Norfolk Park Green Homes

Grand Opening on 1 November 2008

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Dear all

We are pleased to inform you that we are launching our Green Homes on 1 November 2008. All are invited to our Grand Opening Day.

Time: 12pm to 4:15pm

Tentative Schedule

12pm Event starts. Arrival of guest & visitors
1.00 Speeches
1.30 Ribbon cutting (by Cllr Bob McCann - Cabinet member for Housing, and Safer, Sustainable Communities)
1.50 Tree planting (by Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed -Cabinet member for Climate Change & Local Environment
2.00 Refreshments
3:00 Car club launch
4:00 Prize Draw
4:15 Close

All are welcome to attend to make our Opening Day a memorable occasion. http://www.scribd.com/doc/6318056/Grand-Opening

Should you be interested to contribute in any form, kindly forward your contributions to our address at The Environment Trust, 4 Pinchin Street, London E1 1SA.

For cash donations, kindly click on link for Gift Aid Declaration form. http://www.scribd.com/doc/6318929/Gift-Aid-Declaration

Regards
Natalie

Prize Draw for Green Homes Launch

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Visitors to the Green Homes Open Day on Saturday 1 November from 12pm to 5 pm at the new development at Park Grange road could find themselves with 2 swimming passes for the Ponds Forge Pool.

That's one of the prizes to be won in the raffle sponsored by local businesses for the launch. Others include Cinema Tickets at the Showcase Cinema and eco-friendly cleaning products from Ecover.

The new homes for sale at a discount from current market prices to local people are built to the Environment Trust's Green Homes specification and will have fuel bills lower than £200 per year. They feature environment friendly materials, an apple orchard, vegetable plots for apartment owners, a car pool and solar electricity, water heating and a host of environment friendly features.

The houses recently described as the best ever built in Sheffield - are being sold for £80k, £102k and £140k - up to 15% less than market price. Some are already sold.

All in all, the partners - The Environment Trust, Sheffield City Council and Transform South Yorkshire are hoping that the sun will be shining on the Norfolk Park Green Homes on Saturday 1 November 2008

Project Progress - Notice to all buyers

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All interested buyers :

(1) Please have your mortgage ready and re-confirm your bookings with us.

(2) Please contact your solicitors (preferably one of our recommended panel solicitors) to contact Nicole Stone of Wrigleys (in Julia's absence) to initiate the exchange of contract.

Block A & B : 2 bed apartments :

The units are ready but in view of the regulatory requirement for the access road for fire truck to be in place before occupation, the earliest completion date is now 15 October 2008.

Thanks

Smart to buy properties now - Stamp Duty Waiver

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Stamp Duty Land Tax Waiver

The new thresholds introduced from 3 September 2008 means that ALL the properties of our Green Homes are free from stamp duty.

Catch the waiver now especially for our 3 bed-houses as the £175,000 threshold (up from £125,000) will remain in place up to and including 2 September 2009.

Managment Agent

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The McDonald Partnership has been appointed as the management agent for our Green Homes.

Contact person : Mr Simon McDonald (Tel: 011 4280 2290)

Address:
Robert House
Unit 7
Acorn Business Park
Woodseats Close
Sheffield
S8 0TB

Block A & B

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All interested buyers :

Block A & B : 2 bed apartments :

The units are ready but in view of the regulatory requirement for the access road for fire truck to be in place before occupation, the earliest completion date is now 6 October 2008.

Thanks

Sun Shines for Green Homes - Press Release 10 July 2008

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Press release from The Environment Trust and Sheffield City Council
10 July 2008

SUN SHINES FOR GREEN HOMES
No shortage of mortgages for affordable housing

Non-profit developer, The Environment Trust (‘Trust’) is celebrating the installation of two kinds of solar power at their Green Homes development in Norfolk Park at an open day this Saturday 12th July between 10am and 5pm.
The low cost ownership development, which faces the tram route on Park Grange Road is rapidly heading for completion, with the first phase of 14 apartments shortly ready for occupation. The roof of our Green Homes has 2 kinds of solar power technology - solar thermal panels to heat water for use in the apartment and photovoltaic panels to produce electricity.
The Green Homes have a host of environment friendly features, from super insulation and individual radiator controls to save on fuel use, to water butts to capture rainwater and spray taps to reduce consumption. With average annual household fuel bills set to top £1,000, these features will mean huge savings for our Green Home residents. Mortgage providers, like the Ecology Building Society have recognised the lower risk of default by Green Homes purchaser as a result of their ‘eco-nomic’ measures and the buyers have found getting mortgages straightforward even in the present climate.
Councillor Bob McCann, Cabinet Member for Housing, and Safer, Sustainable Communities said: “"These homes are a great example of how going green can save residents money as well as helping to reduce Sheffield's carbon footprint and protect the global environment. Local residents have been involved all the way through the process to help us make this the best possible scheme."
Says Jon Aldenton of the Trust:
“We are looking forward to seeing people at our showflat on the corner of Guildford Avenue and Park Grange Road, and showing prospective buyers just how environment friendly housing can be”
A result of the successful partnership between the Environment Trust, Sheffield City Council and Transform South Yorkshire, the scheme is part of the ongoing transformation at Norfolk Park, one of the UK’s largest regeneration projects. For more information go to www.sheffield.gov.uk/norfolkpark

For more information, please contact Jon Aldenton or Natalie Chow of The Environment Trust on 0207 2644660 and 0207 2644666 respectively.

Or you can contact Claire Turner / Alyson Koe, Sheffield City Council Communications Service on 077646 59181 or 0114 273 6934 or email Claire.turner@sheffield.gov.uk / alyson.koe@sheffield.gov.uk. For out of hours enquiries please ring 07711 153995.
For further Communications Service contact details see http://sccplugins.sheffield.gov.uk/press/news/contacts.htm

Open Day on Saturday, 12 July 2008

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Dear Valued Homebuyers

We are running an Open Day on 12 July 2008 (Saturday) from 10am to 5pm.

You are cordially invited to our showflat* as part of the Sheffield Bright Green Homes Scheme.

All the furnishing has been bought in the greenest way possible from websites like Ebay and Freecycle. Each item is labelled with its history to show how you can make your home comfortable at affordable prices.

Please make a date with us and come view our showflat. There will also be previews to some of our newly completed apartments and houses.

We will be on hand to show you around and further discuss your interest.

See You Then!

Best wishes
Natalie
Project Officer

Location of showflat* :Block A, Ground Floor, Unit 8 Guildford Walk

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Floor plans: 3-bed houses

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Floor plans: 2-bed apartments (2 options)

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Floor plans: 1- Bed apartment (2 options)

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Estimated Annual Loan Repayment for your purchase

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Here's a brief comparison on the annual mortgage repayment for your purchase of the Green Homes assuming 100% loan on your property for different repayment period : 10-year, 15- year and 20-year mortgage.

You can also calculate your mortgage by clicking on this link: http://www.cml.org.uk/cml/consumers/calculator/mortcalculator

Estimated mortgage repayment comparison Read this document on Scribd: Estimated mortgage repayment comparison

Green Homes Application Form

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Interested? If so, kindly print,complete and send the form to Sheffield City Council. You can send by FreePost to the address indicated on the Form or email to ssrt@sheffield.gov.uk

We will contact you once you have been nominated.

Green Homes Application Form -

Norfolk Park Green Homes

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The new homes are built to the Environment Trust's greenest home specification.

The homes are designed to be a great place to live. It is built to Parker Morris Standards (spacious), with good views from every home, but also built for privacy and security.

Green features:

The walls and roof are super-insulated using mixture of recycled paper (Warmcel 500 -EVT Technology) and mineral wool (Rockwool) insulation.
Windows are argon-gas filled double glazing.
Materials used are as environment friendly as possible. All wood is from certified sustainable sources and there is a high proportion of timber in the construction. Where possible, recycled aggregate and re-used stone have been used.
The external spaces have a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) which captures excess rainwater to prevent flooding elsewhere by not adding to the existing drains.

The energy in our Green homes are supplied by 3 sources:

Heat from residents (thanks to the insulation)
Electric heating and lighting from the national grid (Green Energy as main supplier)
Solar energy

solar thermal panels on roof top for boilers
Photovoltaic installation on Block A & B to supply power to communal areas as well as the 3 elektrobay for electric car charging

We hope you like them!

Panel solicitors

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We recommend the use of the panel solicitors in the table below for your purchase.
The estimated fee is £495 plus VAT. There may be additional charges for search fees and land registry fee. Stamp duty of 1% is only payable for purchase of 3-bed house.

Solicitors

Firm

Contact details

Sarah Gaunt sarah.gaunt@tayloremmet.co.uk

Taylor & Emmet

0114 290 8397

2-6 Norfolk Row

Sheffield S1 1SL

Amanda Cowley Amanda.cowley@wake-smith.com

Wake Smith

0114 266 6660

68 Clarke house Road

Sheffield S10 2LJ

To obtain a copy of the contract, your solicitor can Julia or Maria Clark of Wrigleys Solicitors at 0114 267 5588.

Please note that there will be charge of £100 plus VAT for the Buyer's Home Information Pack payable to Wrigleys upon the exchange of contract.

3 Bed list : Discounted sale price: £139,999

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Plan Layout No	Address No	Road Name	Postcode
1	305	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
2	303	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
3	301	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
4	299	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
5	297	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
6	295	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
7	293	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
8	1	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
9	2	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
10	3	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
11	4	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
12	10	Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ
13	12	Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ
14	14	Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ
15	16	Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ

1-bed list : Discounted sale price £79,999

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Floor	Blocks	Road Name	Post code
3 units	Block C
Grd	307	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
1st	309	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
2nd	311	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
4 units	Block D
Grd	285 Addtional £2k for private garden	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
1st	287	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
2nd	289	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
3rd	291	Park Grange Road	S2 2PT
3 units	Block F
Grd	5	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
1st	6	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
2nd	7	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
4 units	Block G
Grd	18	Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ
1st	20	Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ
2nd	22	Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ
3rd	24	Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ

2-Bed List Discounted sale price:£101,499

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Floor	Block		Road Name	Post code
	Left wing	Right wing
8 units	Block A	2 units on each floor
Grd	9	8 (showflat ) £5k extra for furnishing	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
1st	11	10	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
2nd	14	12	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
3rd	16	15	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
6 units	Block B	2 units on each floor
Grd	18	17	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
1st	20	19	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU
2nd	22	21	Guildford Walk	S2 2PU

4 units	Block E	1 unit on each floor
Grd	2		Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ
1st	4		Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ
2nd	6		Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ
3rd	8		Guildford Avenue	S2 2PJ

Home Insulation

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The Homes are super-insulated using argon gas filled double glazing, thick wall insulation and insulation above the ceiling and below the floor.

For insulation in walls, a product called WarmCel 500, made from recycled papers is used, to create an effect called Enhanced Vapour Transfer (EVT).

EVT Technology combine high levels of insulation with the ability to ensure any moisture that gets into the structure (something that happens in any inhabited building) always migrates safely to the external atmosphere where it is harmlessly expelled.

WarmCel 500 provide the perfect balance of vapour resistivity and permeability to achieve this effect. It has the ability to promote the migration of moisture through the structure. This unique combination ensures diffusion is maximised, in a controlled way, to make the structure as free to the passage of water vapour as possible.

Both the insulation and air-tightness makes for greater energy efficiency when it is cold and the slow mechanical extract fan ensures that there is a balance between losing heat and having enough air changes for healthy living.

Site Plan

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Affordable Green Mortgage by Ecology Building Society

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Ecology Building Society (EBS) has teamed up with The Environment Trust to bring you affordable mortgage, exclusive to our Norfolk Park Development

Call EBS on 0845 674 5566 and speak to Jon Lee or David Turner to find out more and to request a mortgage application pack.

Special savings:

A variable interest of 0.75% above the current Bank of England base rate and the potential for a further reduction of 0.2% on the full mortgage balance if your annual energy bills are less than £150*.
Waiver of application fee - saving of £250
No early repayment charges to pay upon redemption

About the mortgage

You can borrow up to 3.5 times (three and a half times) your sole or joint incomes
EBS can lend up to 100% of the share you are purchasing
A further discount of 0.2% is available if your energy bills do not exceed £150 in the first year*
The term of mortgage can be between 10 to 30 years
All mortgages on the scheme will operate on a Capital & Interest basis only (which means you pay back both the amount you borrowed and the interest charged on it), so at the end of the term, the mortgage will be repaid in full
Standard residential mortgage valuation fee is payable upon application - refer to their tariff charges for fees
The mortgage will not qualify for any other residential owner occupier mortgage discounts apart from those mentioned

*once discounted is awarded, it will remain in place for the remainder of the mortgage term, subject only to a review after a further 2 years of occupancy to confirm energy consumption levels remain broadly in line with initial usage

EBS has been providing green mortgages for properties that have a positive environmental benefit for over 25 years.

In addition to the special mortgage offer, EBS will be making the following donations to The Environment Trust to support the Norfolk Park community's sustainable transport and biodiversity programmes:

£250 for each completed mortgage over £70,000
£175 for each completed mortgage under £70,000

Ecology Building Society
7 Belton Road Silsden Keighley West Yorkshire BD20 0EE
Tel: 0845 674 5566 Fax: 01535 650780
Email: loans@ecology.co.uk Website: www.ecology.co.uk

YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.

Why invest in our Green Homes?

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Most people know that property investment is a good thing especially purchasing a home.

While property value increases consistently over the long term, the property market is cyclical. It tends to go up & down as it is subject to market influences along the way.

The following strategies will ensure the success of your investment:-

Location,location,location! Our GreenHomes is well located with a good view of the city, easily accessible by tram & buses, and near the serene Norfolk Heritage Park
Timing = understanding the market cycle : Catch it while the market is down..NOW!
Type of property= The availability of Sustainable Green Homes such as ours is limited
Fair price= Your investment is reflective of the currrent market condition. See below
Reputation of the Developer= We are an established charitable organisation in London and have developed several Green Homes prior to Norfolk Park. As developer of sustainable homes, we are committed to build to the best interest of our buyers as well as making it affordable for buyers by giving interest free loan for the balance of the equity.

Well aware of the current economic situation of the property market, we have reduced the market value of our Green Homes to encapsulate the outlook for the next 2 years so that buyers like you get a higher share equity for the money you pay for your home.

Assuming that the property value goes back up to the market value as of November 2007, your share equity will reflect a gain for the rise in value per the table below:-

Type	Revised Market Value (MV) (£)	Discounted Sale Price (£)	Share Equity Sold (%)	Value of your share equity if property value increase 18%* (£)	Gain in your share equity (£)
1Bed	89,250	79,999	90	94,116	14,117
2Bed	114,750	101,499	88	119,410	17,911
3Bed	170,000	139,999	82	164,700	24,701

* 18% : Value as at November 2007

Energy Use

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All the energy use in the Green Homes is electrical, partly because gas is not renewable and partly because it is a way of making the housing carbon neutral.

The design maximises the use of natural light, and the use of A rated appliances ie fridge, washing machine and dishwasher in your homes will minimise consumption. Hotwater is pre-heated through solar panels, and topped up to the required temperature in an immersion tank.

Communal electricity is derived from solar photovoltaic panels on the apartment roofs.

Please refer to our Greencard for more energy saving and water saving tips.

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Special discounted Sale Price! Grab it now!

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As homebuyer, this is a great opportunity for you to buy your home at an affordable price! This is the best time to get a higher share equity for the same discounted price.

The revised market value has encapsulated the economic outlook for the next 2 years. Therefore the prices will be sustained at the level indicated below. So book your unit NOW while they are still available!

Type	Market Value(November 2007) £	Revised Market Value(July 2008) £	Discounted Sale Price £	Sale Equity %
1 Bed	105,000	89,250	79,999	90
2 Bed	135,000	114,750	101,499	88
3 Bed	199,995	170,000	139,999	82

3-Bed House Brochure

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3-Bed houses Brochure -

2-Bed Apartment Brochure

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2-bed apartment brochure -

1-Bed Apartment Brochure

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1-bed apartment brochures -

Press release April 2008

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