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29/07/2010
FE PEACOCK TO WORK ON FOURTEEN APARTMENTS FOR NEW CLIENT
Bourne-based contractor FE Peacock (www.fepeacock.co.uk), part of the Larkfleet Group (www.larkfleetgroup.co.uk), is working with new client The Abbey Group Cambridgeshire Ltd to fit out fourteen high specification apartments.
The contract covers 11 two-bedroom and 3 one-bedroom apartments at Abbey Gardens, 42 Huntingdon Street, St Neots which will be designed and fitted by FE Peacock and then be available for rent through developer The Abbey Group. Work is now underway and is due to be completed in January 2011.
The new apartments at Abbey Gardens will provide a luxury specification for those looking to rent in the local area.
Karl Hick, FE Peacock managing director, commented: “FE Peacock has a strong reputation based on years of experience of constructing high quality energy-efficient homes. This fit-out work that the company will undertake on behalf of The Abbey Group on existing properties shows the company’s versatility when it comes to providing quality properties for local people.
“It also shows our ability to work with a private sector client as much of our work is usually with housing associations and other registered providers of social housing.”
Carl Sutton, director at The Abbey Group, said: “The Abbey Group is pleased to be working with FE Peacock for the first time on this project. The company has a good reputation for providing high quality homes in the area and I very much look forward to seeing the finished apartments with the quality fittings in place.”
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29/07/2010
LARKFLEET HOMES RELEASES LATEST HOMEBUY DIRECT PROPERTY IN BOURNE
Bourne-based housebuilder and developer Larkfleet Homes (www.larkfleethomes.co.uk) has sold one of its latest properties as part the Homebuy Direct scheme on its Old Laundry Site development in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
HomeBuy Direct, initiated by the previous government, is a product from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) that aims to make more new affordable homes available to eligible buyers priced out of the housing market.
It allows buyers to purchase a minimum of 70 per cent of the market value of a property. An equity loan of up to 30 per cent is then provided by Larkfleet and the HCA to assist the purchase. From legal completion buyers own 100 per cent of their new home.
However people wishing to be considered for the HomeBuy Direct scheme must act quickly as Homebuy Direct funding on many housing sites is finishing. Therefore this opportunity for first time buyers to get a foot on the housing ladder is coming to an end.
Simon Chadwick recently purchased a two-bedroom, three-storey property from Larkfleet Homes on the Old Laundry Site in Bourne as part of the Homebuy Direct scheme.
Simon said: “I have lived in Bourne for over 20 years and was looking for a new property in the same area. When I came across these Larkfleet Homes properties at the Old Laundry Site I thought the location was ideal for me.
“The quality of the property is exceptional and to be able to take advantage of the Homebuy Direct scheme has made the purchase of a home a lot easier for me. I can’t wait to move in.”
Applications for the Homebuy Direct scheme on existing sites need to be submitted within the next four weeks in order to ensure they are completed by September this year. Larkfleet Homes can provide independent financial advice that also offers a complete service to manage the application.
Managing director Karl Hick commented: “Properties that are available though HomeBuy Direct provide a great opportunity for those priced out of the housing market to be able to buy their own home. There is not much time left for prospective house buyers to take advantage of this scheme and therefore Larkfleet Homes is encouraging first time buyers to apply for Homebuy Direct within the next four weeks.”
Larkfleet Homes currently has two other developments that offer homes under Homebuy Direct and both sites could provide your new home by September.
Also in Bourne, Larkfleet Homes has a development on Willoughby Walk, where two bedroom coach houses and three bedroom houses are currently at prices starting from £135,995.
The company’s development at Parsons Prospect on Thorney Road in Eye near Peterborough currently has both two and three bedroom homes available, starting from £162,995. Under the scheme the mortgage could be as low as £114,096.
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29/07/2010
FE PEACOCK HANDS OVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LINCOLNSHIRE
Bourne based builder FE Peacock, (www.fepeacock.co.uk), part of the Larkfleet Group (www.larkfleetgroup.co.uk), has completed work on a much needed affordable housing development in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, near Grantham.
Now the 29 property scheme is complete, the properties have been handed over to Longhurst & Havelok Homes (L&H Homes) (www.landh.org.uk).
The development will provide high quality homes at affordable prices for local people who have previously been priced out of the housing market.
Six of the properties will be available on a shared ownership basis and the remaining 23 have now been let at an affordable rent from L&H Homes.
The homes meet level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, highlighting FE Peacock’s commitment to creating affordable, well-built and energy-efficient homes.
The properties were all built using timber frame construction supplied by Kestrel Timber Frame, also part of the Larkfleet Group. Timber frame construction is an efficient method of building which allows for quicker construction times. The timber frames were sourced from sustainable forests.
Jacqueline Wrath recently moved into a bungalow on the site in Great Gonerby and is delighted with her new home. She said: “I am astounded with the quality of my home and how attractive the property looks. The energy efficiency of the bungalow is impressive as my garden includes a rotary washing line and garden composter amongst other things that I will enjoy using to live more sustainably. Everyone involved in my move has been really helpful.”
Karl Hick, managing director of FE Peacock, said: “This development will provide local people with high quality, affordable homes. The energy efficient nature of the homes is something that FE Peacock is very proud of as it will benefit residents both now and in the future.”
Cathy Aljohari, Project Manager on behalf of L&H Homes at Longhurst Group, said: “FE Peacock has an excellent reputation for building high quality, energy efficient homes. L&H Homes is delighted to provide these homes for local people and meet the demand for affordable housing in the area.”
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