Greenlaw Mill

We prove a fundraising boost for local Men's Shed in Penicuik

As part of our ongoing commitment to working in partnership with local communities, we have recently donated £250 to the Penicuik & District Men’s Shed.  The money provides a boost to the group’s fundraising towards the provision of materials for the group.  The Penicuik & District Men’s Shed is a local charity that is dedicated to improving the mental health and wellbeing of its members through the provision of recreational facilities and activities. 

Commenting on the support it has received from Taylor Wimpey, John Burn, Chairman at Penicuik Men’s Shed said: “We are extremely grateful for the support that we have received from  

Taylor Wimpey and we can’t thank them enough for their generous donation, which will allow us to buy much-needed materials and supplies for our members to make and refurbish items.  Our Men’s Shed is a place to pursue practical skills and to enjoy making and mending, as well as creating social connections and making friends while sharing knowledge, and this donation is a great boost.”  

We are delighted to offer our support as Kirsty McGill, Sales and Marketing Director adds: “We are proud to be able to support the Penicuik & District Men’s Shed with a fundraising boost that will allow them to buy some essential materials for the projects they are working on. We do more than just build high-quality homes. Being able to work with local businesses and organisations that surround our developments means a great deal to us, and it’s great to know that we are helping to make a difference to the lives of people in local communities.”

Photo: Taylor Wimpey East Scotland cheque presentation at Greenlaw Mill Penicuik to the representatives from the local Men's Shed. Left to right: Jim Forrest, John Burn, Lyndsay Wood (Sales Executive), Allan Anderson (Site Manager), Ernie Symons.

We renew our support for Penfest 2019 at this year's Penicuik Arts Festival

We have once again shown our support to the Penicuik Arts Festival’s annual Penfest 2019 event in Penicuik by donating £450.

Our funding will go towards supporting two storytelling events for children with popular local children’s author Lea Taylor, and an adult’s workshop for creative writing for children as part of this year’s festival. Free copies of our ‘How we build your new home’ book will also be available at the storytelling events.

This year West Street Arts Centre will be the hub of PENFEST 2019 with events to suit all tastes including classical and traditional music, creative writing workshops and visual arts. Tickets are available from the cafe at 4 West Street or on-line at www.penicuikarts.org. Programmes of all events can be obtained from the cafe or on-line at www.penicuikarts.org

We give a fundraising boost to Mauricewood Primary School

As part of out ongoing commitment to working in partnership with local communities, we have recently donated £500 to Mauricewood Primary in Penicuik to help enhance their outdoor play space with the creation of a mud kitchen.

Kirsty McGill, Sales and Marketing Director said: "We are proud to be able to support Mauricewood Primary with a fundraising boost to allow their plans for a better outdoor play area to get underway sooner rather than later." 

"We do more than just build high-quality homes. Being able to work with local businesses and organisations that surround our developments means a great deal to us, and it's great to know that we are helping to make a difference to the lives of people in local communities."

We are proud to leave a lasting legacy in Midlothian

Children from Burnbrae Primary in Bonnyrigg and Mauricewood Primary in Penicuik have been getting green-fingered by planting 600 spring bulbs in planters for their school playgrounds. 

The donation of 600 bulbs and planters have been donated as part of our national Proud campaign to show our commitment and pride in leaving a lasting legacy in the communities in which we build. 

The planting took place earlier this month and the bulbs are set to grow into a bright, floral tribute in each of the school playgrounds. Sales executives from our local developments at Hopefield Gait in Bonnyrigg and Greenlaw Mill in Penicuik joined in with the planting.  

Kirsty McGill, Sales and Marketing Director said: “We are proud to be building a new community at our Hopefield Gait development in Bonnyrigg, and our Greenlaw Mill development in Penicuik, and we want to leave places that both our customers and other local residents will enjoy long after we have finished building. 

“We were thrilled to help children from both local primary schools with the planting and we hope that the bulbs will grow into a lovely display that the children for both Burnbrae Primary and Mauricewood Primary will admire in years to come.”

Local football team scores strip sponsorship!

We have shown our support for local community football in Penicuik by becoming the main home strip sponsor for Penicuik Youth FC’s 2006 teams – both boys and girls, as well as the 2009 boys’ team.

Penicuik Athletic Youth Football Club Vice-Chairman Shaun Millican said:  “We’re thrilled to have received this support from Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and to welcome them to our local community with their development of new homes taking shape in the town.
  
“Our young teams are now the proud owners of new home strips and we’re delighted to see them looking so smart as they approach every game.”

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/.

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.

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 .

Part Exchange

Given the current social distancing restrictions to reduce the spread of Covid-19, we may be unable to progress Part Exchange at this time. Please speak to your Sales Executive for further information.

Why not consider Part Exchanging your existing property for a brand new Taylor Wimpey home? With our Part Exchange scheme, you could move into a new Taylor Wimpey home without the hassle of selling your old one.

When you buy a new home using our Part Exchange scheme, we’ll offer to buy your existing property from you, at a price we agree with you based on two independent valuations.* You'll avoid all the stress of putting your house on the market, managing and paying for estate agents, and worrying about house buying chains! Interested? Find out more about Part Exchange.

Terms and conditions apply to the Part Exchange scheme.

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?