Met up with some of our partners for a meeting over at Chips, New Islington yesterday to show off our new apartments, they all loved them! Took some pics of the views, I wish we had brought our deck chairs to sit out in the terrace to catch the sun whilst it hung around in Manchester. A nice cold beer would have topped it off too, however the meeting could have turned out to be a little less productive!

Our Rent to HomeBuy offer at Chips is certainly generating a lot of interest. Not surprising really as it’s a great way to be able to save money on rent and build up a deposit by paying 80% of the market rent. Then you can buy shares of your apartment from a minimum of 25% of the apartment price until you fully own it. At the meeting we were chatting about the Homes and Communities Agency’s ‘Key Event’ (www.thekeyevent.org ) they are hosting at Urbis on Monday 22nd June to help people understand how they can own their own home. We’ll be there serving up Chips (sorry not the greasy sort) along with other developers, independent financial advisors and lenders. It’s free to attend and there will be plenty of advice on hand, definitely one for the diary if you’re looking to buy a home.