9th April 2009 - Berkeley Group Voted Property Awards 2009 'Residential Developer Of The Year'

Berkeley Group Voted Property Awards 2009 'Residential Developer Of The Year' Residential Developer Of The Year I am pleased to inform you that The Berkeley Group received the prestigious 'Residential Developer of the Year' award at the 2009 Property Awards, announced yesterday. Now in their 14th year, the awards, sponsored by Property...
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16th March 2009 - Kennet Island Continues To Offer Couples Their First Step On The Property Ladder

Kennet Island Continues To Offer Couples Their First Step On The Property Ladder With the credit crunch looming, that first step on the property ladder is increasingly difficult for first-time buyers with many young couples and singles having to rely on living with their parents or rented accommodation. David Bennett, 32, and his...
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18th February 2009 - St James Launch Luxury 'Next' Show Home

St James Launch Luxury 'Next' Show Home - (18/02/2009) Despite the economic downturn, homebuyers are still showing interest in the sought after property hotspot of St James, Kennet Island in Reading. To help prospective buyers get a feel for how their new home could look. St James is opening the doors of its first four bedroom show home...
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28th January 2009 - Government Funded Scheme Enables House Sales To Continue In Reading As The Credit Crunch Hits Property Market Countrywide

Government Funded Scheme Enables House Sales To Continue In Reading As The Credit Crunch Hits Property Market Countrywide - (28/01/2009) My Choice HomeBuy scheme - the latest government funded home ownership programme is enabling first time buyers to continue to buy their first home at Reading's Urban Development, Kennet Island. On...
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14th November 2008 - A night of pampering to raise funds for Breast Cancer Research

Ladies of Reading will be able to spend an evening indulging in activities such as chocolate tasting, hair consultations, cooking demonstrations and lingerie shopping at a special event being held on Tuesday 25th November at Kennet Island, whilst raising money for Breast Cancer Research. 'Girls Night In' hosted by St James Homes, will...
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10th October 2008 - Kennet Island Supports National 'Leave Your Car Behind For Just One Day' Scheme - Reading Southside's Environmentally Friendly Urban Village Goes Even Greener

Kennet Island Supports National 'Leave Your Car Behind For Just One Day' Scheme - Reading Southside's Environmentally Friendly Urban Village Goes Even Greener - (10/10/2008) Property developer, St James Homes, creator of Kennet Island, Reading's urban village, is committed to building sustainable communities. As part of its...
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10th October 2008 - First purchaser to buy at Kennet Island under the new MyChoiceHomeBuy Scheme

First purchaser to buy at Kennet Island under the new MyChoiceHomeBuy Scheme - (10/10/2008) Gavin Turner had been renting a flat in Reading for a while. He like many others, aspired to own his own property, but knew that without a 20% deposit, it was just a pipedream. In Summer 2008, he was about to renew the tenancy agreement on his...
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23rd September 2008 - Interest For New Homes At Kennet Island Reading Remains High - Kennet Island Bus Draws Crowds At The Oracle Riverside

Interest For New Homes At Kennet Island Reading Remains High - Kennet Island Bus Draws Crowds At The Oracle Riverside (23/09/2008) If you were out and about Reading at the weekend, you might have spotted one of London's classic double decker buses in town. Travelling in from Reading Southside the St James Homes Kennet Island bus was...
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21st July 2008 - Kennet Island Gets Connected Car Club Sharing Scheme Could Save Each Resident £3,500

Kennet Island Gets Connected Car Club Sharing Scheme Could Save Each Resident £3,500 (21/07/2008) At a ceremony hosted at Kennet Island on Friday, 18th July 2008, St James Thames Valley was delighted to launch Commonwheels, a car club offering an affordable option for essential car trips with access to two VW Polo's without...
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30th June 2008 - St James Employee Awarded NHBC Pride In The Job Quality Award For The Second Time Project Manager Recognised For Work At Kennet Island

St James Employee Awarded NHBC Pride In The Job Quality Award For The Second Time Project Manager Recognised For Work At Kennet Island (30/06/2008) Staff at St James (Thames Valley) continue to set the highest standards with Project Manager Kelvin Morrison just having been awarded the National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the...
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3rd June 2008 - St James Homes Wins National Considerate Constructors Award

St James Homes Wins National Considerate Constructors Award -(03/06/2008)     Developer recognised for efforts made in High Wycombe St James (Thames Valley), continues to raise the bar in 2008, and has just won a Bronze National Considerate Constructors Award for the first time. The Considerate Constructors Scheme...
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6th March 2008 - TVU student sculpture winner announced at Kennet Island

TVU student sculpture winner announced at Kennet Island (06/03/2008) At a ceremony hosted at Kennet Island on Tuesday 4 March 2008, St James Thames Valley was delighted to announce that 'Community Spirit' created by first year FdA Fine Art student Toyah Hollingshead was voted as the winner of the sculpture competition undertaken in...
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23rd February 2008 - First Virtual Reality Homes Launched in Reading

First Virtual Reality Homes Launched in Reading (23/02/2008) In a first for Reading's property market, St James Thames Valley has installed a state-of-the-art touch screen tour system at Kennet Island. 'Touch' means that the future of the Reading's new urban village is at the finger tips of visitors and prospective buyers. The easy to...
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15th January 2008 - TVU student sculpture commission at Kennet Island

TVU student sculpture commission at Kennet Island (15/01/2008) St James Thames Valley has joined forces with Thames Valley University to offer Art and Design students the opportunity to design and develop a community sculpture to be created for Kennet Island. "This partnership with TVU is the latest initiative from St James Thames...
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28th November 2007 - St James Homes Receives National Award For Reading Development

St James Homes Receives National Award For Reading Development (28/11/2007) St James Homes Thames Valley has been awarded a prestigious 'Building For Life' award, recognising design and construction innovation; environmental impact and the creation of a sense of community, at The Manor in the Lower Earley area of Reading. Led by the Home...
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13th September 2007 - Would You Care To Share At Kennet Island?

Would You Care To Share At Kennet Island? (13/09/2007) Keen to help first time buyers struggling to get on the property ladder, Kennet Island, Reading's New Urban Village, will host St James Homes' first ever sharers evening - the 1+1 event. The aim of the event is to bring together people who want to invest in property with...
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19th July 2007 - Cosmopolitan Community Spirit At Kennet Island bbq

Cosmopolitan Community Spirit At Kennet Island bbq (19/07/2007) Last week Reading's new Urban village, Kennet Island, hosted a summer community party to celebrate its first birthday and encourage community spirit and friendships amongst residents. Over 200 existing residents and purchasers joined the St James team for the BBQ and drinks...
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15th June 2007 - Interest 'Through the Roof' For New Release Of Homes At Reading's New Urban Village

Interest 'Through the Roof' For New Release Of Homes At Reading's New Urban Village (15/06/2007) Following the sell-out launch for the first phase of homes at Kennet Island during Easter 2006, (which involved buyers camping overnight in cars in order to secure their plot), St James Homes has today announced the imminent release of a...
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12th April 2007 - Youngest Buyers at Kennet Island buck FTB trend

Youngest Buyers at Kennet Island buck FTB trend (12/04/2007) Aged just 19 and 20 years, newly engaged couple David Mather and Felicity Bell are set to become the youngest home owners at the fast-growing community at Kennet Island, Reading's new urban village. The couple, who have bought a townsuite apartment, are currently both living...
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