Bankfield Brae, Greendykes South

Community Benefits

The site is being purchased from PARC Craigmillar Ltd who is making significant investments in the community infrastructure for this area including a new joint campus primary school, affordable housing, new shops, a library and a multi-function Council office. A new secondary school replacing Castlebrae Community High School is proposed to be delivered for the area.

Taylor Wimpey gives lesson in safety to local school children in Greendykes, Edinburgh

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland recently been back to school, to give the children of Castleview Primary in Edinburgh some reminders about health and safety.

As construction of new homes at Taylor Wimpey East Scotland’s development of new homes at Bankfield Brae, off Greendykes Road is now underway, the homebuilder was keen to promote the dangers associated with playing near any construction site.  The visit gave Taylor Wimpey an opportunity to raise awareness of the children’s need to be extra vigilant as the building of its new homes progresses.  

Being proactive with local schools has proven an effective deterrent in the past as Tommy Stirling, Production Director for Taylor Wimpey East Scotland explains: “Health and safety in and around our construction areas is of vital importance to Taylor Wimpey.  Taking this type of proactive approach with local schools allows us to reinforce just how important it is for children to stay away from building sites, and it gives us the chance to remind the children that building sites are not playgrounds!”

Jenny Burnett, Depute Head Teacher, at Castleview Primary School adds: “I was delighted to welcome the team from Taylor Wimpey into our school to highlight the dangers associated with children playing near any construction site. 

“It’s great that Taylor Wimpey understands the importance of our children’s safety and created such an interactive and proactive approach to appeal to our pupils.”

Armed forces discount

Looking for an armed forces discount? At this development, members of the armed forces could get a discount of up to £500 for every £25,000 spent on a new home. If you think you could be eligible, why not find out more about our armed forces discount today?

Easymover

Easymover is available here, which means you could provisionally reserve a new Taylor Wimpey home at this development - even if you haven't sold your existing property.

And that's not all. With easymover, we'll make your house move as stress free as possible. We'll liaise with your estate agent on your behalf, we'll pay their fees and we'll manage the whole house selling process - making your life so much easier! Take a look at our easymover page for more information.

Terms and conditions apply to the Easymover scheme.

Help to Buy (Scotland)

The Government backed Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme is available here. The scheme is open to both first time buyers and home movers alike, and means you'll need just 5% deposit to buy a new home.

With Help to Buy the Government will lend you up to 15% of the value of your new build home via an equity loan. You will need to secure up to a 80% mortgage and put down a 5% deposit. You’ll own 100% of your home from day one.

Help to Buy – Terms and conditions apply. Applicants should seek independent financial advice, and get information and guidance on applying for a Help to Buy (Scotland) at https://www.mygov.scot/help-to-buy/.

First Home Fund

The Scottish Government backed First Home Fund*, which is open to first-time buyers in Scotland to purchase a property is available here on selected homes. You will need just a 5% deposit to buy your new home (subject to individual lender requirements) and your mortgage must be at least 25% of the purchase price.

The Scottish Government will contribute a maximum of 49% equity stake based on the property valuation or purchase price, whichever is lower, up to a maximum of £25,000. With the First Home Fund, you will own the property outright with the Scottish Government having an equity stake in your home.

Due to the success of this first pilot scheme, the Scottish Government has confirmed the First Home Fund will reopen in early 2021 for new home purchases completing from April 2021 until March 2022. If you are looking to move using the new scheme in 2021, you can still reserve a new home now, subject to your application to the new fund being approved.

*Terms and Conditions apply to the First Home Fund. For more information and guidance on applying for the First Home Fund, please visit:https://www.gov.scot/policies/homeowners/first-home-fund/. For details on how it could work for you visit https://www.taylorwimpey.co.uk/ways-to-buy/first-home-fund .