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• Stamp Duty savings – there’s still time!

  

   

  The Government’s Stamp Duty ‘holiday’ comes to an end on 31st March but, depending on your situation, you might still be able to benefit from Stamp Duty savings on a variety of homes at our developments. Get in touch to find out more.

  At The Sycamores, our beautifully-situated hamlet in the Coniston Cold countryside, our two remaining homes will both be completed in time for the end of March. The Sycamore, our five bedroom, centrepiece home shown in the image above, benefits from our most comprehensive Superior specification, which includes premium appliances and a luxurious kitchen. Reserve now, complete by 31st March and pay £11,500 Stamp Duty instead of the £26,500 payable from 1st April – a saving of £15,000!

   

  

   

  Alder Cottage is a home we’re lovingly converting from existing agricultural buildings, hence the exposed beams you can see in the CGI above – unique details like these will feature throughout this original, four bedroom home, which has a Luxury spec and bespoke courtyard garden. Reserve now, complete by 31st March and pay just £4,750 in Stamp Duty, instead of £19,750 – also a saving of £15,000!

  Contact us to find out more about these homes and book an appointment on [email protected] or 01756 636633 – our Sales Office at The Sycamores is open Thursday – Monday each week.

   

  

   

  Over at St. Stephen’s Place in Skipton, the Hill Townhouses are three brand new homes we’re building to complement the existing Grade II listed buildings at this landmark site. These modern, three bedroom homes will be ready by the end of March and, as prices start at £435,000, all will benefit from NO Stamp Duty to pay if the sales are completed by 31st March.

  Contact us to find out more about these homes on [email protected] or 01756 630536 – the Sales Office at St. Stephen’s Place is open Thursday – Monday each week.

   

  

   

  Our apartments at The Bridge have gone down a storm, with only a handful now remaining. Of those, two of our largest apartments, both with two bedrooms and either a balcony or terrace, are almost ready. Prices start at £190,000, and therefore these apartments will benefit from NO Stamp Duty to pay if sales can be completed by 31st March. Don’t miss your chance to invest in one of these fantastic homes, which perfectly blend modern design with heritage elements, thanks to their location in a meticulously restored, historic mill building.

  You can contact us to discuss The Bridge Apartments on [email protected] and 01535 288009 – the Sales Office is open Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday each week.

  *N.B. The Stamp Duty savings listed above apply to first homes only, not to additional residences.

  11th January 2021

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• Bad weather: appointments at our developments

  

   

  Bad weather: appointments at our developments

  Unfortunately we have had to postpone all appointments scheduled for today (Saturday 9th January) due to the bad weather and ice. However our Sales Advisor is still on hand to answer any email or phone queries relating to our developments in Haworth (The Bridge and Ebor Mills, Coniston Cold (The Sycamores) and Skipton (St. Stephen’s Place). If you’d like to discuss any of the above, please use the contact details for The Sycamores: [email protected] or 01756 636633.

   

  We apologise for any inconvenience caused and look forward to resuming our normal office hours, and welcoming visitors back to our developments, as soon as the weather permits.
  9th January 2021

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• We’re still building: an update on the latest lockdown

  

   

  A message from Sarah Barraclough, our Managing Director

  “In light of the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday (4^th January) that the UK is to enter a third lockdown, I wanted to update you on what this means for Skipton Properties’ workforce, our visitors and our customers.

  “The Government has given the go ahead for the construction industry to remain open, and therefore building work will continue at our sites. The housing market can also continue to operate, with prospective buyers permitted to attend viewings, and therefore our Sales Offices will remain open on an appointment-only basis, as before.

  “We already have robust safety, hygiene and social distancing protocols and working practices in action across our construction sites and Sales Offices, so are well-placed for business to be able to continue more or less as usual. We are working hard to keep our build programmes on schedule for customers already in the process of buying a home from us. For prospective customers, virtual tours, telephone appointments and unaccompanied viewings are all available – if you have any queries or concerns, please speak to our Sales Advisors and they will do all they can to accommodate you.

  “As always, the health of our team, their families, our customers and visitors, and protecting the NHS, remains our priority. We will continue to do everything we can to keep our workforce, our customers and our community safe whilst doing what we do best: building.”

  Read more about our safety procedures on site here.

  To discuss your requirements or book an appointment to visit our developments, please use the following contact details:

  The Bridge (Haworth)
  T: 01535 288009
  E: [email protected] 

  Ebor Mills (Haworth)
  T: 01535 288000
  E: [email protected]

  St. Stephen’s Place (Skipton)
  T: 01756 630536
  E: [email protected]

  The Sycamores (Coniston Cold)
  T: 01756 636633
  E: [email protected]

  5th January 2021

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• Our Christmas opening hours 2021

  

   

  Our developments are now closed, but will reopen for appointments in early January. Read on for our Christmas opening hours 2021.

  Our Sales Office for The Sycamores at Coniston Cold and St. Stephen’s Place in Skipton will reopen for appointments on Saturday 2nd January. You can send any queries and appointment booking requests to [email protected] and we will respond when we return.

  Our Sales Office at The Bridge in Haworth will reopen on Sunday 3rd January. Please do send any email queries and appointment requests to [email protected] in the meantime.

  Thank you for your support in 2020 – we have some exciting new developments lined up for the New Year and we look forward to sharing details with you over the coming months, and welcoming you to our homes in 2021. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

  24th December 2020

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• Look inside St. Stephen’s Place

  

   

  These incredible CGIs let you ‘look inside’ St. Stephen’s Place whilst we carry out our extensive reconstruction and restoration work, so we can show you what the unique homes we’re creating there will look like.

  Working with historic, Grade II listed buildings like those at St. Stephen’s, which date back to the 19th century, presents both challenges and opportunities. Each of the seven homes we’re creating within its walls is completely unique and boasts desirable period features, from original Neo Gothic lancet windows to salvaged original fireplaces.

  The image above shows the kitchen at Plot 4, Field Cottage. This three bedroom home is arranged over four floors, with this open plan kitchen, living and dining room found on the upper ground floor. Just to the left of this view are doors to the garden and a glass lightwell that provides light to the lower ground floor sitting room. The home’s luxury specification includes the Rangemaster Professional+ stove shown here, your choice of quartz work surfaces by Silestone or Fuegen for the island kitchen, and underfloor heating to this floor and the floor below. Find out more about this home here.

   

  

   

  This simply breathtaking room is the master suite for Plot 5, Tempest Cottage, another three bedroom home across four floors. This room takes full advantage of the building’s soaring vaulted ceilings, with exposed wooden beams and an original cast iron fireback we’ve salvaged as a decorative feature. Leading from this room is the master bathroom, complete with free-standing bath and separate shower (below). Though we had to take a little bit of artistic license with this image, removing a wall to create this view, this is the exact bath and vanity we’re installing, and the tiling is part of the selection the purchaser can choose from when customising the home. The wooden roof beam and lancet window will also be very much in situ! Find out more about this stunning home here.

   

  

   

  Below is another fantastic kitchen and living space, and another room that perfectly blends modern and historic elements. There are four duplex apartments at St. Stephen’s Place, all with two bedrooms and all with innovative recessed mezzanine floors installed that maximise space and light without breaking the line of the original windows. This image shows Apartment Style 1, Plot 2, which occupies the ground and first floors of the left-hand part of the original school building. Find out more about this apartment style here.

   

  

   

  Take a further look inside St. Stephen’s Place and discover all our available homes here, from our duplex apartments and converted three bedroom cottages to the three new build townhouses we’re creating just behind the original buildings. You can also book an appointment to discuss the homes in further detail – click here for contact details.

   

  

  7th December 2020

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• Our Christmas charity fundraiser for Manorlands

  

  This Christmas we’re raising funds for Manorlands, a Sue Ryder hospice that carries out essential work in our local area and is very close to our hearts.

  The Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope, which provides expert palliative care for people at the end of their lives as well as supporting people with life-limiting conditions, costs £10,000 a day to run and is experiencing a serious shortfall in funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic (a shortfall of as much as £1.5 million), so we’re trying to raise as much we possibly can to support it.

  Besides socially-distanced bake sales, we recently kicked off our virtual fundraising challenge, which will see members of our team joining in individually to walk, run, cycle or swim the distance from our hometown of Skipton to the two European towns it’s twinned with – Erquinghem-Lys in France and Simbach in Germany. Between us we need to cover a total distance of 912 miles in four weeks, so if you felt kind enough to sponsor us in aid of this fantastic local charity, we’d be very grateful indeed. Please visit our JustGiving page here to make a donation – you can also track our progress here.

  Thank you very much for your support, from all of us and all at Manorlands.

  19th November 2020

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• We’re hiring a Buyer to join our family team

  

   

  We’re hiring! We’re looking for a Buyer to join our family team, working closely with our Finance Director, Construction team and external suppliers on ordering and procurement for our construction sites.

  The ideal applicant will have experience in a similar role, preferably in construction; and be an excellent communicator and team player. Take a look at the Job Specification for full details and information on how to apply.

  UPDATE The position has now been filled.

  13th November 2020

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• Construction continues during the latest lockdown

  

  We’re following all Government guidance during the latest lockdown. Construction will continue and our developments will remain open on an appointment-only basis, with Covid-safe precautions in place.

  We’ll continue working as safely and quickly as we can at our developments, with our existing hygiene and social distancing protocols in place. The housing market is excluded from the latest lockdown, meaning that sales and house moves can fortunately still take place, and we will continue to follow all Government guidance.

  Our Sales Advisors are able to come to work safely and will be on hand to keep customers updated on the progress of their homes. They will also be available to conduct mobile tours and remote viewings to showcase our homes virtually, if necessary. In the meantime we would ask you that you please continue to book appointments before coming to our developments. This is so we can carry out essential sanitising in between visits to help keep everyone safe.

  We’ll also be using this time to make progress on our available homes. One of our final homes at Sabden, The Rivers, and The Rowton in Coniston Cold have recently been styled by our interior designers, and we’ll be also be styling The Sycamore at Coniston Cold and more apartments at The Bridge, in addition to our Show and View Apartments there. Please stay tuned for further updates – thank you for your continued support.
  2nd November 2020

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• Stamp Duty savings across our homes

  

   

  You probably know that there’s no Stamp Duty to pay on first homes valued at £500k or less and purchased before 31st March 2021, but did you know that there are also Stamp Duty savings to be had on properties worth more than £500k?

  That’s right – if you’re buying a primary residence (the rate is higher for additional homes) valued at between £500k and £925k, Stamp Duty will be just 5% if the sale is completed by 31st March 2021.

  For the three luxury homes that are still available at The Sycamores in Coniston Cold, this represents a saving of £15k when compared with the rate that will apply from 1st April 2021. For the development’s namesake home, the palatial Sycamore (pictured above), which benefits from five bedrooms, a wealth of living space and our comprehensive, top level Superior specification, Stamp Duty is currently £11,500, rising to £26,500 on 1st April.

  For the four-bedroom, detached Rowton (shown under construction below), which has charming architecture inspired by the old cottages of Coniston Cold, Stamp Duty will be just £4,750 instead of £19,750 – and this home will be ready to move into for Christmas. The same savings apply to Alder Cottage, our characterful, four-bedroom barn refurbishment, which will be ready early in 2021.

   

  

   

  At our other developments we have several homes available with NO Stamp Duty to pay whatsoever until 31st March 2021. Just one home is still available at Victoria Fold in Sabden, the four-bedroom Rivers. This desirable, spacious corner home boasts a large garden and a garage with space above – perfect as a home office or gym – and is priced at £450,000. It’s the home on the left below, and will also be ready to move into for Christmas.

   

  

   

  Our luxurious, lock-up-and-go lateral apartments at The Bridge in Haworth are priced from £100,000, and therefore there’s no Stamp Duty to pay when purchasing them. We’re making excellent progress on site, with our first buyers taking ownership in late November. A mix of one and two bedroom apartments are available across four floors, many with views of the Worth Valley Railway and surrounding countryside, and all with flooring and carpeting included, lift access, parking, and a communal garden.

   

  

   

  Over at St. Stephen’s Place in Skipton, we’re hoping to complete our three bedroom, new build townhouses, priced from £435,000 – £455,000, in time to benefit from these Stamp Duty savings, but we can’t confirm at present. Find out more about all the homes mentioned above by clicking on the images or links in bold.

  Use the Government’s handy calculator to work out your Stamp Duty savings based on your individual circumstances – link here – and remember that the savings mentioned above are only relevant if the property in question will be your only home.

  30th October 2020

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• Just three homes left at The Sycamores

  

  With just three homes left at The Sycamores in Coniston Cold, we paid a visit to the development earlier this week to check on their progress.

  As you can see, conditions weren’t that favourable on the day, but we think our homes shine even in grey and drizzly autumnal weather! The Rowton is imposing from any angle, and provides panoramic views over the surrounding countryside. Here you can see the garden room (on the right), which leads off the large open plan kitchen and living area. Just to the left of the main double doors will be a wood-burning stove – perfect for getting cosy as the nights draw in! This luxurious home has a garage and four bedrooms, and will be kitted out with a beautiful dark green Shaker-style kitchen, finished with quartz work surfaces and brass details. It also includes mid oak Karndean flooring and neutral carpets, plus tiling to the bathrooms. Find out more about The Rowton, which will be ready in time to put up your Christmas tree, here. All homes at the development will benefit from the grey aluminium windows and doors shown here.

   

  

   

  The super-sized Sycamore is also taking shape. As befits its size, with more than 2,400 sq. ft. of living space, five bedrooms and a large garage, this home will feature our newest, most comprehensive specification, the Superior. Below you can see The Sycamores’ namesake home in build, plus a visualisation of the finished article – it will be a seriously special place to call home.

   

  

   

  

   

  Speaking of visualisations, a beautiful rendering of the garden belonging to the last of the three available homes, Alder Cottage, has just landed. We’re creating an idyllic, easy-to-care-for courtyard space, with feature paving and tiers of pretty planting creating a modern take on a rockery. It will feature scented lavender, bushes bearing edible raspberries, strawberries and blueberries as well as rosemary, thyme and other herbs to use in your cooking. With this home, we’re refurbishing a former barn to create a four bedroom family home with tons of characters and modern design details – take a closer look here.

   

  

   

  Find out more here about the homes at The Sycamores, and how to book a viewing, here.
  28th October 2020

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