The East Midlands leading housebuilder today announced that it would be launching six new sites over the next 12 months, creating hundreds of jobs for local people.

 

David Wilson East Midlands plans to launch six new sites across Leicestershire in Hinckley, Burbage, Quorn, Castle Donington and two in Ashby de la Zouch. 1,514 jobs will be created in helping to build and sell the new homes.

 

The housebuilder says that it predominately employs local sub-contractors and tradesmen - so local businesses and people will benefit directly from the new jobs.

 

"The Prime Minister has said again and again that one of the best ways to boost economic growth and get people working is through building more homes," said Philip Lacey, Sales Director at David Wilson East Midlands.

 

"The plans we are announcing today show exactly how that theory works in practice. We expect to launch six new sites in Leicestershire over the next year. These will provide 757 desperately needed new homes for local people at a time when there is a chronic shortage of housing."

 

"In addition to the local construction jobs created in building the new homes, the local people who move into the new housing will also spend their wages locally. This translates into a significant boost for local retailers at a time when concerns remain about the national financial picture. It's exactly what this area needs."

 

Philip Lacey added that the new David Wilson Homes jobs weren't the only piece of good news for people in the East Midlands in 2012.

 

He said: "The really exciting news this year is the launch of the Government's NewBuy scheme, which heralds the return of 95 per cent mortgages.

 

"It means that first time buyers and existing homeowners, who were previously unable to make their move on the property ladder, could now buy a new home from us with a deposit of just £5,000."

 

David Wilson Homes currently has a number of developments on offer throughout Leicestershire which include:

 

Poppyfields

Beveridge Lane

Ellistown

LE67 1FR

A popular development of four bedroom homes priced from £199,995. For more information please visit the sales office open Thursday to Monday from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

The Chestnuts

Furlong Close

Barkby Road

Syston

Leicester

LE7 2AJ

The Chestnuts offers a superb range of three and four bedroom properties. Prices start from £207,995. For more information please visit the sales office open daily from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

Kibworth Meadows

Wistow Road

Kibworth

Leicestershire

LE7 9SP

Kibworth Meadows offers a stunning selection of two, three, four and five bedroom homes. Prices start from £130,000. For more information please visit the sales office open daily from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

Discovery Gardens

Ashby Road

Coalville

LE67 3LA

A brand new development offering one, two and three bedroom homes priced from £99,995. For more information please visit the sales office open daily from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

Bentley Meadows

Bentley Road

Castle Donington

Derby

DE74 2UL

An intimate development of just 25 four and five bedroom homes, prices start from £214,995. For more information please visit the sales office open Thursday to Monday from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

Oaklands

Crackthorne Drive

Rugby

CV23 0GL

Boasting a superb selection of three and four bedroom homes, prices start from £194,995. For more information please visit the sales office open daily from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

Montgomery Gardens

Montgomery Road

Earl Shilton

LE9 7AT

Montgomery Gardens offers a selection of three and four bedroom properties. Prices start from £159,995. For more information please visit the sales office open daily from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

St James View

Loughborough Road

Hathern

LE12 5JA

An exclusive development of three, four and five bedroom family homes priced from £214,995. For more information please contact the sales office open daily from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

Meadow Grange

Willow Road

Barrow-upon-Soar

LE12 8HZ

Meadow Grange boasts a range of executive four and five bedroom homes priced from £289,995. For more information please contact the sales office open daily from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

Parkers Place

Linkfield Road

Mountsorrell

LE12 7DJ

A brand new development of two, three and five bedroom homes priced from £204,995. For more information please contact the sales office on open daily from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

Farndon Fields

Farndon Road

Market Harborough

LE16 9NA

An exclusive new development of three, four and five bedroom homes priced from £229,995. For more information please contact the sales office open daily from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

 

Alternatively call the sales hotline on 0844 811 5544 or log on to the website at www.dwh.co.uk

 

David Wilson 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 David Wilson Homes' 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 David Wilson East Midlands please contact Kayleigh Moore or Hannah Elwell, Unsworth Sugden, on 01162 471777 or kayleigh@unsworthsugden.co.uk or hannah@unsworthsugden.co.uk

2)    David Wilson Homes is part of Barratt Group, which sold 11,171 homes in the last financial year, making it the biggest housebuilder by volume in Britain.

3)    Barratt Group was named Housebuilder of the Year at the Housebuilder Awards 2011.

4)    Barratt Group was awarded a maximum five star rating for the third consecutive year in the 2012 Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey.

5)    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.

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