages pupils to have a say on their own learning. Te children also prepared a list of questions to ask the development Site Manager, including how long it takes to build a house. Te answer, they


discovered, is typically about 24 weeks. Marie said the children’s post-visit school activities will include studying


found it useful, and we hope that one day some of them might even end up helping us to build our new homes!” Tere is a superb range of two, three and four-bedroom homes currently available to reserve at Parc Celyn priced from £154,995. To find out more, property- seekers can visit the Welcome Centre, located off Greenmeadow Way, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 3XA, and open daily from 10am to 5pm, while the


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are made and investigating the different types of houses in their local community, and comparing them with homes in Uganda, where the Cwmbran school’s


Executive can be


contacted on 01633 744302. Further information about Taylor Wimpey developments across the region is available by calling 0292 053 4767 or by visiting www.taylorwimpey. co.uk.


Bellway says Stamp Duty reforms will help Welsh homebuyers


Reforms to the Stamp Duty system in Wales will help first-time buyers and families looking to move up the ladder, according to Bellway. Welsh Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford announced the new Land Transaction Tax following a visit to Bellway’s Monks Meadow development at Glan Lynn, on former Llanwern Steelworks land in Newport. Te new system, to be introduced in April 2018, will mean no land tax is paid on properties under £150,000. People purchasing homes priced £400,000 or less will pay the same as, or less than they would have under


the current


Stamp Duty system. For the first time, the tax will be collected by the Welsh Government and will be spent on public services. Sales Director for Bellway Wales, Billie Oaten, said: “Te Land Transaction Tax will be well received by the people who most need help to buy their first or next home.


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a 75 per cent mortgage. Te remaining 20 per cent is provided as an equity loan which is interest-free for five years. Te devolved Land Transaction Tax was announced by Mark Drakeford as part of his draſt budget for 2018/19. Before making the announcement, he visited Bellway’s Monks Meadow development along with affordable housing provider, Pobl. Media from across South Wales also attended to gain exclusive interviews and insight into the budget proposals. Monks Meadow forms part of the new community


at Glan Lynn,


“Te news comes at a time when the Welsh housing market is really beginning to demonstrate its strength. House prices are rising at a steady rate, more people are putting their homes on the market and more buyers are beginning their search for a new home. “Te land tax reform, along with Help to Buy Wales, will help to underpin this growth.” Nationwide’s latest mortgage survey


showed that house prices in Wales had risen by 2.6 per cent over the past year, compared with the UK average of two per cent. RICS surveyors have also reported strong trends of prices rising, buyers and sellers coming to the market and a buoyant lettings industry across Wales. Help to Buy Wales enables people to purchase a new home priced up to £300,000 with a five per cent deposit and


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redevelopment of the former Llanwern Steelworks. It is a 20-year project to create more than 4,000 homes supported by infrastructure including schools, healthcare facilities, new transport connections and open spaces with lakes. More than 100 Bellway staff and contractors are working on site at Monks Meadow, many coming from Newport and the surrounding area. For more information see Bellway.co.uk


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