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Find a new home in Bedford

The Bedford area offers an extensive choice of high quality housing, from exclusive executive homes to rural village settings, modern housing developments and traditional Victorian terraces. House prices in Bedford compare very favourably with much of the South East and both the quantity and quality of new homes is set to improve enormously in the next few years.

The last change of government saw the removal of housing targets for Bedforshire in excess of 31,000 new homes by 2021. howvere the infrastructure needed to deliver such homes in large developments such as the Wixams (4,500 homes) and Land west of Kemspton and Biddenham Vale (2,760) is stuill in place. Ten different house builders in these two sites alone are committed to building over 7,000 homes over the next decade and more. These homes will be built across Bedford, Kempston and the Marston Vale, in the area previously identified by Government as a Growth Area. In addition a significant number of new jobs and supporting infrastructure such as a four platform rail station approximately 30 minutes from London St Pancras are planned in the near future.

Considering a brand new home

If you’re looking for a new home, why not consider a brand new home? Newly built homes are more energy efficient, can be finished to suit your specifications and come with no upward chain – all saving you money. With demand for housing higher than it has ever been, standards of new homes have also been driven up and new homes being built by well known housebuilders such as Bellway Homes, Orbit Homes, Careys New Homes, Compass New Homes, Leach Homes and Connolly Homes are better than ever.

Affordable Housing in Bedfordshire

 We have all read about the issues surrounding first time buyers attempting to buy their first homes. lenders are insisting on large deposits despite potential buyers being able to comfortably afford monthly mortgage payments. Well organisations like Orbit Homes are delivering new properies for sale in a special way. You can purchase a new home on their new Aspire site off Norse Road in Bedford through HomeBuy Shared Ownership.
 
This allows you to purchase a share in a property and pay a subsidised rent on the part that you don't own. The share you purchase is tailored to suit you and is determined based upon your income and savings. This means that you buy a share that you can afford and take out a smaller mortgage than you would if you bought your home on the open market.

HomeBuy Direct is a government-funded initiative designed to provide a stepping-stone into home ownership and is primarily aimed at first time buyers with a household income of £60,000 or less. HomeBuy Direct allows buyers to pay as little as 70% of the the purchase price of a new home. An equity loan of up to 30% of the property value is provided jointly by Orbit Homes and the government on which there is no interest to pay for the first five years.
 
Use our ‘Find a New Home’ tool to view the latest new homes available in and round Bedford.
 
 

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