Just the Ticket - a First Class Deal for Buyers in Bishop's Stortford and Hitchin

The other factor to consider is quality of life - moving closer into London, while cutting down on the commute, can mean busy streets, crowded venues and fewer places to quietly spend your leisure time and completely "switch off".

However, award-winning property developer Weston Homes thinks it may have the answer to the problem. In order to offer a new option to customers facing this choice of quality of life versus cost of travel, the developer is giving to each buyer at its Archers Place development in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire a first class yearly return season ticket to London's Liverpool Street station, worth £4,800*, and at its New Mercia development in Hitchin, Hertfordshire an annual rail ticket between Hitchin and London King's Cross, Moorgate or Finsbury Park train stations, equivalent to £3,000 per year.*  

Gareth Jacob, Sales and Marketing Director for Weston Homes, comments: "At Weston Homes, we have always believed that property buyers, especially first-time buyers, look for incentives from developers that offer practical solutions to the problems they face during the purchasing process. This offer is designed to take away one of the major headaches of buying in London and the South East - achieving the balance between quality of life and minimising commuting costs.

With this offer, Archers Place and New Mercia provide the best of a relaxed, much more intimate small town lifestyle, with the ease and convenience of a high quality commuter service into London - without the cost."

New Mercia is located only 200 metres from Hitchin station, making it easy to get to Central London, Peterborough or Cambridge. London's Kings Cross is only 30 minutes away, making it ideal for commuters, while road travellers can enjoy the convenience of the A1(M), which is only a few miles away, or the M1, leading south to the M25 and north as far as Leeds. International travellers will enjoy the convenience of Luton Airport, offering travel throughout Europe, at under seven miles away.

Archers Place enjoys a similarly convenient location in Bishop's Stortford town centre, only a few minutes walk from the train station. The town is a popular London commuter belt town, with good access to the M11 and Stansted Airport, the third largest airport serving London. Bishop's Stortford station is on the London Liverpool Street  to Cambridge  mainline with connections to London in approximately 50 minutes, whilst the Stansted Express takes only 10 minutes to the airport. The main high street, with a wide range of shops restaurants and bars is only a couple of minutes walk from the development.

The mix of one and two bedroom apartments at Archers Place and New Mercia have been designed to compliment their ideal locations by offering a an extremely convenient lifestyle as well. Well-equipped designer kitchens with fully integrated appliances have been incorporated as part of many of the living areas, allowing for sociable, spacious environments, ideal for entertaining. Bathrooms are stylish and contemporary, with white sanitaryware wall hung to allow for for easy cleaning, whilst master bedrooms feature built-in wardrobes and in many properties, en suite bathrooms. 

Prices at Archers Place start from £159,950 for a one-bedroom apartment and from £199,950 for a two-bedroom apartment with secure allocated parking. Apartments at New Mercia start from £169,950 and also include secure allocated car parking.

For more information on Archers Place, please visit the Sales Office on South Street in Bishop's Stortford, contact the Weston Homes Sales Team on 0845 638 5004.

For more information on New Mercia, please contact the Sales and Marketing Suite on 0845 638 5007

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