Want to make savings on your energy bills? Trade old for new…

Release Date: 22 August 2008

With energy prices soaring - the BBC predicts rises of as much as 40% over the winter and domestic energy supplier Centrica says they could rise by more than 60% in the next few years - trading in your ‘gas guzzler’ for a brand new, energy efficient home could prove a wise move this summer. Research by National Energy Services has shown that living in a new build property could save you up to £556 per year on energy bills at present rates. If, as predicted, prices continue to rise the saving could become even greater.

While tempting enough, making savings on energy bills isn’t the only benefit of moving to a brand new home, as a visit to Jelson Homes’ Carisbrooke Grange development in Desborough will prove. You won’t have to worry about the expense of replacing a tired kitchen or bathroom – you will have a beautiful, fitted kitchen and modern white bathroom suite. Nor will you have to get rid of someone else’s style before adding your own – your new home will be decorated in neutral colours giving you a blank canvas on which to stamp your personality, and it will be fitted with carpets as standard.

Combine this with the fact that all of the homes at Carisbrooke Grange benefit from Jelson’s traditional standards with solid internal walls, Jelson-made double glazed

PVCu windows and custom built kitchens from Jelson’s own workshop, and these homes offer exceptional value for money.

So, whether you’re looking for your first home, to move up the ladder or to downsize to something smaller, a new build Jelson home could be a cost-effective and stress-free solution.

The hardest part will be choosing from the range of properties available. From 2 and 3 bedroom houses ideal for first time buyers or downsizers to 4 and 5 bedroom homes well suited to growing families, there’s something to suit a variety of lifestyles.

In addition to a great choice of homes, Carisbrooke Grange offers an excellent location for families and commuters alike. Within walking distance, Desborough town centre has a supermarket and range of high street shops, while the nearby towns of Market Harborough and Kettering offer a wider selection of shops. There’s also a good choice of schools in the vicinity

Commuter links are excellent with the M1 easily accessible via the A14 and Northampton some 20 miles distant. Kettering station offers regular, direct rail services to London St Pancras in around an hour.* For those wanting to get away from it all, the beautiful surrounding Northamptonshire countryside, dotted with charming market towns and quaint villages, is ripe for exploration.

Prices start at £119,950 for a 2 bedroom townhouse and at £139,950 for a 3 bedroom home; there are 4 bedroom homes from £179,950 including the 4 bedroom show home with double garage which is for sale at £299,950, and 5 bedroom houses from £269,950. To find out more about how a move to Carisbrooke Grange could make you great savings, visit the show home open Thursday through to Monday, 11.00am - 5.00pm, Tel. 01536 763306. Outside of these hours, call 0116 2661541 or visit www.jelson.co.uk for further details.

* Source: thetrainline.com
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IMAGE CAPTION: A new home at Carisbrooke Grange, Desborough could make you significant savings

About Jelson Homes
Founded in Leicester in 1889, Jelson Limited has been building quality homes for over 100 years. As one of the country's leading privately owned construction companies, Jelson has established and enhanced a reputation based on traditional building techniques, thoughtful modern designs and quality construction carried out by a well trained and managed team.

Currently building in various locations across Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Cambridgeshire, Nottingham and Northamptonshire, Jelson is widely regarded as one of the East Midlands' leading employers.