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Moved in: 2024
Development: The Wickets, Desborough
The first residents to move into The Wickets in Desborough were sold on their new home after discovering it offered an additional benefit which they weren’t initially aware of.
Kim Crichlow, 37, and Jason Hewitt, 42, were looking for a home which would be a welcoming place to host gatherings for all their large wider family and found that the place they had their eye on – a three-bedroom semi-detached property in our Carnation house style – was part of the Ashberry Homes Life collection of accessible housing.
All the homes at The Wickets have step-free access, larger halls and landings and additional storage, as well as the capability for downstairs cloakrooms to be turned into shower rooms, giving greater flexibility for customers throughout their lifetime, regardless of age or abilities.
While the couple don’t require these adaptations themselves, they are conscious that certain family members are likely to use wheelchairs in the coming years. Discovering that the house had these features clinched it for them, because they want their whole family to feel comfortable and be able to spend time in their home easily.
As well as being more accessible and adaptable for wheelchair users, each home at The Wickets will also have solar panels and Google Nest thermostats to help residents minimise their fuel bills, as well as Google Nest doorbells and electric vehicle charging points.
Kim says: “I had seen the house at the top of the road, and I thought that’s the home we need to go and see. When we went to see the house, I fell in love with it as soon as we got to the top of the drive. It’s a gorgeous house and I very much wanted a three-bed semi-detached.”
They were impressed by the friendly and professional customer service when sales advisor, Rob Blockley, showed them around. Once their purchase was under way, Kim says he was always approachable, easy to get in touch with, and quick to respond to ‘even the smallest of questions’.
Kim says: “I remember on our first visit Rob telling us that the house comes with an electric vehicle charging point, which is good for me, and he also explained that the house is designed and built around wheelchair users. It hadn’t crossed my mind before, but when Rob said that my ears pricked up and I thought that’s another tick.”