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New Non- Executive Director

22 December 2000

New Non- Executive Director

The Board of Countryside Properties Plc is pleased to announce that Mark J Boleat has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1st January 2001 in succession to Peter H Qu...


Essex Property Developer Scoops Web Site Award

21 December 2000

Essex Property Developer Scoops Web Site Award

Essex-based developer, Countryside Properties has been awarded the 2000 ProShare Award for the 'Best Web Site for the Private Investor - for a company with a market capitalisation below ...


Looking Out For A Large Garden And A New Home

11 December 2000

Looking Out For A Large Garden And A New Home

Countryside Residential's Parr Woods development at Grappenhall Heys is now offering some of its most prime plots for sale. Five of these prestigious homes enjoy a fantastic position at the...


Christmas Carols At Winwick Park

11 December 2000

Christmas Carols At Winwick Park

Children from Winwick Primary School marked the expansion of Winwick village by switching on the Christmas tree lights at the new Winwick Park development. At the invitation of developers Co...


2000 Preliminary Results

30 November 2000

2000 Preliminary Results

Countryside Properties PLC, one of the largest housebuilders in the South-East, and with growing activities in the South West and North West of England, announces Preliminary Results for the...


2000 Preliminary Results to be Announced.

27 November 2000

2000 Preliminary Results to be Announced.

Countryside's Preliminary Results for year ended 30th September 2000 will be announced on Thursday 30th November. Full results will be available on this website.


New Head Of Sales And Marketing For Countryside Residential

20 November 2000

New Head Of Sales And Marketing For Countryside Residential

As part of its continued expansion in the North West, Countryside Residential has appointed Ann Lever as Associate Director responsible for sales and marketing. Ann has over 17 years experie...


Green Development Is Wildlife Haven

17 November 2000

Green Development Is Wildlife Haven

Countryside Properties is embarking on an impressive nature conservation project within one of its new developments in the boroughs of Crewe and Nantwich, in the heart of the Cheshire countr...


Copthorn Homes Bring Down Kent And Surrey

17 November 2000

Copthorn Homes Bring Down Kent And Surrey

Innovative housebuilder Copthorn Homes has brought down 'Kent' and 'Surrey', two 12-storey tower blocks in Penge, South East London. The demolition of Kent Towers and Surrey Towers, built in...


Glazed In Hertforshire

6 November 2000

Glazed In Hertforshire

A variety of highly innovative new homes demonstrating exciting 21st Century designs, have been launched for sale at Brooches Mead, Great Ashby, near Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Copthorn Homes...


Commitment To Quality And Customer Care

6 November 2000

Commitment To Quality And Customer Care

Copthorn Homes, a member of the Countryside Group, has been named Best Medium-Size Housebuilder of the Year at the What House? Awards, which was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lan...


Multiple industrial lettings by Countryside Commercial

2 November 2000

Multiple industrial lettings by Countryside Commercial

Countryside Properties PLC ("Countryside"), the South-East based residential and commercial property developer, announces multiple lettings on industrial developments in London and Reading....


Countryside Properties PLC and Whitecliff

30 October 2000

Countryside Properties PLC and Whitecliff

Countryside Properties' subsidiary Copthorn Homes Ltd and Whitecliff Properties have recently received planning permission for the first phase of their joint venture project to create a subs...


Levick House, Coval Wells, Chelmsford office development let and sold for £9.2 million

19 October 2000

Levick House, Coval Wells, Chelmsford office development let and sold for £9.2 million

Countryside Properties PLC ("Countryside"), the South-East based residential and commercial property developer, announces that it has let and sold its new 3,073.4 sq m (33,000 sq ft) office...


Georgian Style Is Reborn In Royal Tunbridge Wells

3 October 2000

Georgian Style Is Reborn In Royal Tunbridge Wells

Georgian style property is in Vogue, according to Countryside Residential, who has been receiving glowing feedback from visitors to its exclusive development of just seven executive Georgian...


Property Prices Continue To Rise In North West

3 October 2000

Property Prices Continue To Rise In North West

A new price level has been set for new homes in the North West England, with the sale of a new five bedrroom detached home at Parr Woods, Grappenhall Heys, Warrington for £428,500. This...


Further Expansion Of Countryside Residential's South West Division

3 October 2000

Further Expansion Of Countryside Residential's South West Division

Countryside Properties PLC ("Countryside"), the South-East based residential and commercial property developer, announces that its subsidiary, Countryside Residential, is expanding further i...


The First Ever TV Series On Creating A New Community

29 September 2000

The First Ever TV Series On Creating A New Community

The first ever TV series to be produced on the creation of a new community, as well as how new homes are designed, planned and built, is about to appear on Discovery Home and Leisure. On the...


New Buyer Aims To Make The Most Of His Appointmet

21 September 2000

New Buyer Aims To Make The Most Of His Appointmet

Enjoying a busy life and keeping on his toes is the aim of Countryside Residential's new member of staff Adrian Wallace and, being one of the latest recruits to the Company's Leatherhead off...


New Land Buyer Likes The Company So Much He Has Bought One Of Their Homes

21 September 2000

New Land Buyer Likes The Company So Much He Has Bought One Of Their Homes

Fourteen years of estate agency experience and a particular interest in land and new homes have given Land Buyer, Andrew Cook, a thorough understanding of superior design and workmanship in...


Sustainable Building Wins Design Award

7 September 2000

Sustainable Building Wins Design Award

Essex may not be known for its mountains and hill breezes, but local children will soon be able to go mountaineering, and the county will get a wind turbine, allowing at least one public bui...


Custom House

4 September 2000

Custom House

This is the stunning bird's eye view of Bristol's waterfront which will be enjoyed by residents at Countryside Residential's prestigious Custom House apartments in the heart of the city. An...


Gone In A Flash

4 September 2000

Gone In A Flash

Linden Gardens, Countryside Residential's latest development in Royal Tunbridge Wells, received a fantastic response from prospective purchasers at its recent launch. The outstanding Georgia...


New Wildlife Reserve At Long Ashton

29 August 2000

New Wildlife Reserve At Long Ashton

Wildlife will be protected with a nature reserve on a luxury new development by Countryside Residential at Long Ashton, on the outskirts of Bristol. Specialist management of the land on the...


Design Excellence Recognised

23 August 2000

Design Excellence Recognised

By excelling in all areas of planning, design and construction of a new development, Countryside Residential has won another highly acclaimed award. Thorley Lane, which comprises 'Regents Sq...


Little Abigale Opens New View Home

23 August 2000

Little Abigale Opens New View Home

Little Abigale Osborn was a VIP for the afternoon when she officially opened the new View Home at Countryside Residential's prestigious development 'The Village' in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, near Ye...


5,000 Balloons Launch New Show Homes At Connaught Brook, Wychwood Park

16 August 2000

5,000 Balloons Launch New Show Homes At Connaught Brook, Wychwood Park

This weekend (27th August) the launch of 5,000 balloons will mark the opening of three stunning new show homes at Countryside Residential (North West) Ltd's Connaught Brook development, the...


Sales Success Brings Show Home Onto The Market

10 August 2000

Sales Success Brings Show Home Onto The Market

The superb show home in an exclusive development at Llangattock, near Crickhowell, is now for sale - one of only three properties remaining for sale at this much sought-after development by...


Big Cardiff Welcome For New Countryside Homes

10 August 2000

Big Cardiff Welcome For New Countryside Homes

A prestigious new development of town houses and semi-detached properties received an outstanding welcome at a special preview in Cardiff last weekend. Scores of house-hunters flocked to Wed...


A New Community In Cheshire

7 August 2000

A New Community In Cheshire

A new community is being created in Cheshire on a 714-acre development, situated in the boroughs of Crewe and Nantwich, in the heart of the Cheshire countryside. Countryside Residential (Nor...


Marketing Manager Appointment

7 August 2000

Marketing Manager Appointment

Success breeds success and so it is no surprise that the recent activity in the property market has led to the further expansion of the Countryside Residential (South Thames) Ltd. team with...


The Walled Garden Proves A Winner

3 August 2000

The Walled Garden Proves A Winner

The Walled Garden, a prestigious new development by Countryside Residential (South West) Ltd in Brackley, near Banbury, has proved an instant winner with three homes reserved on the opening...


Maritime discovers a rare talent

1 August 2000

Maritime discovers a rare talent

When Sue and Bill Cowling purchased one of developer, Countryside Maritime's new waterside town houses at St Mary's Island, the Chatham developer was not immediately aware of the unusual tal...


Building for the Future

28 July 2000

Building for the Future

Local schoolchildren learned a valuable lesson in building for the future when they visited the exclusive new Churchfield development of luxury homes being constructed by Countryside Residen...


New Penthouses for Sale in Cheltenham

28 July 2000

New Penthouses for Sale in Cheltenham

Four magnificent new duplex penthouses are now for sale at Countryside Residential's prestigious Wellington Place development in the heart of Cheltenham. They combine the renowned elegance a...


Housing Design Award 2000 for Countryside Residential

28 July 2000

Housing Design Award 2000 for Countryside Residential

Countryside Residential (North Thames) Ltd has won one of only four Housing Design Awards 2000 for The Village and Regents Square, St Michaels Mead, Bishop's Stortford. The developments rece...


Five Hundred Years of History Guarantees Contemporary Lifestyle

27 July 2000

Five Hundred Years of History Guarantees Contemporary Lifestyle

The opportunity to acquire a home in the historical surroundings of Forest Row, steeped in centuries of history, was formally marked earlier this month when Countryside Residential (South Th...


The Ascot Flies the Flag

27 July 2000

The Ascot Flies the Flag

Following the enthusiastic response to its recent open weekend at Kings Hill Villages Countryside Residential (South Thames Ltd.) has launched a number of its Ascot type homes. The demand fo...


Refreshingly Different, Said Judge.

19 July 2000

Refreshingly Different, Said Judge.

The 'winner of winners' award, also known as the 'Evening Standard New Home of the Year award 2000', has just been awarded to Countryside Residential (North Thames) Ltd, at the ninth Evening...


New Homes On Former Hospital Site

19 July 2000

New Homes On Former Hospital Site

An £80 million joint venture between Countryside Residential (North Thames) Ltd. and Crest Homes (Eastern) Ltd. on the site of the former Warley Hospital in Brentwood, Essex has just re...


Live The Good Life!

19 July 2000

Live The Good Life!

Countryside Residential is offering five purchasers the opportunity to own a private paddock in addition to their garden at Churchfield (Mae Maes yr Eglwys), the company's development in the...


East London Design Innovation

19 July 2000

East London Design Innovation

Award-winning developer, Copthorn Homes has already taken five thousand enquiries from applicants in eager anticipation of the opening of The Chronos Building in Mile End Road, London, E1. T...


Light, Spacious Living In Islington

19 July 2000

Light, Spacious Living In Islington

Apartments featuring conservatories were amongst the first 30 homes to be released for sale on Saturday 24th June at New River Green, Islington, N1. This was the grand launch of Copthorn Hom...


Contemporary Living With  A Historic Past

19 July 2000

Contemporary Living With A Historic Past

The Hoffmann Buildings, a development of Grade II listed Georgian and Victorian buildings which were formerly known as the City & Islington College of furniture design, are being convert...


From Essex To Sussex - Giant Dolls House Moves Home

19 July 2000

From Essex To Sussex - Giant Dolls House Moves Home

Children at the Fellowship of St Nicolas's 'After School Club' were delighted when a stunning, four foot tall dolls house was donated to them by housebuilder Countryside Properties Plc. The...


Copthorn Homes Named Regional Housebuilder Of The Year

19 July 2000

Copthorn Homes Named Regional Housebuilder Of The Year

Copthorn Homes, a member of the Countryside Group, has been named Regional Housebuilder of the Year in the prestigious 2000 Building Awards. In a fiercely competitive field, Copthorn Homes w...


Open House In Bishops Stortford!

19 July 2000

Open House In Bishops Stortford!

On 22nd July, Countryside Residential (North Thames) Ltd. will be opening its doors to the public who are invited to visit its spectacular new show home at Butlers Tye, St Michaels Mead, Bis...


Bishop's Stortford Residents Go Interior Designed!

19 July 2000

Bishop's Stortford Residents Go Interior Designed!

A free consultation with a highly acclaimed interior design company is being offered by Countryside Residential (North Thames) Ltd. to early purchasers of houses at Butler's Tye, a new devel...


Breathing New Life Into Bristol's Docks

19 July 2000

Breathing New Life Into Bristol's Docks

As part of their commitment to building on brownfield sites, Countryside Residential (South West) Ltd. is giving a new lease of life to part of Bristol's former city docks with The Custom Ho...


Suburban Elegance

19 July 2000

Suburban Elegance

Five magnificent new houses are to be created in Arkley, one of the most exclusive of London's leafy suburban pockets, tucked away to the east of the A1 between Totteridge and Barnet. This i...


New Homes In The Heart Of Royal Tunbridge Wells

19 July 2000

New Homes In The Heart Of Royal Tunbridge Wells

'Regional Housebuilder of the Year', Copthorn Homes, is soon to make its first mark in Kent, with the forthcoming development of a former brownfield site located in the heart of historic Roy...


Britain's First Developer For Investing In People

19 July 2000

Britain's First Developer For Investing In People

Countryside Properties PLC, recently became the first major housebuilder across its entire operations, to be accredited with the 'Investors in People' award. Graham Cherry, Chief Executive o...


Schools Influence Home Movers

19 July 2000

Schools Influence Home Movers

Yeoman's Croft, Countryside Residential's development of five family houses, located 200 yards from Bookham Village's thriving high street, and in the catchment area of some of the top perfo...


Georgian Style Is Reborn In Royal Tunbridge Wells

19 July 2000

Georgian Style Is Reborn In Royal Tunbridge Wells

Designs reflecting the classic architecture of the Georgian era have been incorporated into homes at Linden Gardens, an exclusive development of just seven new executive homes by Countryside...


Racing Home

18 July 2000

Racing Home

Countryside Residential (South Thames) Ltd. has just received planning permission for 10 substantial new homes to be built in one of the most sought after areas in the South East, located di...


Prestigious Coastal Houses In The North West

17 July 2000

Prestigious Coastal Houses In The North West

Very close to the famous Royal Birkdale golf course near Southport, with attractive sandy beaches beyond, planning permission has recently been granted for Countryside Residential (North Wes...


Countryside: Investors in People

11 July 2000

Countryside: Investors in People

The Group is committed to its employees and to the Training and Enterprise Council's Investors In People initiative. The Group seeks to improve the skills and qualities of all its staff by:...


Workspace Joint Venture

11 July 2000

Workspace Joint Venture

Urban Regeneration at Three Mills East London film studios continues with residential scheme Workspace Group PLC ("Workspace"), the small business landlord, announces a joint venture with Co...


Another Success For Countryside

15 June 2000

Another Success For Countryside

Countryside Residential (North West) Limited's Overdale development at Woolton Village, Liverpool, has proved a great success for the company and the final purchasers are now ready to comple...


ES New Home of the Year Award

5 June 2000

ES New Home of the Year Award

The 'winner of winners' award, also known as the 'Evening Standard New Home of the Year award 2000', has just been awarded to Countryside Residential (North Thames) Ltd, at the ninth Evening...


BRITAIN’S FIRST DEVELOPER FOR INVESTING IN PEOPLE

1 June 2000

BRITAIN’S FIRST DEVELOPER FOR INVESTING IN PEOPLE

Countryside Properties PLC, recently became the first major housebuilder across its entire operations, to be accredited with the 'Investors in People' award. Graham Cherry, Chief Executive...


Britain’s First Developer For Investing In People

1 June 2000

Britain’s First Developer For Investing In People

Countryside Properties PLC, recently became the first major housebuilder across its entire operations, to be accredited with the 'Investors in People' award. Graham Cherry, Chief Executive...


Major mixed use development sites of 22.5 acres secured in London

30 May 2000

Major mixed use development sites of 22.5 acres secured in London

Merton Abbey Mills Countryside has secured this 9.5 acre site by part purchase and part option. The Group is proposing a mixed development comprising more than 300 residential apartments, a...


Major Plans Unveiled for Revitalising the Elephant & Castle

11 May 2000

Major Plans Unveiled for Revitalising the Elephant & Castle

Upholding the Urban Renaissance principles of the Urban Task Force, LAC intend to develop a scheme that will help tackle social exclusion and promote mixed, healthy and sustainable c...


London Amsterdam Countryside

11 May 2000

London Amsterdam Countryside

London and Amsterdam Developments Limited have a wide range of experience in large, mixed use and retail developments. The Directors of the company have been responsible for major proj...


Offices pre-let and forward sold within major mixed use scheme

25 April 2000

Offices pre-let and forward sold within major mixed use scheme

Countryside Properties PLC, the South-East based residential and commercial property developer, announces that it has fully pre-let and forward sold its new 4,763.9 sq m (51,279 sq ft)...


Copthorn - Regional Housebuilder of the Year

19 April 2000

Copthorn - Regional Housebuilder of the Year

Copthorn Homes, a member of the Countryside Group, has been named Regional Housebuilder of the Year in the prestigious 2000 Building Awards. In a fiercely competitive field, Copthorn Homes w...


Prize Homes at Countryside

19 April 2000

Prize Homes at Countryside

Countryside Maritime walked away with the award for 'Best Use of a Brownfield Site for Housing' which went to their stunning new 350-acre waterside development at St Mary's Island, Cha...


Commercial Property Letting & Investment Sale

31 March 2000

Commercial Property Letting & Investment Sale

The on-line financial services group, The eXchange Holdings plc have taken a 15 year 10 month lease at a rent of £24.50 per sq.ft. equating to an annual rent of £1.3 million....


Directors' Share Dealings

29 March 2000

Directors' Share Dealings

Following these purchases, the aggregate beneficial interest of AH Cherry, GS Cherry and RS Cherry, which includes 4,226,833 ordinary shares which are commonly held by each of them, is...


Deputy Prime Minister Starts Sales At Greenwich

23 March 2000

Deputy Prime Minister Starts Sales At Greenwich

As the Deputy Prime Minister toured the facilities at the Centre, the project director of Greenwich Millennium Village Ltd, Ross Hammond, commented; "Greenwich Millennium Village wil...


Historic Home In The Cotswolds

14 March 2000

Historic Home In The Cotswolds

The 19th Century Old Ropery has just opened as the show home centrepiece of a high quality development, which also includes a converted cottage from the same era and two new houses, wh...


Last Home At The Orchard

14 March 2000

Last Home At The Orchard

The Orchard development of seven individually-designed homes was built on an historic site, which has been the scene of occupation since the Iron Age, and has attracted immediate inter...


Edwardian Success

14 March 2000

Edwardian Success

The public are being invited to visit the development in Belvedere Place and look round these beautifully appointed and luxurious two-bedroom homes, which range in price from £160...


Sales Success At Parr Woods

23 February 2000

Sales Success At Parr Woods

Parr Woods is a development of 31 three storey houses situated on land which originally formed part of an estate owned by Joseph Charlton Parr, a noted banker and founder of Parrs Bank...


For The First Time In Fifty Years Kidbrooke Lodge Is For Sale

21 February 2000

For The First Time In Fifty Years Kidbrooke Lodge Is For Sale

The property, which is a Grade II listed cottage dating back to the 16th century, is one of exceptional charm and character, with a wealth of fine features such as exposed beams, an In...


The Cranbrook Takes Centre Stage At Nevill Grange

21 February 2000

The Cranbrook Takes Centre Stage At Nevill Grange

Being unveiled on 22nd and 23rd January 2000 the Cranbrook is being heralded as a simply stunning declaration of design, architecture and interior skills, all coming together to create...


Domestic Training Gets The Thumbs Up From Countryside Sales Team

21 February 2000

Domestic Training Gets The Thumbs Up From Countryside Sales Team

The team, who are not adverse to revealing their sense of fun, recently accepted an invitation from one of their suppliers, Commodore Kitchens, to visit its showroom and test drive the...


'No Contest' For Countryside

21 February 2000

'No Contest' For Countryside

Mike and Mary Easun, have lived in their delightful character cottage close to Bookham High Street for 41 years and were looking forward to enjoying a carefree retirement, with no inte...


House Hunting from Home Progresses

15 February 2000

House Hunting from Home Progresses

This information has been collated from the Company’s 48 developments which are currently active throughout the South East, South West, South Wales and the North West. To increa...


AGM Statement and Major Commercial Letting

10 February 2000

AGM Statement and Major Commercial Letting

"I am pleased to inform shareholders that the progress achieved by the Group over the past few years is continuing. "Whilst recent and expected further increases in interest rates have slowe...


Upstairs, Downstairs at Beaulieu Park

10 February 2000

Upstairs, Downstairs at Beaulieu Park

'The Boleyn' is a detached house laid out over three floors providing generous space and the added luxury of separate formal and informal entertaining areas. The house is adapted in su...


Last Houses at the Village

9 February 2000

Last Houses at the Village

'The Village', one of Countryside Residential's most popular developments of 76 new homes at St Michaels Mead, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, has only six houses still available for sale...


New Opportunities in the North of England

31 January 2000

New Opportunities in the North of England

The site was formerly Winwick Hospital, a mental institution built circa. 1899 and although the hospital is well known throughout Warrington and the surrounding area, few have had the opport...


Last of

31 January 2000

Last of "The Aragons"

Helen Moore, Sales and Marketing Director of Countryside Residential (North Thames) Ltd. comments, "We would like local residents to visit Beaulieu Park as we feel the development itself exe...


Job of a Lifetime for Winwick Park Team

31 January 2000

Job of a Lifetime for Winwick Park Team

Countryside Residential (North West) Limited are building luxurious three, four and five bedroom luxury properties in a new community village - the first of its kind in the region - an...


Sales Success at Parr Woods

28 January 2000

Sales Success at Parr Woods

Parr Woods consists of 31 homes, with prices ranging from £335,000 to over £400,000 and these luxury three storey properties have proved very popular. Now an additional six p...


Welcome to Winwick Park, Warrington - Homes for the truly discerning

28 January 2000

Welcome to Winwick Park, Warrington - Homes for the truly discerning

At Winwick Park Countryside will be developing an imaginatively designed new community the likes of which have not been seen before in this region. Charles Meynell, Sal...


Successful Launch for Countryside at Overdale

28 January 2000

Successful Launch for Countryside at Overdale

Overdale is a prestigious development of four- and-five-bedroom detached properties occupying a prime position in one of Liverpool's most attractive villages. Charles Meynell,...


Secluded Mews to be Launched at Beaulieu Park

28 January 2000

Secluded Mews to be Launched at Beaulieu Park

Crown Mews is located within a secluded part of the 55 acre Beaulieu Park estate, and will feature two to five bedroom detached and semi-detached houses. All of the nine homes are individual...


Part Exchange Your Home This Weekend with Countryside Residential

28 January 2000

Part Exchange Your Home This Weekend with Countryside Residential

Countryside Residential (NorthWest) Limited is offering 105% part exchange this weekend only. This applies to the first 150,000 (100% thereafter) on any part-exchange offer as...


Countryside Properties Partnership Plan

10 January 2000

Countryside Properties Partnership Plan

The Trustees of Countryside Properties Plc Employee Trust have made on the 11 January 2000 the following awards to Directors of Countryside Properties Plc under the Countryside Properties P...




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