Working Remotely
What can we expect when the lockdown is over? Will, we go back to the way life was before or will we have to adopt the new ‘norm’? For nearly three months now we have been self-isolating and for many of us working remotely from home. We’ve managed to adapt, learn new things and realised […]
Thousands of new home buyers benefit from incentives
It’s estimated that thousands of households per week have benefitted from incentives and stepped onto the property ladder with the assistance of the Help to Buy shared equity scheme. Help to Buy (Scotland) assists with properties up to the value of £200,000. Now the Scottish Government have launched another initiative aimed solely at first-time buyers. […]
Incentives at Rumblingwell
Allanwater Homes popular Rumblingwell development, just ten minutes from the centre of Dunfermline, has incentives available on its final three and four bedroom homes. On offer is the three bedroom terraced, and semi-detached Kintail villa, ideal for first time buyers, couples, and young families, and priced from just £162,995 for the terraced design, and from […]
Thinking of buying a new home in 2020
If you are thinking of buying a new home or planning to move into 2020 with a new address then now is a perfect time, with interest rates still at a record low buyers are in the driver’s seat. Despite the climate for buyers being in an excellent condition, you shouldn’t jump into the housing […]
Why Buy a New Build Home
One of the main benefits of buying a new home is low maintenance, something you won’t find in a second-hand home. With so many energy-efficient elements put into new homes, such as insulation, solar panels, you’ll find that you’ll save on your energy bills. Also, with new build homes, if you reserve early enough, you’ll […]
New homes in Fife with 5% deposit paid offer
Allanwater Homes is offering 5% deposit paid on selected plots at its fast selling Rumblingwell development in Dunfermline. Nearly 75% of the homes in the first phase are now sold. Read our full story in the Edinburgh Reporter https://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2019/04/new-homes-in-fife-with-5-deposit-paid-offer/
A Profile of Family owned business, Allanwater Homes
Part of a family business which has been established for nearly forty years, Allanwater Homes currently has housing developments across the Central Belt of Scotland. Named after the local waterway in the small village of Bridge of Allan in Stirlingshire, the company was founded in 1980 by Ian Stirling. Ian’s son David joined the company […]
30 minutes to choose a new home.
Believe it or not we spend more time on choosing a family holiday than we do on choosing a new home. 60 percent of people in the UK take more time choosing a family holiday than choosing a new home, even though it’s much more expensive. On average we spend about £250,000 on a new […]
Residential rents continue to rise
Rental properties in Scotland continue to rise as the supply of new property to let decreases. It is believed that over the next 12 months’ rents are expected to rise by 2% throughout the UK, however, speculation is that that rise will happen in Scotland over the next 3 months. Much of this is due […]
What Makes Our Homes Energy Efficient?
Earlier this week, Barclay’s announced that it will be launching the UK’s first ever green mortgage for those who buy energy efficient homes. But what exactly is an energy efficient home? An Allanwater Home is built with all the latest energy efficient and eco-friendly materials that reduce CO2 emissions and running costs from the foundations […]
