New homes: Our pick of the new builds going on sale in London this weekend
New developments on the market this week
Acton Gardens, Acton
From £430,000
Get on the Crossrail network with these new homes next to Acton High Street. Residents will have four train stations to choose from, including one linked to the high-speed rail network that is due to be running by the end of the year. The latest collection, Boreal, includes one, two and three bedroom flats with a balcony, patio or roof terrace for each one. A third of them qualify for Help to Buy and three bedroom townhouses are also available from £820,000.
020 3918 7659/actongardens.com
West Grove, Elephant & Castle
From £595,000
Live next to a new park in Zone 1at this huge new development in south east London. Over 3,000 new homes will be built across the 28 acre site, including the two acre Elephant Park, which will see 1,200 new trees planted. A new high street with 50 retail and food and beverage outlets is also coming to the area. Two new show apartments have opened up for prospective buyers, a three bedroom duplex with a private terrace and a two bedroom flat. Help to Buy is available and SDLT is paid for on selected units.
0203 675 9955/homesbylendlease.co.uk
Park Place, Kilburn
From £575,000
For a green spot to live close to good commuting links, this small collection of homes in north London is on the market from tomorrow. Set in a gated mews-style development, the new builds comprise 45 one, two and three bedroom flats, a third of which are eligible for purchase through the government’s Help to Buy initiative. A high tech marketing suite is opening up to showcase the homes overlooking Kilburn Grange Park, which are a six minute walk from Kilburn Tube station, with the City and Canary Wharf a half hour away.
0203 092 1165/stonerealestate.com
Bow East, Bromley-by-Bow
From £91,250 for 25 per cent share (£365,000)
Part-buy, part share apartments in a rapidly-changing part of east London. Bow will see 8,000 new homes being built in the next 10 years as well as 624,000sqft of offices, shops and restaurants. There are 10 Shared Ownership flats on sale where buyers can purchase a share in a one, two or three bedroom apartment and rent the rest from housing association L&Q, with the option to ‘staircase’ up to full ownership. Residents will be neighbours with Bow Arts and less than 10 minutes away from Bow Church DLR and Bow Road Tube.
lqpricedin.co.uk/bow-east
The Rushgroves, Hendon
From £325,500
More Help to Buy new builds are on sale from tomorrow, this time in north west London. Set in brick blocks, there are 387 one and two bedroom apartments on sale with perks including cycle storage and a children’s play area. The Welsh Harp – also known as the Brent Reservoir – and Brent Cross Shopping Centre are a short drive away, and King’s Cross St Pancras is 20 minutes away on the train from Hendon station. A bus away from the new homes, the station runs a Thameslink service into the city.
0330033610/therushgroves.co.uk