Birmingham City Council has recently unveiled exciting plans for a complete regeneration scheme of the city centre that could see around 5,000 new homes built to address the city's affordable housing shortage issue.
The areas outlined for regeneration include, Eastside, Westside, New Street Station, Snow Hill and Southern Gateway. Priority schemes include the redevelopment of a new library at Centenary Square and a terminus at Eastside for the upcoming high speed rail link.
New homes builder Barratt Homes is now offering buyers the opportunity to secure a brand new home off-plan at its Kensington Gardens development in Tyseley, Birmingham. A selection of two bedroom apartments has now been released for sale which are currently available to buy off-plan, with prices starting from £116,150. The development is due for completion in Spring 2011.
The Kensington Gardens development also offers a range of four and six bedroom houses priced from £210,050.
Early bird purchasers are being offered an opportunity to secure their preferred plot now, and take advantage of a range of benefits, including the choice of their internal fixtures and fittings.
Trevor Dixon, sales manager for Barratt West Midlands, said: "Buying off-plan offers so many benefits to buyers. One of the biggest attractions to securing a home off-plan is the opportunity to have the pick of the plots and buy the home you really want rather than what is left."
"It also means that buyers will have the ability to choose some of their own internal fixtures, fittings and finishes. These could include aspects such as kitchen units, flooring and bathroom tiling and means purchasers could move into their very own tailor made home but without any of the hassle"
A threatened major housing scheme to regenerate the former plant of MG Rover has been given the go ahead after £3.6 million was found by a government agency to subsidise it.
New homes developer Redrow Homes are building traditional looking homes in Tipton just outside Birmingham, combining style and character in equal measure. The Heritage Gardens development off Upper Church Lane will consist of two, three and four-bedroom homes.
The 155 new homes for rent are part of a 10 acre residential community of 377 privately rented low-rise flats in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham which are all owned and managed by the Evenbrook Group.The Group have said that all the new homes will be available at rents which are affordable, 40 of which will be offered at intermediate rents - 80% of open market rent.
A launderette and a small convenience store are also included within the planning permission.
Chairman of Evenbrook, John Coles, said: "These 155 new homes, all of which are for rental rather than sale, will meet an identified local need for this type of housing and will be truly affordable for a wide range of people".
Plans to build at least 50,000 new homes in Birmingham by 2026 have exposed divisions in the city council’s Conservative group. Council leader Mike Whitby is behind a plan to “grow the population” by around 100,000 in order to kick-start the economy. But a number of his colleagues fear growth on such a large scale will mean cramming new homes Birmingham into inappropriate sites and damaging quality of life.
A new private healthcare centre opening in Birmingham is set to create 75 new jobs.
So the day we all dreaded results in a rise in V.A.T by 2.5% effective of January 4th 2011. Amongst other increases, today's budget sees the biggest package of tax increases and spending cuts in a generation.
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On the eve of the Budget we ask how it will affect your search for new homes Birmingham. We all know that the Budget will hurt, but just how much and who will it hurt most? As of tomorrow many of us will be paying more tax and receiving fewer public services.