Natalie Groves will be moving in to one of the houses with her two children. Her new shared ownership home will be her first step onto the property ladder.
Natalie is currently in MOD accommodation and her new home at Rutt Lane has enough bedrooms for the family and a garden for her pet dog. She works at Derriford Hospital as a Healthcare Assistant and is delighted to have brought a 40% share of her property. Last week, Natalie looked around her new family home for the first time.
Natalie said: “It doesn’t feel quite real yet! I don’t think it’s really sunk in. Once I’m in it might feel a bit more mine but at the moment it’s not quite real.
“It means so much. We’ve had a pretty rough six months, me and the children, so it’s going to be amazing to have our own home. My children are so excited to get this and so am I. I can’t wait to be in!”
The development will include a range of homes, from one to three-bedroom properties. The homes will be a mix of 28 for affordable rent and 12 for shared ownership.
The development will benefit from both Homes England strategic partnership funding as well as £5.8m funding from LiveWest.
Michael Howells, Assistant Development Manager for LiveWest, said: “There is a huge need for affordable housing in the local area, we are delighted that the development will go some way in addressing this.
"It is ideally located to accommodate local businesses and commuters via the A38 or rail and is surrounded by the South Hams with outlooks onto woodland.”
Cllr Hilary Bastone, Deputy Leader of South Hams District Council, visited the homes last week.
He said: “The Council is always delighted to see new affordable homes schemes like these come forward, particularly in light of the Housing Crisis that we declared last September.
"This new development has a good mix of shared ownership and affordable rent properties coming to market, helping people from the South Hams get into a wonderful new home that they can afford.”
Alex Hugo, Managing Director Wain Homes South West said: “We are really excited to be working with LiveWest at Saxon Gate and many other developments across the region.
"Our values, commitment to quality and customer service mirrors that of LiveWest and we look forward to the first homes being handed over.”
