It's good news for homeowners, Barratt Homes is giving you the chance to not only sell an existing property, but buy a brand new home too, all in just 24 hours thanks to its popular part exchange service.

This weekend, the 29th and 30th October, Barratt is hosting a special event at The Spires in Chesterfield where growing households can upgrade an existing property in a matter of hours, rather than having to wait weeks or even months.

During the dedicated event, a team of experts will be on hand to ensure that an offer is made on an existing property within a matter of hours saving time, stress and worry.

Jan Ruston, Sales Director at Barratt East Midlands, comments "Part exchange is a fantastic scheme that provides purchasers with a stress free move up the property ladder.

"It is proving a lifeline to those struggling to sell an existing home during the current market and undoubtedly, one of the main benefits is the speed with which a home can be exchanged.

"The process used to take up to seven days, but this weekend you can sell and buy in a matter of hours. So those looking for a speedy move, visit us this weekend and you could be walking away as the proud owner of a new Barratt home."

Aptly described as the easy way to climb the property ladder, part exchange effectively allows purchasers to trade in their old home for a brand new Barratt one. The housebuilder acts as a guaranteed cash buyer so there's no chain, or worry of it breaking, no agents' fees or last minute price haggling and as soon as a deal is agreed the subsequent move can be very quick, on average around six weeks.

The part exchange in 24 hours event is being held between 11am and 6pm this Saturday and Sunday, the 29th and 30th October.

The Spires is located on Derby Road on the outskirts of Chesterfield town centre and currently offers a wide range of one to four bedroom homes that offer housing solutions for everyone from first time buyers to expanding households and even downsizers. Prices start from £109,995.

The development benefits from the good range of local amenities on offer that includes a take away, convenience store, cinema and restaurant. Chesterfield town centre is close at hand too.

To find out more visit the brand new sales arena between 11am and 6pm, Thursday to Monday. Alternatively call the sales hotline on 0844 811 3377 or log on to the website at www.barratthomes.co.uk

Barratt East Midlands was given a five star rating in this year's HBF Customer Satisfaction Survey, in which consumers are asked if they are satisfied with the quality of their new home and whether they would recommend their builder to a friend.

For added peace of mind, buyers can also benefit from Barratt's exclusive five year guarantee on fixtures and fittings in their new home at the time of purchase.  Items covered at no extra cost to the buyer will include appliances such as washing machines and refrigerators, kitchen units, wardrobes, the central heating system, fires, doors, windows, drainage, the hot and cold plumbing system and even the driveway.

 
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Notes to Editors

1)    For further information about Barratt East Midlands please contact Bethan James or Hannah Elwell, Unsworth Sugden, on 01162 471777 or bethan@unsworthsugden.co.uk or hannah@unsworthsugden.co.uk

2)    Barratt Group sold 11,171 homes in the last financial year, making it the biggest housebuilder by volume in Britain.

3)    Barratt Group was awarded a maximum five star rating for the second consecutive year in the 2011 Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey.

4)    In 2011 site managers working for Barratt Group won the highest number of NHBC Pride in the Job Quality Awards for a record seventh consecutive year.

5)    Barratt Group was named Housebuilder of the Year at the Daily Telegraph British Homes Awards 2010.

6)    Barratt Group is the only housebuilder to guarantee the fixtures and fittings in place at the time of purchase of its new homes for five years.

7)    Barratt Group is also one of Britain's foremost sustainable housebuilders. It has now started on site at the Hanham Hall development near Bristol which will be the first Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 community in the UK when it is completed.

8)    Images of a selection of developments are available to the media at http://www.barrattdevelopments.co.uk/barratt/en/media/mediakit/lib