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First time buyers award

05/11/2020

Delightful Double – Plumlife wins two awards at the First Time Buyer Awards for the second year running

After winning the coveted Best Large Development award at last year’s ceremony, the Plumlife Sales team has achieved the Affordable Housing Provider of the Year award while also receiving highly commended in the Best Off-Plan Development category for their mixed-tenure development in Salford. Now in their eleventh year, the First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards celebrate […]

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Shared ownership campaign

18/09/2020

Plumlife Backs National Shared Ownership Campaign

A national campaign to raise the profile of shared ownership was relaunched on Friday, with support from local provider Plumlife. The campaign, backed by nearly 50 other housing associations across the country, aims to raise the profile of shared ownership and explain how it works to potential buyers. Shared ownership is another way to get […]

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Help to Buy is changing

07/08/2020

Help to Buy is changing from April 2021

The Government’s current Help to Buy scheme will end on 31 March 2021 and a new one, just for first-time buyers, will start on 1 April 2021. Still with just a 5% deposit and a 75% mortgage, first time buyers may be able to borrow up to 20% of the cost of a new home […]

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Nia Wood

26/06/2020

Meet Nia who recently moved into her new home during lockdown through Plumlife’s contactless completion process

The 53-year-old was able to safely move into her new home as the Plumlife team adapted their processes and procedures to adhere with strict government health and safety guidance. After reserving the home back in February, it wasn’t long after until the government announced strict lockdown measures to help fight the spread of the Coronavirus. […]

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Group shot at opening of The Clockworks

15/06/2020

Sir Richard Leese Opens New Affordable Housing in Moss Side

Sir Richard Leese, the Leader of Manchester City Council, was the guest of honour last week as luxury apartment complex The Clockworks was officially opened. The Manchester City Council leader cut the ribbon at the £14.2million development in Moss Side, which features 105 two-bedroom apartments. Housing provider, One Manchester, have developed the Clockworks, named after […]

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Hopwood Green

15/04/2020

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing were certainly “sold” on Plumlife’s services as they sell out at their Hopwood Green development in Middleton

This was the first development Plumlife have marketed for RBH, with all 25 properties reserved within the first three months of launching with over 90% of customers being first time buyers. The development consisted of four two bedroom properties and twenty-one three bedroom properties which were all available through the Government backed Shared Ownership scheme. […]

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Arkwright Place

05/03/2020

After 3 years, £19million of investment and a lot of hard work – Arkwright Place is officially sold

Plumlife, the sales agent on behalf of Great Places and Cube Homes, have brought 131 new homes to Gorton, contributing towards the regeneration within the local neighbourhood to create a vibrant new community. The landmark development consists of a mixture of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes which were available for market sale, shared ownership […]

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