Mayor officially opens new show home on Exmouth development

Councillor John Humphreys; Mayor of Exmouth carried out an official ribbon cutting ceremony to open the new show home, a four-bedroom Town House, at a development in Exmouth.  Built by independent builders C G Fry & Son, ‘Hillcrest’ is located in the desirable St. John’s Road on the site of a former school. 

Jamie Bettsworth – C G Fry Sales Team / Kevin Murch, Construction Director - C G Fry / Councillor John Humphreys, Mayor of Exmouth / Caroline Hill, Head of Sales and Marketing – C G Fry / Karen Spiller - C G Fry Sales Team

C G Fry & Son an independent family-run business is renowned for its excellent reputation and extensive portfolio of high-quality projects ranging from private individual houses to major developments.  The company has received numerous regional design and quality awards throughout the South West for developments including the prestigious urban extension known as Poundbury in Dorchester for The Duchy of Cornwall and the triple award-winning Wyvern Park located in Barrack Road, Exeter. 

Hillcrest comprises 49 homes set within generous grounds with a woodland landscape and spring flowers are in abundance.  The development design is carefully planned with streetscapes of detached and semi-detached homes in brick, stone and render with slate and tiled roofs properties to be in keeping with the local area.  It consists of spacious three and four bed houses and the new show home is a four-bedroom town house.

The properties are set in the grounds of the Withycombe House built in the early nineteenth century.  The property was Grade II listed in 1949 and in later years converted into a school by Devon County Council before its closure a decade ago.

Cllr. John Humphreys says: “It is great that a company like C G Fry & Son can have the vision to build such fantastic family homes.  It is exactly what Exmouth wants and needs and will become a community within itself.

Kevin Murch Construction Director – C G Fry & Son Ltd says: “We are very excited about this site located in a prime position of Exmouth, a popular and lively town.  This development offers people the opportunity to live in quality, well designed homes with real character in what feels like a parkland setting yet located by the coast with all the convenience of being in town.  Sales are flourishing and we only have a few properties remaining on the current phase.”

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New home – New baby for Somerset couple with ‘Help to buy’ scheme

Husband and wife Anthony and Katey Pimblett celebrate the birth of their baby daughter Lauren at their new home purchased under the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme at Fern Green based in Langport.  The Somerset development built by award-winning independent builders C G Fry & Son has to-date sold five of its 30 private houses under this scheme.

Katey and Anthony Pimblett with new baby daughter Lauren and son, Max

The *‘Help to Buy’ Equity Loan scheme helps first time buyers and those looking to move up the property ladder to purchase a new-build home.  The government-backed initiative was set up to help new and existing home owners to purchase a property with as little as a 5% deposit.

The couple who have been married for four years originally re-located from Bristol to a rented house in a Somerset village as they could not afford to get in to the local property market.

Anthony who grew up in South Petherton says: “I created a financial spreadsheet and worked out that it would take us at least five years to get on the property ladder by saving a 20% deposit and getting a mortgage.  We wanted a family home sooner and were delighted when we heard that there was this scheme available.  I was already aware of the excellent reputation of C G Fry & Son so when we heard about the scheme for new-build homes we decided to visit their Somerset development.  I worked out if we were a successful applicant then we would spend less on the monthly mortgage and have our own home than we were paying for rented accommodation which was not a practical living space for young children.”

Fern Green based on the edge of Langport is the latest C G Fry & Son Somerset development following the successful completion of adjacent Old Kelways based on the site of the original nursery. The houses at Fern Green have generous proportions, good-sized gardens with the combination of traditional craftsmanship using modern materials and technique’s to recreate the look of those properties built centuries before.  Surrounded by unspoilt countryside the development is within easy commuting distance of Yeovil, Taunton and Bridgwater with good local amenities.

Anthony and heavily pregnant Katey moved in to their new house together with their young son Max aged 2.5 years.

Katey comments: “Anthony and I don’t normally like new houses as the majority are so box-like and we wanted space and a decent size garden in a safe area to bring up a family.  Fern Green has a lovely feel to it and it is within walking distance of shops and cafes and there are good local schools.  When we visited the site, we were immediately impressed with the layout, the wider roads, open green spaces and the houses were not crammed in. The quality of the house is really high and there is plenty of storage with a well-thought out and practical layout.  The sales office staff were very helpful and made it easy to apply for the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme.”

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