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  • GET STRUCK BY CUPID’S ARROW AT BEXLEY PARK

    HOME hunters looking for love at first sight this Valentine’s Day will be struck by cupid’s arrow with the seven four-bedroom homes remaining at Barratt West Midlands’ Bexley Park development, priced from £189,000.

    Monday 09 February 2009 | West Midlands

  • Buy a home for £60K with Barratt West Midlands

    Housebuilder Barratt West Midlands is giving homebuyers the chance to move into a brand new home for only £60,165 at its Edenside development on Elwell Street in Wednesbury.

    Friday 06 November 2009 | West Midlands

  • BANK ON BARRATT THIS MAY

    BANK holidays are a great chance for homehunters to explore the area they are looking to buy that perfect property in, so Barratt West Midlands has created a list of Birmingham hotspots to discover over the weekend in between visits to its developments across the city.

    Monday 27 April 2009 | West Midlands

  • SHOW TIME AT SCHOLAR’S GATE

    WITH two expertly interior designed showhomes just released for sale at Barratt West Midlands’ Scholar’s Gate development in Stafford, home hunters have their chance to purchase a pristine property and live in the lap of luxury.

    Monday 02 March 2009 | West Midlands

  • EGGSCELLENT DEALS ON BRAND NEW HOMES IN DUDLEY THIS EASTER

    WITH a range of eggscellent deals available for homehunters to take advantage of this Easter at Barratt West Midlands’ Canal Walk development, this weekend is a perfect time to reserve a dream brand new home in Dudley.

    Wednesday 01 April 2009 | West Midlands

  • Sales success in Cradley Heath

    Housebuilder Barratt West Midlands is celebrating after a successful launch of the homes at its brand new Fox Walk development in Cradley Heath.

    Situated on Foxoak Street, Fox Walk is the latest edition to Barratt’s already extensive portfolio of homes in the Black Country and has been highly anticipated, with over 100 early bird enquiries received well before plans were unveiled.

    The development was officially launched to the public in January and experienced an unprecedented number of visitors keen to get the first glimpse of what will be on offer.

    Trevor Dixon, Sales Manager for Barratt West Midlands, “The Black Country is a key area for us and Fox Walk is our fifth development in the region. As a result, the homes have been highly anticipated with local homebuyers.

    “The official launch offered home seekers the chance to get the first glimpse of the new homes along with the opportunity to pick up a free £5 Tesco voucher.

    “Many people were impressed with the wide selection of homes on offer as it means that there really is something to suit everyone.

    “For example, the two-bedroom apartments and coach houses are ideal for first-time buyers and couples, whilst the three- and four-bedroom houses are perfectly suited to families.

    “We experienced a significant number of visitors over the weekend and secured several sales off-plan which is a fantastic result and I’m sure is the start to a very successful development.”

    Prices at Fox Walk start from £105,000 For more information, please contact the sales office on 01384 411538 open daily from 10am to 5pm. Alternatively please call the sales hotline on 0844 811 9933 open seven days a week from 8am to 9pm or log on to www.barratthomes.co.uk/foxwalk

    Friday 26 March 2010 | West Midlands

  • Homebuyers can be sure of a sound investment at Skyline

    Anyone looking to get into the buy-to-let market in Birmingham can be sure they are making a shrewd investment when they buy a property at Barratt West Midlands’ Skyline development on Granville Street / Bath Row.

     

    Skyline is a landmark development situated in the heart of Birmingham city centre, just minutes from the hustle and bustle of the Mailbox, making it ideal for first-time buyers, young professionals and investors.

     

    Graydon Worthing, Sales Director for Barratt West Midlands commented, “Skyline is a fantastic development offering purchasers stylish city centre living for an unbelievable price.

     

    “This means it has been very popular with both people looking to invest in the property market as well as potential tenants. In fact, we receive so many enquiries from people wanting to rent a property here, we are in desperate need of investors.”

     

    Residential letting specialists, Accord Lets, manages many of the investment properties at Skyline and has experienced strong demand from potential tenants.

     

    Carl Mimmack, Regional Director of Accord Lets said, “The Skyline development has a young feel, which is probably why it is popular with young professionals and some international students.

     

    “It is in a great location, which appeals to city workers, only a five-minute walk from the Mailbox and the canal network and just ten minutes from The Bull Ring and New Street station.

     

    “Being a low rise development of good sized apartments with a nice finish also helps and having a Tesco supermarket on the ground floor is a real bonus.

     

    “The area is extremely popular for all these reasons and at any one time we have more than 120 prospective tenants looking at city centre apartments. This figure doubles during the summer months.

     

    “On average Skyline apartments are only empty for five days between tenancies which means maximum returns for landlords. Rental prices for furnished Skyline apartments vary from £575pcm for a one bedroom apartment without parking (£600 – £625 with parking) to £825pcm for a two-bed, two-bathroom apartment with parking.”

     

    Graydon continued, “With house prices increasing, bricks and mortar is once again looking like a sound investment and new build properties in particular make great buy-to-let homes due to their low maintenance and ten year NHBC guarantee. Plus our standard two-year warranty has now been extended to five years giving buyers added piece of mind.

     

    “The homes at Skyline are built to the highest specification and with a minimum rental income of around £575 pcm, this really is an opportunity not to be missed. Anyone looking to become a landlord in the West Midlands should visit the Skyline sales office today.”

     

    Skyline currently has a selection of one- and two-bedroom apartments remaining for sale priced from £99,950. For more information, please contact the sales office on 0121 666 6728, open daily from 10am to 5pm. Alternatively please call the sales hotline on 0121 585 5605 or log on to www.barratthomes.co.uk/skyline.

    Friday 19 March 2010 | West Midlands

  • Guarantee to sell your home with Barratt

    Housebuilder Barratt West Midlands is offering purchasers in Brierley Hill the chance to move home in one easy step thanks to its new ‘Movemaker Plus’ scheme which is currently available at its Merryfields development on Moor Street.

     

    Movemaker Plus is a new scheme from Barratt which combines the firm’s popular part-exchange and Movemaker initiatives to give purchasers an even easier way to move up to a larger home without the uncertainty or hassle of selling an existing property.

     

    All homebuyers have to do is reserve their preferred thre-bedroom house at Merryfields, then sit back and relax whilst Barratt takes care of all the hard work.

     

    Trevor Dixon, Sales Manager for Barratt West Midlands commented, “Our Movemaker Plus scheme is ideal for those who want to move but who are struggling to sell their existing property.

     

    “It combines our two existing home move services, part-exchange and Movemaker, to ensure that buyers sell their home for the best possible price, but without any of the hassle.”

     

    Firstly Barratt will put the existing home on the open market using its Movemaker service. Barratt will oversee the marketing of the property with the estate agents and arrange viewings on your behalf.

     

    If the property hasn’t sold within the marketing period, Barratt will then guarantee to buy the home under its part-exchange service. The firm arranges two independent valuations and makes a fair offer based on the open market value.

     

    As soon as the home is sold, or the offer from Barratt accepted, purchasers can move into their new home.*

     

    Trevor added, “By combining our two popular home moving services, Movemaker Plus is the ultimate way to guarantee a move to a brand new home.

    “It takes away all of the uncertainty as to when, or even if, the home might be sold as we will guarantee to buy the property if it isn’t successfully sold on the open market. Plus there are no estate agent fees or Home Information Pack (HIP) to pay.

     

    “This means that, even if you are worried about selling your existing property, this is a great time to buy so don’t just think about moving, do it.”

     

    Barratt West Midlands is now offering an extended five year warranty on all new homes. The items which Barratt will cover at no extra cost to the buyer will include appliances such as washing machines and refrigerators, kitchen units, wardrobes if fitted, the central heating system, doors, windows, drainage, the hot and cold plumbing system and even the driveway.

     

    The five-year guarantee of fixtures and fittings in place at the time of purchase is in addition to the existing ten-year warranty on the structure of new homes and remains valid even if the home is sold on to a new owner.

     

    Merryfields currently offers a selection of three-bedroom houses priced from £169,950  which are available to use with the scheme. For more information, please contact the sales office on 01384 78922 open daily from 10am to 5pm. Alternatively please call the sales hotline on 0844 811 9933 open seven days a week from 8am to 9pm or log on to www.barratthomes.co.uk/merryfields

     

    *Subject to build

    Friday 05 March 2010 | West Midlands

Legal information

Barratt Homes is a trading name of BDW TRADING LIMITED (Company Number 03018173) a company registered in England whose registered office is at Barratt House, Cartwright Way, Forest Business Park, Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1UF, VAT number GB633481836.