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Jobs and homes boost for North West

In a major boost to the local economy, leading house building group, Barratt Developments, which incorporates both Barratt Homes Manchester and David Wilson Homes (DWH) North West, has announced that it is to support around 1500 extra jobs across the region in 2016, with the construction of over 900 homes on new land acquired in the North West. This brings the total number of homes to be built by Barratt this year in the region to around 1400.

Barratt and DWH already have a large number of successful developments in the North West including Cottam Meadow in Preston, Winnington Village in Northwich and Blundell’s Wood in Chorley.

The new developments include The Spinnings in Kirkham, Tarleton Lock, Tarleton , Haddington Park, Tarporley and Stapeley Gardens, Nantwich. The Group predominately employs local sub-contractors and tradesmen – so local businesses and people will benefit directly from the jobs.

The announcement of expansion plans coincides with Barratt receiving a major national award from the Home Builders Federation (HBF). The house builder has achieved a 90% customer satisfaction score and 5 star rating after it took part in a nationwide survey of 45,000 homebuyers. Barratt Developments is the only major national housebuilder to have been awarded the maximum 5 star rating for seven years in a row.

Barratt Developments Central Region MD, Bernard Rooney, said: “We have seen demand for new homes expand very quickly over the year and the new sites we are opening mean that there will be more choice for local buyers. A buoyant housing market is good news for the local economy as in addition to the local construction jobs created by building the new homes, the local people who move into the new housing will also spend their wages locally. This means a significant boost for local retailers as well. It’s exactly what this area needs.”

A full list of new Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes sites can be viewed on:

www.barratthomes.co.uk and www.dwh.co.uk

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