01 March 08

Property

Property

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Many of us aim to break the apron strings as soon as we can, and the thought of living near our siblings or family can send some people into a cold sweat – but not the Max McCarthy family. Seeing the plight of first-time buyers, William Max McCarthy saved up so that he could help his children Sonia and William Junior get on the housing market and get their own homes.

After searching around the region he decided to opt for a regeneration scheme, and when both his children fell in love with a new £500-million development in Lower Broughton in Salford, William Senior paid the deposit on a stylish twobedroom apartment for his daughter Sonia and a four-bedroom house for his son. A chemistry teacher in a local secondary school, Sonia says the key factor for buying here was the location.

“I didn’t want to live right in the centre of Manchester but I wanted to be close enough to have access to the bars and restaurants.
I also needed easy access to work, and New Broughton is only a few minutes away!” William Junior is looking forward to moving into his spacious new four-bedroom home but also to the fact that his sister will still be cooking for him every night!

“He’s not going to get off lightly – who does he think will be doing all my odd jobs?” says Sonia!
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Developers and agents are always looking for new hooks to entice buyers and of course every buyer likes to have their home looking colourful and with a bit of art hanging on the walls. This leads to the logical conclusion of a link-up between developers and the art community, which was a big selling point when Pauline Sellers bought her new home in Cressington Heath in south Liverpool.

Originally from the inner city, receptionist Pauline recently moved from Wirral where she had lived for 16 years but, missing the bright lights, she didn’t need much persuasion from her 18- year-old daughter Katie to move closer to the city.

The developers teamed up with local art organisation Dot-Art and each buyer was given a £250 gift voucher

“I enjoy being close to the hustle and bustle of the city, and the location means that within minutes, if I travel via train, I can be right in the city centre, which is ideal.”

Pauline and Katie live in a four-bedroom, three-storey modern property featuring an open-plan kitchen and living area, separate dining room and an en-suite bathroom for the master bedroom. As part of a six month-long exhibition the developers teamed up with Liverpool-based art organisation Dot-Art and each buyer was given a £250 (€330) gift voucher. Pauline chose a painting of a sunset by local artist Joe Thompson, which now hangs in her downstairs living area.
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