Essential checklist for moving into a new house

It’s an exciting time in your life - you’ve found your dream home, secured the mortgage, signed the paperwork and received the keys. Now you are itching to set foot inside and settle into...

GARDEN INSPIRATION FOR YOUR NEW BUILD HOME

Whether you are a keen gardener or a complete novice, the blank canvas provided by a new build garden allows you to create an outside space that is perfect for you. But where do you start? Have a...

WHAT IS THE FUTURE HOMES STANDARD, AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME?

From 2025, all new homes in England will be built to new standards that lessen their impact on the environment. Despite this welcome introduction, unless you work in construction it is quite likely...

Top tips when deciding where to live

Moving home can be stressful. Factor in moving to a house in a brand-new area and the whole event may start to feel totally overwhelming. The good news is that with a little research you’re far...

WHAT IS THE CLEAN AIR STRATEGY, AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR WOODBURNING STOVES?

We know that wood burning stoves are incredibly popular, and really help to make a house a home. In fact, may of our new homes have working chimneys in place, meaning they’re ready for...

Local Homes

The Local Homes Scheme benefits the community by providing affordable housing for the local population. Each home in the scheme is built to the same exacting standards that you would expect...

Guide to Buying a New Build Home

There is something rather appealing about knowing you are the first person to ever live in a home. There is no need to paper over someone else’s bad taste or make good any over-enthusiastic DIY...

Get Moving with Part Exchange from Grace Homes

The Grace Homes’ Part Exchange Scheme is available on selected homes from time to time and is perfect if you already own a property. We can help to take the stress out of moving by...

Planning a Stress-Free House Move for Your Pets

We all know that moving house is a stressful time, but it's not just us humans that can find the process overwhelming. Living amongst boxes and picking up on the sense of the unknown means a...

Moving Home has Never Been Easier with our Assisted Move Scheme

From time to time we offer our Assisted Move Scheme on certain homes, saving you time and money. With this scheme, you can often move into your new home faster, and when your existing home...

Small Can Be Beautiful: Helpful Advice if You Are Looking to Downsize

There are many reasons why you might consider moving to a smaller home. Whether your motivation is family, financially or health-led these top ten tips will help you through this move....

What is the Consumer Code?

The Consumer Code for Home Builders (“the Code”) was developed by the home-building industry to make the home buying process fairer and more transparent for purchasers. It gives...

Why Underfloor Heating Is Great

We have been installing underfloor heating on the ground floor of all of our new build homes for many years now. There are lots of reasons why we are fans of this form of heating. Here are some of...

A Snapshot Guide to Buying a Home

Buying and selling property doesn't have to be a long and complicated process. The following breaks it down into 7 easy steps: 1.     First things first –...

7 Top Tips for Selling Your Home

You may have just started to think about moving house, or perhaps you have found your dream home and the pressure is on to sell your current property. Either way, the following tips will help you to...