RESERVE a new two-bedroom home in Winchester and you could receive more than £13,000 towards your deposit.

Redrow is offering to gift customers 5% of the purchase price of selected homes at Abbotts Walk.

For example on plot 30 a two-bedroom Lydgate style apartment, priced from £269,950, that’s a contribution of £13,498 towards a deposit.

Helen McGill, area sales manager for Redrow Homes (South Midlands), says: “Research published by the Halifax suggests that the average 20-45 year old looking to buy a home has £9,420 in savings. We appreciate that while people want to buy our new homes, the substantial sums lenders often require as a deposit can hold them back. We want to make things easy for our customers and so we’re offering to give them a head start by boosting their buying power. It could enable them to buy a home much sooner than they anticipated.”

Plot 30, the Lydgate is a coach house style apartment with single garage that’s ideal for young professionals and downsizers alike. It enjoys a convivial open plan layout combining the kitchen, dining area and lounge to maximise the potential of the space available.

Integrated kitchen appliances such as oven, hob, microwave and fridge freezer are included as standard so buyers won’t have to worry about finding extra cash for essential white goods.

“Unusually for this type of apartment, plot 30 enjoys the benefit of a garden so that the home owner can enjoy their outdoor space,” Helen added.

“And because it has two spacious bedrooms, clubbing together with a friend could allow buyers to spread the cost of setting up home. Alternatively, the second bedroom could be used as a home office or study.”

There’s plenty to choose from at Abbotts Walk, as along with the two-bedroom Lydgate there are one to five-bedroom homes available.

Those without a large deposit or substantial equity in the property they’re selling may be able to buy one of the homes with a 95% mortgage through NewBuy.

Located in Worthy Road, in the Abbotts Barton area, the homes enjoys a leafy setting close to the River Itchen. Residents can follow a footpath from the development along the river banks into Winchester, where they’ll find the famous cathedral, a good choice of restaurants, a range of high street shops and schools.

Closer to home there’s a village shop to cater for residents daily needs, plus a pub.

Abbotts Walk is within easy reach of the A34 and M3, plus Winchester train station is just over a mile away, making the homes a good base for commuters working in London or on the South Coast.

To discover more about the homes available at Abbotts Walk, visit the marketing suite, open daily from 10am to 5.30pm.

For more information, call 01962 808044 or see www.redrow.co.uk/abbotts.