Month: April 2016

A wonderful development of individual apartments at Netley Abbey, Southampton, has been launched by Savills.

Castle View is a development of just eight refurbished apartments in an elevated, lightly wooded location close to Southampton water foreshore.

Each apartment has its own unique layout and has two bedrooms, with quality kitchens and bathrooms and oak internal doors. They have recently been completed and are ready to move into.

An appealing feature is that each home has its own outside space; with six apartments having an area of private garden, while two on the first floor have spacious balconies.

Two parking spaces have been allocated for each apartment within the communal grounds.

Nikki Penman, from the Residential Development Sales team at Savills Southampton, said: “Castle View in Old Netley is a luxurious development which has been beautifully finished with attention to detail throughout. The apartments are in an idyllic, lightly wooded location opposite the Netley Abbey ruins and a short walk from Weston Shore. Castle View is within easy reach of Southampton city centre, via the Itchen Bridge.”

Prices start from £299,999 and there is also Help to Buy available.

For more information, contact Nikki Penman at Savills Southampton on 023 8071 3964.

Former schoolhouse passes exam

It is often suggested that moving home is one of the most stressful events in life. With this in mind, Bovis Homes has launched its Spring campaign to make moving into one of their superbly designed new homes at Winchester Village as pain-free as possible, with some exciting gift cards thrown in for good measure.

Recently voted the best place to live in Britain, Winchester continues to attract purchasers who want to take advantage of the excellent amenities in the historic city centre where there is a perfect blend of old and new and an ever-growing café culture. Commuter links are excellent across the south coast and to London and families are drawn by the superb choice of schools for all ages. The range of leisure activities means that there is something for everyone and the access to vast acres of open countryside is a huge attraction.

Winchester Village lies just a couple of miles from the city centre with a frequent bus service a distinct advantage. This flagship development is far removed from other national housebuilders in the area with a superb variety of style and size of homes available; in fact everything from two bedroom apartments and houses right through to extravagant five and six bedroom detached family homes. The specification and attention to detail is clearly displayed in the recently launched show homes.

With the construction phase now well under way and many of the homes occupied, Winchester Village has really started to take shape with attractive street scenes demonstrating the clever architecture employed here.

Bovis Homes has launched the stress less campaign which is available for those purchasers who are in a position to reserve their choice of home before 1 May and complete by 24 June. This superb offer includes stamp duty paid in full, legal fees paid up to £1,000, flooring laid throughout the new home and a removal service provided.

To ensure equipping the new home is more exciting, Bovis is also offering three gift cards to the value of £1,000 each for John Lewis, Currys PC World and National garden centre.

The first step to a stress free move is to take a look at the new show home and appointments can be made by calling Jane Kennerley at Savills on 01962 834045 who will also be able to provide further information on availability.

Classy 1930s detached house

The Thatched Barn at Braishfield occupies an idyllic location in this lovely Test Valley village where local residents enjoy amenities such as two country pubs, the primary school and the village hall. Romsey is about four miles away and Winchester and Southampton both within eight miles, providing excellent city amenities.

This wonderful property is unique, having been converted to residential use from a former farm building and much of the inherent character of the original structure is on display, particularly in the magnificent vaulted reception room with exposed beams and timbers.

The property is decorated to a high standard throughout and the arrangement of the rooms makes this a versatile home.

From a fine reception hall doors lead off to the principal reception room and the superb kitchen which both have French doors opening to a terrace with an easterly aspect. A large utility room and a playroom or study lead off the kitchen and off the reception room is a wing of the house with two bedrooms, bathroom and shower room.

The master bedroom suite is on the first floor and has an extensively fitted dressing room and luxurious bathroom, with two further double bedroom suites on this floor, accessed via two staircases.

The gardens are delightful and there is off street parking.

Savills in Winchester says The Thatched Barn is available on an unfurnished basis at a monthly rent of £3,750 and enquiries should be directed to 01962 834021.

Period charm and modern fittings