Starting 2025 with a property search is an exciting way to kick off the new year. Whether you're a first-time buyer, upgrading to a larger space, or downsizing, January offers fresh opportunities in the property market. Begin by setting clear goals: determine your budget, ideal location, and must-have features. Working with Acorn can help streamline the process, providing you with valuable market insights and guidance through every step. What's more with Stamp Duty changes from April 2025, here are our developments that are ready to move into before then, saving you thousands of pounds! The start of a new year often brings a sense of renewal and optimism, making it an ideal time to envision your future in a new home!

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St. Leonards Quarter, Exeter

St. Leonards Quarter is a beautiful new collection of 1 to 5 bedroom homes and apartments, located in the popular and highly sought-after St. Leonards area, in the heart of Exeter.

These bespoke homes will offer a high-quality specification and access to landscaped green space.  Designed with energy-efficiency in mind, the homes achieve EPC ratings of A and B with energy-saving appliances, triple glazed windows, PV panels†.

Situated just a few minutes from the River Exe, Exeter city centre and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, the new homes benefit from a suburban position with all the comforts of the centre. Perfectly set within walking distance of several local amenities, Ofsted rated schools,  and great transport links, the new homes are ideal for families and professionals.

 

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The Links, Rest Bay, Porthcawl

Sympathetically designed to blend old with new, The Links, features the refurbishment and conversion of a Victorian Grade-II listed building along with a collection of carefully designed new build properties.

There is just one home remaining at The 18th at The Links, the striking new build phase. All apartments include Karndean flooring, carpets, wardrobes and integrated Bosch appliances as standard – don’t miss out on these award-winning coastal homes.

 

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Manor Court, Greet

**Reserve before 31st January and we’ll pay your Stamp Duty!**

Manor Court offers an exclusive collection of just six 4 & 5 bedroom homes set in the charming Gloucestershire village of Greet. Every home will feature a sumptuous specification, with scenic farmland views and beautiful landscaping, available to move in in time for Christmas!

With energy-efficiency at the forefront of design, every home will be aim to achieve an EPC rating of A. They will each have an Electric Vehicle charger, solar PV panels with battery included and benefit from air source heat pumps, which are a great energy saving technology with no need to use fossil fuels, giving homeowners a low-carbon and renewable energy source. Caring for local wildlife, the development will include hedgehog corridors, a hedgehog house as well as a number of new bat and bird boxes to preserve and enhance existing biodiversity.

 

**T&C’s apply – speak to a sales advisor for details.

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The Old Printworks, Frome

Located in Frome The Old Printworks is an award-winning collection of 2, 3 and 4-bedroom homes at the former Butler, Tanner & Dennis site one of Britain’s foremost colour printers.

Designed for modern living with high-quality specification and energy-efficient features including EPC ratings of A and B, triple glazing to windows and doors and communal electric car charging.

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Hazel Green, Urchfont

Set in the idyllic village of Urchfont, Hazel Green offers an exclusive collection of 3- & 4-bedroom detached houses with scenic countryside views. Finished to a high-quality standard throughout and with energy efficiency in mind, this exclusive development of homes has been expertly designed to reduce energy bills and carbon footprint with efficient air source heat pumps, under floor heating to ground floor, PV panels, smart heating controls and solar thermal storage for hot water and infrastructure ready for electric car charging points.

Named ‘Winner of Winners’ in the 2021 CPRE Wiltshire Best Kept Village Competition, Urchfont is full of rural charm from traditional thatched homes to a 17th Century Urchfont Manor and quaint duck pond. Enjoy the relaxed pace of rural living with a stroll through the ancient Peppercombe woodland or pick up one of the many walking routes to further explore the picturesque surroundings.

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Bucklands Place, Nailsea

Bucklands Place offers an exclusive collection of 3 & 4 bedroom houses set within the thriving town of Nailsea. Each house will feature a sumptuous specification, complete with a private garden and infrastructure for electric car charging.

Designed to be energy efficient each house will have an EPC rating A, PV panels and electric car charge ready. The development will include hedgehog corridors and new bat and bird boxes to preserve and enhance existing biodiversity.

 

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Longcroft at Cubis Bruton, Bruton

Longcroft at Cubis Bruton, comprises of twenty-eight contemporary 3 and 4 bedroom houses. Set in a natural amphitheatre overlooking Bruton, the homes are uniquely designed to be highly sustainable. All the properties at Longcroft will benefit from an EPC rating A, with PV panels, triple glazed windows and a mechanical ventilation heat recovery system.

Bruton offers more than stunning Somerset countryside – it’s a creative community, known to be a centre for international art and architecture.

 

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Rolle Gardens, Exmouth

Rolle Gardens in Exmouth is an exclusive collection of thirty-three apartments and houses. All the houses are now sold!
The development includes carefully designed new-build homes alongside the conversion of the beautiful Grade II-listed Eldin House.

The remaining homes offer the very best in modern living, with a low-maintenance design and a high-specification finish. Each property benefits from private outdoor space and allocated parking. Many of the new-build apartments also enjoy sea views from their private balconies.

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Move by 31st March 2025 to save thousands

If you purchase before 31st March 2025: For homes over £250,000 there is no stamp duty to pay on the first £250,000, then the following rates apply:

Purchase Price Stamp Duty %
£0 to £250,000 0% (Zero)
£250,001 to £925,000 5%
£925,001 to £1,500,000 10%
Over £1,500,000 12%

 

If you purchase from 1st April 2025: The threshold for no stamp duty will be lowered. This means for homes over £125,000 there will be no stamp duty to pay on the first £125,000, then the following rates will apply:

Purchase Price Stamp Duty %
£0 to £125,000 0% (Zero)
£125,001 to £250,000 2%
£250,001 to £925,000 5%
£925,001 to £1,500,000 10%
Over £1,500,000 12%