A housing developer which snapped up 39 acres of farmland last year, earmarked for 350 new homes, has begun marketing the first properties.
Chesterfield-based housebuilder Avant Homes has unveiled the first homes at its Sheltone Village development in Earl Shilton, west Leicestershire.
Located in Heath Lane, the development features two, three and four-bedroom homes ranging in price from £185,000 to £395,000.
Leicestershire property consultancy Fisher German originally acted on behalf of a farming family and an independent promoter to sell the farmland site.
It included 1.5 acres of land that will be set aside for job creation.
At the time Ross Jackson, a Fisher German development surveyor based in Ashby, said: “There was strong interest in the site which led to a competitive tender process and demonstrates the optimism in Earl Shilton as a market.
“We are extremely pleased to achieve a result that was positive for the landowner, promoter and purchaser, and we wish Avant Homes the best of luck with the development.”
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Avant Homes Midlands sales and marketing director Debby Pavitt said: “We’re really pleased to announce the launch of Sheltone Village in Earl Shilton.
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“The town is a very popular location to live and we’re pleased to bring a wide range of modern family homes with our superior specification to the area.
“We’ve seen high demand in the Midlands from buyers who are drawn to our excellent homes and with its proximity to the town centre and ease of access to towns and cities across the region, we’re expecting Sheltone Village to prove a hit with buyers.
Avant Homes is a privately-owned business operating in Yorkshire, Scotland, north east England and the Midlands. The company’s medium term growth plans are to double output to 4,000 homes a year and become a £1 billion turnover business by 2023.
By comparison Britain's biggest housebuilder Barratt announced this week that it completed almost 17,900 new homes in the year to the end of June, and saw annual revenues rise 2.3 per cent to £4.76 billion.