A COUPLE have set up home in a new housing development in Brentwood after antisocial behaviour blighted their lives in London.
David and Alison Huntingford moved into Linden Homes' Burntwood Square in early January after deciding to quit the capital for good.
They had bought their new build home in the capital several years ago, although over time, their neighbourhood had changed for the worse.
The value of their home had dropped considerably too, with the result that they began to feel trapped.
Mr Huntingford said: "We wanted to move as soon as we could and I knew the only way was to try and find another new build home – perhaps there would be some sort of incentive that would make our move possible."
The couple came across Burntwood Square online and shortly after paid the site a visit.
David said: "We were very impressed with Burntwood Square. But I knew we had problems because of the low equity in our existing home.
"We decided to go into the sales and marketing suite on site and we had a chat with the Linden Homes' sales executive."
They were then put on to the New Homes Mortgage Helpline and before long a viable financial package – including a part-exchange scheme – had been put together for them.
Mr Huntingford said: "The part-exchange scheme meant that we didn't have to worry about selling our old home.
"Linden Homes essentially bought the house from us, freeing us up to buy a new home from them – and from then on our old house was their responsibility."
Within four months – in January – the family had moved into their new three bedroom mid-terrace home. "We are so pleased to be here," Mr Huntingford said.
"It's a really nice area, it's a lovely development and we've got lovely neighbours."
