Over the last 40 years, specialist retirement developer, Beechcroft, has earned an outstanding reputation for creating spacious, light filled, energy efficient homes with an abundance of living space, regardless of the number of bedrooms. The launch of the new show home at Pinewood Place provides an opportunity for potential homebuyers over the age of 55 […]

Beechcroft’s sales team expected a considerable level of interest in the launch of its latest development, Manor Gardens in Shiplake, but the response on the part of local homebuyers was exceptional with two of the new homes being sold off plan. Beechcroft is best known for creating award-winning retirement developments but the collection of just […]

Having completed a collection of 41 elegant homes at Castle Gardens in Watlington, specialist retirement developer, Beechcroft has commenced construction work on the second phase of development comprising 25 new one and two bedroom apartments, designed for the over 55s. Set within four two-storey buildings set around a communal garden, each new apartment will provide […]

When Debbie Vowles and Jim Bilsborrow decided to live together they wanted a fresh start in a home built for the two of them. And that is what they found at Redrow’s Worden Gardens in Leyland. Debbie, 62, a part-time midwife, said: “Jim and I got together having both lost our previous partners. We both […]

A retirement community in Gosport, Hampshire, has been named as one of the best in the country when it comes to offering unrivalled sea views for retirees by McCarthy Stone. Offering commanding views of Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent beyond, the unique Viewpoint retirement living development is located in a prime location on Harbour Road and spans ten […]

A couple has moved up the property ladder having used their key worker status to secure their dream home in Bourne. Karen (55) and Craig Mellows (56), a Hospital Ward Clerk and a Warehouse Manager respectively have settled into their three bedroom Denby style property at Barratt Homes at Bourne, with their dog, Ollie, to be […]

A nurse who’s spent her career looking after others and co-founded a charity supporting Dorset residents with cancer, has found her own piece of calm at a brand-new Barratt Homes development in Wimborne. Leslie-May Harrison has been a nurse for more than 40 years and has specialised in breast cancer care since 2001. The inspiring woman also […]

Having lived in Surbiton for 20 years, Paul and Georgeta always dreamed of owning their own property in the town that they call home. With London house prices skyrocketing, the couple were left with few options, until the Guinness Homes Signal Park development began construction.   Feeling they were running out of time to achieve their […]

6th February, 2024: Perenna reduces pricing on its flexible long-term fixed rate mortgage range by up to 50bps, and has extended its range of terms, now including 15 and 20 years. Perenna’s range of flexible long-term fixed rate mortgages now start at 4.99% (up to 40% LTV, with a product fee, fixed for 15-20 years). Perenna’s 95% and […]

Home ownership doesn’t have an age limit, as dancer Moira Mansbridge in her eighties discovered last year. Relocating over 400 miles from the English/Scottish border to the quaint market town of Honiton in Devon, Moira found her happy place at Sovereign’s Hayne Farm, purchasing a three-bedroom house through Shared Ownership. Choosing to go back to […]