With London house prices sky-high, so called 'second steppers' are looking to buy outside the capital - but within commuting distance - to get good value for money.

One place families looking to make their next move are choosing is Kings Hill, near Maidstone, attracted by its good rail and road links to London, new houses, amenities and environment.

Kings Hill is a contemporary garden village where masterplanning developer Liberty Property Trust and Kent County Council are creating a vibrant community where people can have a live/work/play lifestyle.

Named by the Daily Telegraph as one of the best places to bring up a family, Kings Hill has almost 2,750 new homes together with shops and cafes - including Waitrose and Costa Coffee, schools and extensive community, leisure and sports amenities. There are also over 200 businesses in the business park providing some 5,000 jobs on the doorstep.

Planning permission has just been granted for a further 635 much needed homes, a new primary school - the third at Kings Hill, an extension to the community centre, additional allotments, trim trails and sports pitches for Kings Hill Sports Park. Land will be provided for the development of a place of worship. High speed trains to London are now operating from nearby Snodland.

The homes at Kings Hill are being marketed by Kings Hill New Homes, a forum which includes Kings Hill developer Liberty Property Trust, Kent County Council and house builders developing on site at any one time - currently Bellway Homes, Crest Nicholson and Hillreed Homes.

"With house prices so high in London we are seeing people who might traditionally have moved to somewhere larger in the capital choosing to move further out to benefit from good value for money," said Annette Cole, sales and marketing director of Crest Nicholson Eastern.

Currently available at Kings Hill are:

Bellway's 'Signature' collection of two, three, four and five bedroom homes with prices currently ranging from £242,995 - £548,995; Crest Nicholson's 'Woodland Place' two and three-bedroom cottages and four and five bedroom houses from £275,000 -£495,000 and Hillreed's 'The Poppies', a development of two, three, four and five bedroom homes from £264,950 - £539,950.

For more information visit www.kings-hill.com

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For further information, please contact:

Alison Hardy, Maxim on 01892 513033 / Alison@maxim-pr.co.uk

Notes to Editors

· Kings Hill New Homes (KHNH) comprises masterplanning developer, Liberty Property Trust UK (LPTUK), and all homebuilders that have acquired and are actively developing residential sites at Kings Hill - the 800 acre, mixed use community in Kent.

· Ranging from niche to national developers, current members of the forum include Bellway, Hillreed and Crest Nicholson. The group is arguably unlike any other collective of developers at a single location in that it is led by LPTUK (a masterplanning developer, not a homebuilder) and all are equal members. As such KHNH is well placed to speak with one voice, with the credentials to provide meaningful commentary on the new homes development market.

· KHNH developers compete on both design and price to be invited to acquire land and develop at Kings Hill - a process which is overseen from planning to delivery of the finished product, by LPTUK. This masterplan-led approach results in a range of quality housing product, providing an excellent choice for purchasers.

· All developers contribute to the forum and help fund any joint marketing initiatives to promote the sale of new homes at Kings Hill.

· Kent County Council and Liberty Property Trust UK are development partners and together form the 'Kings Hill development partnership'. A s part of its proactive economic development role for Kent, the County Council brings its research expertise and extensive previous experience in enabling residential and commercial development across the county to the Kings Hill New Homes initiative.

· The Government's Help to Buy options include Help to Buy Shared Ownership (often known as 'part buy - part rent' and available to first time buyers who fulfill eligibility criteria) and Help to Buy Equity Loan, as offered by homebuilders within Kings Hill New Homes.

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