Upgrade to apartment living

Wed, Dec 20th 2006, 11:00

Are you looking for an affordable and secure home with minimal maintenance and maximum time to enjoy your lifestyle?

Then join the growing number of people who are making apartment living popular in Gloucester.

Once seen as the domain of young city professionals, contemporary apartments are now proving to be just as popular with other types of home buyer in different areas, as they seek to accommodate their busy lifestyles. And there’s been a sharp rise in the proportion of apartments among new homes for sale.

Over the past twelve months the number of new apartments for sale has outstripped the number of new houses - good news for the first-time buyer, singletons and the older purchaser looking to downsize.

Lorraine Kendrick, sales director for Redrow Homes (South West) says:  “As planning guidelines encourage more efficient use of land, responsible developers like Redrow have developed their portfolios to include a wider mix of homes, including apartments and town houses as well as the more traditional semi-detached and detached properties. The upside for customers of this diversity is greater choice and more opportunities to live the lifestyle they want to live.”

“There are so many advantages to apartment living. First time buyers find that a brand new apartment is an affordable opportunity to step onto the property ladder without compromising style and quality. A new apartment also saves you time. There isn’t a house full of DIY, vacuuming and dusting or a garden to weed, which leaves residents with more spare time for a better quality of life.

“Also important is the community and security of a new apartment scheme. Many people looking to downsize and free-up capital to chase the sun abroad choose a new apartment, safe in the knowledge that they have a secure and beautiful home to return to.”

With so much in their favour, it’s no wonder that Redrow is introducing apartments at various developments across the UK, including Collingwood Crescent in Gloucester,, where apartments are available from £149,995 up to £240,000.

Redrow Homes (South West) is a subsidiary of Redrow Plc, which builds around 4,300 new homes each year. The Bristol-based regional company is currently building new homes in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset.

For more information, including details of incentives, call Collingwood Crescent on 0845 676 0345.