New homes for the new year at McKenzie Place in Maldon, Essex » Housing » 24dash.com

Moat has just 4 x two bedroom maisonettes and 1 x one bedroom maisonette remaining at McKenzie Place in Maldon, Essex and is holding an open day on Wednesday 3 February between 11am and 3pm. These new homes are available from £32,750 for a 25% share. Interested buyers should get in touch with Moat’s sales and marketing team immediately and find themselves a new home for 2010!

That’s just what Kelly and Andrew Skinner have done. They moved into their brand new two bedroom maisonette at McKenzie Place in December 2009 and couldn’t be happier. Kelly says; “This new place means the world to us. Now we can start our life together properly and think about having a family in the future. If we hadn’t found out about New Build HomeBuy and Moat, we’d have spent more money renting privately and wouldn’t have a home of our own to show for it.”

These homes are available on a ‘part buy / part rent’ basis. The government funded HomeBuy initiative helps first time buyers get a foot on the property ladder by purchasing a share of a new home – usually between 25 and 75%. At a later stage, further shares can be purchased until it is owned outright.

New homes at McKenzie Place benefit from their proximity to Maldon town centre and the A414. Maldon offers an excellent range of shopping facilities, stunning countryside and a location close to the Blackwater Estuary. In addition, each maisonette is kitted out with a range of modern appliances and carpets. This makes them ideal for any first time buyer currently priced out of the housing market.

To book an appointment at the open day or for more information about McKenzie Place, please contact Moat’s sales and marketing team on 0845 359 6161 or visit www.moat.co.uk.

Kelly and Andrew’s story
Andrew and Kelly Skinner purchased 25% of a two bedroom maisonette through Moat’s New Build HomeBuy (NBHB) programme in December 2009 and pay Moat a subsidised rent on the remaining 75% of the property. They will have the opportunity to purchase more shares of their property and eventually even own it outright.

The couple got married in November 2009 but were still living separately, with their parents! The situation was frustrating and when Kelly’s grandmother, who lives in a Moat home in Heybridge, received a flyer about McKenzie Place and the new homes available; Kelly and Andrew contacted Moat immediately. They applied in August 2009 and found out that they were eligible for the two bedroom maisonette they loved in October. Within two months they’d moved in.

They love their new home and enjoy the spacious rooms which are bright and naturally well lit. McKenzie Place fits in really nicely with the local area and Kelly and Andrew love feeling like part of the community.

About Moat:
Moat is a housing association providing affordable homes in thriving communities for people in the South East. For over forty years, Moat has delivered high quality general needs homes for affordable rent, supported accommodation and tenancy support services, and has a strong affordable home ownership offer. Follow us on www.twitter.com/HomeBuyUK.

Moat is one of the Homes and Communities Agency’s development partners and is also the government’s appointed HomeBuy Agent in Essex, Kent and Sussex. Employing 450 people, Moat provides excellent customer service to residents of our 20,000 affordable rented and shared ownership homes.
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