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Meet our team – Rosie
Meet our Team – Rosie
As you know our family team is at the heart of our business. As part of our new series we’re introducing the people behind our homes, from the head office team who run the business side of things, to our Sales Advisors, who guide our customers through the process of buying a home from us, to the skilled craftsmen who transform our sites into beautiful new communities across Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Introducing Rosie, our Customer Care Coordinator! Rosie has been with us for nearly 3 years dealing directly with our buyers and the service they receive having purchased a home from us. Rosie’s main focus is our customers and bettering the overall buying experience with our after sales care.
How do you find working for Skipton Properties Rosie? I really enjoy it! The role was predominantly office based when I started and has progressed to visiting sites on a regular basis. I believe this is an important aspect of understanding what is involved with an intricate customer care enquiry and builds trust between myself and the buyer.
What experience do you bring to your role at Skipton Properties? From a young age I have worked in similar customer facing roles and therefore I was excited to be given the opportunity to transfer my knowledge and customer care experience here at Skipton Properties. I certainly believe that experience not only builds trust between myself and the homeowners, but adds to the full customer process having moved into their new home, everyone loves a friendly call or email to check how things are going! Living in a Skipton Properties home myself I feel I have an understanding of the hard work and dedication that goes into each home from start to finish. The modern design, layout and community feel really works for my family life.
What does customer care mean to you? Exactly that…..care! Customer care is of the upmost importance to me, I understand the significance of going one step further to ensure customer satisfaction is met. My end goal? – to maintain our customers satisfaction.

20th January 2022
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Meet our team
Our family team is at the heart of our business, we’re proud that some of our colleagues have been with us for many years and we’re equally as proud to take on new members to join our ever-expanding Head Office team. In our new series we’re introducing the people behind our homes, from the head office team who run the business side of things, to our Sales Advisors, who guide our customers through the process of buying a home from us, to the skilled craftsmen who transform our sites into beautiful new communities across Yorkshire and Lancashire.
We are happy to welcome our new Marketing Manager, Vanessa Benson, as our newest team member. With years of experience in the industry and a keen eye for detail we hope Vanessa, working alongside the Design Director and Sales Manager, will bring a fresh approach to selling our homes and help to ensure smooth running of our new home sales.
What experience do you bring to your role at Skipton Properties Vanessa? I have worked in the new build sector for 8 years in various roles, gaining an understanding of the intricate details of a quality new build home and the buying process. Living in a new build property myself I already have an understanding of the internal designs of a modern family home.
What are you most excited about in your new role at Skipton Properties?. I’m thrilled to be joining the Skipton Properties team and to be given the opportunity to learn and further develop my current knowledge and skills. I have very recently completed a Diploma in Interior Design and look forward furthering our creativity in the fit out and customer selections generally to our homes, mirroring the latest trends in furnishings, fixtures and fittings and colour schemes throughout.
What do you look for in a new home? First and foremost, The Location: growing up in the area where Skipton Properties predominantly build I feel I already have a knowledge for what attracts buyers to the area, their lifestyle needs and local amenity requirements. The size and floor plans: your home has to be practical, I like to think about what each room will be used for, and whether it will fit my lifestyle now and in the future. The finishing touches: the simplest home can be transformed thanks to the installed hardware put in place by the developer. And last but not least, The Customer Journey: the new home buying process should be as easy and informed as possible from start to finish!
6th January 2022
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Finalist: Best UK Housebuilder
St Stephen’s Place, Skipton
St Stephen’s Place, Skipton
The Rise, Harden
Victoria Fold, Sabden (2020)
Victoria Fold, Sabden
Victoria Fold, Saden
We’re honoured to be named a finalist in the category for ‘Best UK House Builder of the year – over 35 units’
The awards recognise individual and team excellence, and identify companies that set the gold standard in the construction sector. The National Federation of Builders (NFB) established the Awards, which are being run and judged independently and chaired by Lord Stunell. However submissions are open for both non members and members alike.
Lord Stunell said “it is a pleasure to take on the role of Chair in this important new Awards scheme, which is a particularly democratic one thanks to it being open to all businesses in the sector across Great Britain, and with a straightforward application process that opens it up to the very small business as much as to the very large. I am particularly pleased to see categories such as Environmental Initiative, Training Initiative and Young Employee, all of which point to the fact that we must be working hard now to secure a strong future for construction.”
Sarah Barraclough, Managing Director adds ‘We couldn’t be happier to have made it to the finals. We are always trying to re-imagine our homes and the way we do things to build better homes for our customers, getting through to the finals gives us a little spring in our step. Our submission featured a wide range of our homes to showcase our experience across both refurbishment and new build, and included St Stephen’s Place in Skipton, The Rise in Harden and Victoria Fold in Sabden. We look forward to hearing the results in April 2022 and wish our fellow finalists the best of luck’
7th December 2021
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Best Site Manager and best medium new housing development
It’s the taking part that counts of course but we’re delighted to have received awards for the hard work of our staff and the design and build of our homes! To win a regional award in Yorkshire is a huge honour and is testament to the hard work of our dedicated team.
Our first award goes to Lee Hinton, Site Manager at St Stephen’s Place in Skipton. He’s won the award for ‘Best Site Manager’. Lee has worked for Skipton Properties for a whopping 23 years. You can find out a little bit more about Lee here.
Our second, goes to our development The Rise in Harden for ‘Best medium volume new housing development’.
The LABC People and Place Awards don’t just award for a beautiful looking development or a happy Site Manager, they look for the challenges we were faced with in meeting or exceeding building regulations, at outstanding craftsmanship, innovation and sustainability. As well as excellent site and project management.
5th November 2021
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Providing homes for service men and women
We are delighted to announce that we have forged a new partnership with Auxesia Homes, a leading provider of affordable rent, rent to buy and shared ownership new build homes across the North of England. Auxesia Homes finds high quality, sustainable and affordable homes for those who serve our country, prioritising former and serving members of the British Armed Forces, NHS and Emergency Services. Auxesia Homes is the chosen registered provider of affordable properties at Bolton Gardens, and will bring 11 two-bedroom homes, built with care by Skipton Properties, to market for purchase under the Shared Ownership scheme.
‘We passionately believe that Britain’s Armed Forces, NHS and Emergency Service Personnel deserve to be given the highest priority in securing affordable properties. We are thankful that Skipton Properties have chosen to align themselves with us in our combined effort to support individuals and families who have served, or continue to serve, our country,” said Ryan Blair, Chief Operating Officer at Auxesia Homes.”
The development will number 77 natural stone and slate homes in total and is called Bolton Gardens, as a nod to its location on Bolton Road and the fact that it is surrounded by beautiful countryside. There is huge demand for the homes at Bolton Gardens, with six homes reserved as soon as they were released.
Caroline van Niekerk, our Sales, Marketing & Design Director, said “We are very excited to partner with Auxesia Homes to offer Shared Ownership properties to our hard-working servicemen and women, but particularly, in light of the pandemic, to those serving the NHS.”
Work is well underway at Bolton Gardens, and Skipton Properties and Auxesia Homes have now launched their first off-plan homes for standard and Shared Ownership sales.
Interested applicants for shared-ownership homes may register their interest via Auxesia Homes website, www.auxesiahomes.co.uk, or by contacting Auxesia Homes in-house shared ownership sales team using the following email, [email protected].
Applicants interested in our private homes can find out more on our development here or by emailing [email protected].
(Please note the CGI is representative of the house style. The specification on each development varies)
29th October 2021
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Meet our team
The team at St Stephen’s Place
Our family team is at the heart of our business, and we’re proud that many of our colleagues have been with us for many years. In a new series we’ll be introducing the people behind our homes, from the Head Office team who run the business side of things, to the Sales Advisors who guide our customers through the process of buying a home from us, to the skilled craftsmen who transform our sites into beautiful new communities across Yorkshire and Lancashire.
And who better to kick off our Meet the Team feature than Lee Hinton? Lee has moved up within the ranks of the company and really risen to the challenge in his role as Site Manager, which is reflected in the fact that he was recently shortlisted for the LABC North West People and Place Award for Site Manager of the Year!
What experience do you bring to your role at Skipton Properties Lee? How long have you worked for the company?
My entire career has been in construction, and I first started working for Skipton 23 years ago, as a plasterer. Four years ago I was promoted to Assistant Site Manager, and I became Site Manager two years ago.
What’s your favourite development you’ve worked on?
I really enjoyed overseeing The Sycamores at Coniston Cold – I got a real sense of achievement watching it evolve from a farmer’s field to a development of six stone homes, which we built to a really beautiful standard. Currently I’m at St. Stephen’s Place in Skipton, which is a complex, Grade II listed site. I’m really proud of the finish myself and the team are achieving on the homes here.
What’s the hardest thing about building houses?
Getting the timings right. There are multiple trades to arrange when constructing homes and it’s crucial that they get access at exactly the right time and don’t hold the process up. To give you an idea, we’re talking bricklayers, joiners, plumbers, electricians, glaziers, tilers, kitchen fitters, painters, carpet fitters…it’s a bit like conducting an orchestra!
What’s the best thing about building houses?
When everything’s done and the home is completed to a high standard so it can be handed over to a hopefully very happy customer.
26th October 2021
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Bolton Gardens is LIVE
THE WAIT IS OVER
Bolton Gardens has been many years in the making, and we’re delighted to bring the development to market.
We are creating a total of 77 homes at Bolton Gardens, each one built with care and attention to detail by our trusted team of craftsmen. Behind the traditional, natural stone elevations you’ll find homes that are made for modern life, with floorplans designed to accommodate family, entertaining and home working. Our comprehensive specifications factor in energy-saving tech, high quality fixtures and fittings and clean, contemporary interior design as standard, with the flexibility to style your kitchen and bathrooms, and make upgrades from our range of little extras.
Our first release (Plots 46-55) consists of ten, 3 and 4 bedroom detached homes. To be eligible, you will need to be ready to proceed, that is with your house on the market with offers imminent if not already received or with the sale agreed and underway, or in rented accommodation. Our first homes will be available for occupation this Winter. If you have missed out on the homes in this first phase, please do still peruse the house style you are interested in as we will have further homes available in later phases.
Find out more about this development here.
25th October 2021
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New development acquired on Aldersley Avenue
We’re extremely excited to announce that we have acquired a new development site on Aldersley Avenue, Skipton. We’ll build 98 new homes, including 20 affordable homes.
Construction will commence in early 2022, with the first homes being released in the Summer. The development will include a selection of natural stone 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes and will offer a range of accommodation styles for modern living. Both two and three storey homes will feature utilising the existing topography of the site.
The development has been sensitively designed and is reflective of local feedback received in the consultation process. The design will ensure the area around Jenny Beck continues to be a destination for wildlife and further enhances the local landscape.
Sarah Barraclough, Managing Director, has said ‘We’re extremely excited to be building in Skipton again. Our previous development, Elsey Croft, was a huge success and provided 103 quality homes for Skipton. We hope Aldersley Avenue will be similarly received’
To be added to our database for this development you can email us at [email protected].
20th October 2021
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Charity update: Manorlands Hospice

The pandemic didn’t stop our fundraising efforts for local charities, but it did put our cheque handover to Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice on hold…
…Fortunately our Managing Director Sarah Barraclough was able to meet with Rachel Binns, Head of Hospice Fundraising at Manorlands Hospice, last month and present her with a cheque for £9,561.
This grand total represents the amount we raised during our virtual team challenge late last year – thank you to all our supporters and sponsors! You might remember that we individually ran, walked, cycled and swam the distance between Skipton and the two European towns it’s twinned with (a total of 912 miles!)
Sarah Barraclough said: “Manorlands Hospice carries out essential work in our local area and it’s a cause that is very close to our hearts. We heard that the Coronavirus pandemic was having a huge impact on their funding, and we wanted to do raise as much money as we could to show our support.”
Rachel Binns said: “We’re so grateful to the team at Skipton Properties for taking on this challenge to support our hospice during what has been a very challenging time. We remain heavily reliant on individuals and companies donating and fundraising for us so our nurses, doctors and healthcare teams can continue to provide specialist care and fill last days with love.”
Manorlands Hospice is located in Oxenhope and provides expert palliative care, advice and support for people across Bradford and Craven who are living with life-limiting conditions, as well as supporting their families. It also offers community services for people who prefer to receive palliative care at home. Find out more about the hospice here and more about the Sue Ryder charity here.
We believe that charity starts at home. Find out more here.
20th October 2021
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Charity update: Skipton playgrounds

Earlier this year we distributed the first in our latest round of charity grants, and recently we received the exciting news that the project, a children’s playground at the Raikes Road Recreation Ground in Skipton, is now open to the public.
We were delighted to contribute £500 to the project, which was undertaken by Skipton Town Council and entailed substantial landscaping works as well as the purchase and installation of play equipment. The addition of the playground, which features a trampoline as well as swings, slides and climbing frames, has made the recreation ground much more engaging and welcoming for local children.

The playground officially opened in early September, with the opening was attended by Mayor Karen McIntyre, local boy Luke Mortimer and his family, local Councillor John Dawson and Mark Robinson from the Skipton Town Council Estates team (above). Below is a work-in-progress picture showing the extent of the work that needed to be carried out in order to create the playground. If you’re local to Skipton and fancy paying a visit to the playground, you’ll find the entrance to the Raikes Road Recreation Ground here.

Asked about the playground project, our Sales, Marketing & Design Director, Caroline van Niekerk, said: “Skipton Properties was delighted to contribute to the new playground on Raikes Road. Regeneration projects, including the homes we’ve recently created in the former St. Stephen’s School nearby, form a large part of what we do as property developers, so the idea of helping to breathe new life into a rather unloved piece of land really appealed. We were also glad to contribute to a project that will benefit and be enjoyed by people in our local area. The team at Skipton Town Council has done a fantastic job, and we hope the playground will provide lots of fun for local families for many years to come.”

Speaking of St. Stephen’s School and our development just up the road in Skipton, our close proximity to St. Stephen’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery, which replaced the Victorian school we’re currently transforming into homes next door, has meant we’ve been able to provide hands-on support. Earlier this year we undertook some essential repairs to the school playground, receiving the wonderful hand-drawn cards above as a thank you, and last week we were able to provide emergency assistance with a drainage issue. Our team was delighted to help out, as you can see from the pictures shared by the school below!

We believe that charity starts at home. Find out more here.
13th September 2021
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