Gathering everyone together for a barbeque this summer is going to be easy for members of one family in Havant, as they live on the same Bryant Homes development.
Paul and Claire Cowlin, who are both in their 60’s, bought a ground floor apartment at the house builder’s Cedar Park development on Park House Farm Way. A month later their son John used Bryant Homes’ Part Exchange scheme to buy a townhouse at Cedar Park with his wife Lucy, daughter Iesha, 7, and son Jordan, 4.
John, 36, said: “We’d been looking for a home with a larger garden for several months as the children are at an age where they love to play outside after school. When my parents moved in to their apartment at Cedar Park we went to have a look. We were really impressed with the build quality and of course it’s ideal for them as it’s low maintenance and secure.
“We worked out we could afford the home as, despite buying a bigger property, we were still going to be making the same mortgage repayments, just for longer. The only problem we could see was selling our home in the current economic climate. Luckily Bryant Homes came to the rescue by offering us their Part Exchange scheme, which was the perfect solution. With two young children the thought of packing up our home alone gave us enough of a headache, without organising everything else. It was a real relief to be able to leave the hard work of selling our house, and some of the costs too, to Bryant.”
Using the scheme John and Lucy, who grew up together in Havant, sold their 3 bedroom house in The Warren and bought a 4 bedroom Twyford townhouse at Cedar Park.
John added: “We’re really looking forward to inviting our friends and family round for a couple of beers and a barbeque in the summer, although obviously my parents won’t have to travel far!”