Homes News

Cala Homes is offering part-exchange on its luxury five-bedroom townhouses at southern Cambridge development Great Kneighton this coming weekend (April 1-2).

Pleasingly set back from the road and in a semi-rural setting, thatched Green Cottage is a grade II-listed house directly opposite the cricket green in the centre of Weston Colville.

Retirement apartments named after first airman to receive Victoria Cross.

It is often said that the kitchen is the heart of our home – but is it always? Some of us spend a lot more time in our living rooms, chatting to our family members, watching TV, doing homework, knitting, reading etc – the list is endless.

ZEDpods Ltd, a new independent UK company, is providing a unique solution to the challenges of building affordable homes in cities where land is scarce or expensive. The ZEDpod is a low-cost, pre-fabricated, energy-efficient micro home which needs no land, sitting on an elevated platform above outdoor car parks.

As the only pink house in Station Road in Dullingham, The Gatehouse – a charming and beautifully presented period property near the centre of this sought-after village – certainly catches the eye.

With some of the world's best-known companies moving to Cambridge, state-of-the-art business parks are springing up all over the surrounding area.

Anglesey Abbey was purchased by the 1st Lord Fairhaven, Huttleston Rogers Broughton, and his brother Henry in 1926 and was bequeathed to the National Trust, after Huttleston's death 40 years later, on the proviso that his descendants could continue living in a designated area of the house.

Peace and tranquillity are easy to find on Coppice Avenue, a tree-lined, private road only a 10-minute walk from the railway station in Great Shelford.

Unsurprisingly, London came top, with the south east in second place.

An appealing detached period property situated in a sought-after residential area within two miles of Cambridge city centre, this pleasant and tastefully unassuming home has undergone extensive improvement and refurbishment in recent times.

We often hear about the vast, sprawling – albeit very impressive – new-build estates springing up in the Cambridge area, but developments of two or three plots are equally much sought after by homeowners.

Kloeber UK Ltd was set up in September 2006 and launched at the Grand Designs Exhibition in Birmingham. Their range has progressed over the years to include doors, windows and roof lights in low maintenance thermally broken aluminium, timber and composite materials.

All-weather basketball and tennis courts, a football pitch, equipped play area and an open grass area open to the general public.

Current owners Neil and Jacqueline Matten bought their home on London Road in Great Shelford for around £70,000 about 20 years ago.

According to online property website Rightmove, the average price of a house in Cambridge is £472,590, which means that the vast majority of UK citizens will never be able to afford to buy here.

Moving into a new home? Then you can help wildlife move in with you. New homeowners across Cambridgeshire are being urged to lure birds into their garden by Barratt and David Wilson Homes.

As its name implies, Belvisi Kitchen & Furniture has the credentials to furnish any room in the house, reflecting the recent trend towards open-plan living areas. The family-run business, which has a showroom is in Newmarket Road, was started by husband and wife Silvio and Francesca Sparagna, who next year will celebrate a decade of trading.

Offering six bedrooms, five reception rooms and a basement gym, and set in almost an acre of beautiful, landscaped grounds, Balaton Lodge in Newmarket is an exceptional and wonderfully spacious family home in a much sought-after location.

Set in rural seclusion between Weston Green and West Wratting, Mines Park is not so much a house on the market as a project for sale.