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  • Top tips to get you onto the property ladder

    Brought to you by money.co.uk….

    Buying a property is one of the biggest financial commitments you ever make. It may seem impossible to save enough for a deposit and be ready to buy a property, but there are things you can do to give yourself the best chance. Here are some top tips to help you get your foot on the property ladder.

    1. Start saving: Saving a deposit to put down on a property is hard in the current economic climate so the earlier you start the better. Before you even begin looking at properties you want to buy, start saving. If you’re a first-time buyer try to make the most of government backed saving schemes like the Help to Buy or Lifetime ISAs which give you a top up on your savings. Treat saving like paying a bill and put away a set amount every month and the amount will soon add up.

    2. Prep your credit record: Your credit record is something you’ll want to check well in advance. If you haven’t had any credit before or have a poor credit history, you may need to up your score to be in with a chance of being accepted for a mortgage. Use a free online service to check yours. Small changes like making sure you’re on the electoral register and updating your address can make a big difference.

    3. Check how much you could borrow: Before you start looking at properties use a mortgage calculator to find out how much you could borrow. This will help you to narrow down your property search to homes you’re likely to be able to afford. The amount you’ll be able to borrow depends on lots of factors linke your income, whether you are buying on your own or with someone else and your credit rating.

    4. Look around at mortgages: Make sure you shop around for your mortgage, don’t just go directly to your bank or building society as your unlikely to get the best rate. There are different types of mortgages so compare deals and consider talking to a broker or a mortgage advisor about the best option for you.

    5. Work out the overall price: It’s not just mortgage costs that you’ve got to pay. You’ll need to budget for solicitor’s fees, surveys, insurance, mortgage broker charges and any other extras you may need to pay for.  You need to make sure you have enough saved for all of this as well as your deposit.

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  • The Bridge, Haworth: Show Home Launch

    We were getting very excited about launching our latest Show Home at The Bridge in Haworth later this month and are upset to announce that we are having to delay this until January (date to be announced in December). Unfortunately the works to the archway in the listed building are taking longer than we expected, and since this forms the entrance to our development we can’t safely bring in the levels of traffic a new development would bring.

    Have your heart set on reserving your new home this year. Fear not, we will be launching off plan reservations this week and appointments can be made for a sneak peek in advance of the official launch. So if you have your eye on a particular home in the first phase you’ll be able to secure it and move in for January/February (please speak to our Sales Advisor for specific build dates). Those of you reserving off plan before we open in January will benefit from the pick of the plots but we’ll also be including additional AEG appliances to your home on reservation.

    The first phase will see the launch of a selection of two and three bedroom homes, including the unique Lofthouse and Highbridge homes that benefit from double height ceilings to the living area.

    Interested in speaking to us? You can reach our Sales Advisor, Pam, on 01535 288009 or by emailing [email protected] Thursday – Monday 10am – 5pm.

     

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  • The Hughes

    The Hughes KitchenOpen plan living at Elsey Croft, Skipton

    We love an open plan home. We think it brings the family together.

    The Hughes home, a four bedroom home at Elsey Croft, Skipton, doesn’t disappoint. It was designed with this in mind.

    It features a beautiful island kitchen which can be styled just the way you want it – choose from a large range of kitchen doors and granite or quartz to create a look that’s you.

    We have three Hughes homes remaining at Elsey Croft, Skipton, but the next to be built will be plot 58, which is priced at £409,950.

    So if you’re looking for a new home in Skipton with a living space that brings the family together the Hughes could be for you.

    For more information, including the floor plan and full specification, please click here or call our Sales Advisors by calling 01756 630517 or emailing them here.

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  • Our Customer Service

    If there’s a problem, we are here to help…

    With every house, there are sometimes a few things that need a little tweak here and there, a new home is no different. However, with a new home, if there are any problems in the first two years, we’re here to help.

    We pride ourselves on our customer service and so we were delighted to receive this feedback, without even asking we might add!

    ‘I moved into my property at Elsey Croft in August last year. Since that date it has been necessary on several occasions to contact Karen in Customer Services. Having worked alongside the building industry for most of my professional career, I have considerable experience in dealing with contractors both in the UK and overseas. I have, however, never previously met with the level of courtesy, understanding and efficiency that I have received from your office.

    Your Customer Services Manager is, without doubt, an outstanding member of your team but the efficiency and polite manner does not stop there. When it has been necessary for a workman to rectify some minor issue, he has always been prompt, polite and effective in dealing with the matter.

    The aftercare that you demonstrate to your purchasers is most admirable and very much appreciated by myself and, I am sure, by all your customers.

    Thank you’

    A homeowner, Elsey Croft

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  • Tips on buying your Christmas Tree

    Spreading CheerIt’s the 1st December, it’s almost Christmas!

    We thought, since a lot of our customers will be thinking about buying a tree right about now, a blog post featuring tips on what to look for might come in handy!

    Yorkshire Life gives a great list of places to buy your tree here but what should you look for? What tree is the best for you?

    We’ve trawled the internet and come up with a few tips:

    Wanting to put your tree up now? Then look for a Nordman Fir – they will cost you a little more, but the needles won’t drop.

    Putting your tree up a week before Christmas? Then you’ll be ok with a Norway spruce. They should last about 12 days.

    When picking a tree, pick it up and drop it on its stump to see how many needles drop. If more than a few drop, it’s not been freshly cut.

    Don’t have the time to go out and get a tree yourself? You can order one from the Forestry Commission here. Unfortunately though, they only offer spruce trees for online sales.

    Find a good tree stand that can hold some water and make sure you top it up daily.

    Stand the tree in the coolest part of the room, away from radiators and fires.

    Prefer to go fake? The Telegraph features some of the best here.

    Finally, decorating your Christmas tree can be daunting, but our favourite from House Beautiful’s Christmas Tree Picks is the simplest. It’s called Spreading Cheer and is our featured image above. You’ll just need to make sure you find the right tree!

    Good luck!

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  • The Hughes at Elsey Croft

    Elsey Croft_Hughes_003A modern take on a traditional four bedroom home (an article by Caroline, Director)

    I was at Elsey Croft, Skipton yesterday looking through The Hughes, Plot 64, ensuring its progress for its future homeowner! I was delighted to see how the space worked in this house. Admittedly I get quite excited about many of our homes, but I feel this one is something new for us.

    Walk in and your first impression is that of a very large kitchen area, with a beautiful island with space for your hob and to prep all your meals too. Further along from that is the garden room which has so many windows in it you could almost call it an orangery!

    This home has been designed with the family at the heart of it. As a family business and knowing how we spend our time, we wanted to design a home where meal times, where the family all sit together for a daily catch up, were made the main event. The house also lends itself to al fresco dining in the summer without having to move all your food outside. Open up the velux’s, open up the patio doors and turn on the bbq. Bring the outdoors indoors without having to worry about what the weather might do.

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    Upstairs?

    On the first floor there are two great sized doubles, both with space for wardrobes, and a house bathroom. There’s also a en-suite room on this floor too.
    Go up to the top and you’ll find the master suite which benefits from high ceilings and beautiful views out to the farmland in front. The depth of the fitted wardrobes in this room also means you can use the back of the wardrobe as storage – suitcases, boxes, whatever you like!

    Anything else?

    The Hughes is one of our larger four bedroom homes which means it has a few included extras in the specification.

    • A granite or quartz worktop in the kitchen – because the island wouldn’t be done justice with any joins in it!
    • Underfloor heating to the ground floor
    • A fireplace for those cosy winter nights
    • South facing landscaped
    • High ceilings
    • Larger skirtings
    • Space for a laundry area in the garage
    • A full fridge and a full freezer
    • An upgraded Hansgrohe Rain Shower to the en-suite bathroom
    • Half tiling to all bathrooms
    • Downlights to kitchen and garden room – so you don’t need to worry if the pendant lines up with the dining table!

    For further information on the Hughes, including the full specification, please click here.

    We have just one available to reserve at the moment. Priced at £399,950 with a south facing garden.

    This area of the development isn’t viewable just yet – it’s a little unsafe for our customers around that part of the development – but if you would like to reserve off plan, please call 01756 630517 or email our Sales Advisors, Pam & Melanie, with your enquiry.

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  • A family-run company

    Get to know us…

    ‘We wanted to release a video so you could get to know us a little bit better. It’s only a few minutes long but we hope it tells our story and lets you know what matters to us.

    It features our three Directors. Our Managing Director, Brian and his two daughters; Sarah, Sales Director and Caroline, Marketing Director. It was filmed at our development, Elsey Croft in Skipton, North Yorkshire.

    It is our first ever video. We’re a little nervous about releasing it, but here goes!

    From Brian, Sarah and Caroline’

    (please note that underfloor heating is included as standard in all of our larger four bedroom homes at Elsey Croft)

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  • St Stephen’s School – Community Grant

    St Stephens Primary School , Skipton celebrate recieving an outstanding OFSTED . .
    St Stephens Primary School , Skipton celebrate recieving an outstanding OFSTED . .

    St Stephen’s school in Skipton receives our first grant

    We received many applications from wonderful causes across the Skipton area for our Community Grants scheme – it was very hard to choose…. but we had to make a decision.

    For the month of October we chose to support St Stephens School because we strongly believe in furthering education in the area. Our children after all are our future. St Stephens is a school that needs local donations in order to survive and we wanted to help. The grant will be used to buy books to aid in the teaching of phonics. Phonics is an important teaching method; it helps children recognise the sounds of letters in order for them to understand how words are spelled.

    Future grants

    Don’t worry, if you have applied, your application will roll into the next month when we’ll be considering all applications again. If you haven’t and would like to, please email us at [email protected] to let us know a little about your cause and how the money would be spent. There is a £1,000 up for grabs every month for the next 11 months!

    We look forward to hearing from you and thank you for your efforts in making Skipton a great place to live.

     

     

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  • The Brocklehurst – Coming Soon

    Elsey Croft_Brocklehurst_002 copyThe Brocklehurst, a four bedroom home at Elsey Croft, Skipton

    We’ll soon be releasing further information on this large four bedroom home at Elsey Croft, of which there are only two.

    If you would like to be kept up to date please email us at [email protected]. If you’re already on our mailing list don’t worry, we’ll send the information out to you as soon as it is ready.

    Disclaimer: CGI’s are representations of the final product and should only be used as an indication. Please refer to the site plan for plot positions and size.

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  • Buy to Let – Elsey Croft, Skipton

    Buy to LetHave you thought of buying an investment property? 

    Our homes at Elsey Croft could not only provide a home for you and your family, but a rental income too.

    We thought we’d make it easy for you and highlight what potential yield you could achieve with one of our homes.

    Buy a 2 bedroom in one of our future phases and earn approx £ 700 pcm

    Buy a 3 bedroom home in one of our future phases and earn approx £ 850 pcm

    Buy a 4 bedroom now and earn approx £ 1250 pcm

    If you are interested in buying one of our homes as a buy-to-let our Sales Advisors can help by advising you on your purchase and putting you in touch with an independent mortgage advisor and estate agent to give you a full valuation on your home.

    *Rental yields are provided by Belvoir! and are correct at the time of publication. Belvoir! recommend you lightly dress your rental with curtains and light fittings. Figures are based on an average sized 2, 3 or 4 bedroom home at Elsey Croft. We recommend that you speak to an estate agent to get a full valuation before committing to buy.

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