IN A BID to beat those winter blues, Keepmoat Homes North East is offering five per cent deposit paid on selected plots and developments.

This includes starter homes, family homes and properties for those looking to upgrade or downsize.

Currently building across the North-East, Keepmoat Homes specialises in properties predominantly for the first and second-time buyer markets.

At High View, in Blaydon, buyers can snap up a two bedroom home for £120,995.

Aiming to help first-time buyers on to the property ladder at The Willows, in Bowburn, two-bedroom houses are available for under £100,000. All properties come equipped with tiled kitchen and bathroom, smoke detector, double glazing and energy efficient heating and appliances as standard.

Despite the economic climate, Keepmoat Homes is confident that it can work with house-hunters to secure the financial packages and necessary support to make a home purchase.

Knowing that a tight budget can only be stretched so far, the builder is also offering a shared-equity p r o g r a m m e and has recently been accepted as an approved provider of a governmentbacked home initiative, which is set to be launched early this year.

For more information or to register your interest call 0191 487 3800.

Keepmoat Homes developments include High View at Blaydon (0191 414 7598) and Parklands at Bowburn (0845 872 4205). These sites are open Thursday to Monday 10am-4.30pm.

Bishops Walk at Newton Hall (0845 872 4201) is open Friday to Sunday 10am-4.30pm. For more information or to arrange a visit to The Willows at Bowburn call 0845 872 4205). For The Croft at Consett, Oakridge at Burnhope, Southcroft Park at Stanley, Millfields at Sherburn Hill and Westfields at West Rainton, call 0845 873 1131).