Persimmon Homes

During the summer Mrs B and I purchased our new home. It was our first experience of having bought a brand new house and in a way we were quite reckless- I mean how many people buy a house without even looking at it? Our house was just a building plot when we decided we were going to buy it but our experience although quite stressful was definitely worth while and worth the risk! About Persimmon Persimmon Homes have over 400 sites in the UK and build over 10,000 new homes every year. They were founded in 1972 and now are a huge building firm with offices around the UK. They build and design ... more

A lot of people knock Persimmon Homes, as they do with most home builders. It may be that I've been lucky, or it might just be that people prefer to complain, but I've had very few problems and, four months down the line, am more than happy with my purchase. My Fiancée and I made the decision to buy a Persimmon property back in February when we saw their new developments advertised in the local paper. Not only was there no deposit required (which was vital for me as I'm notoriously bad at saving!), they were also offering a "Helping Hand Shared Equity Scheme". The idea of this is that you buy ... more