Testimonials

“What I like most is the build standard of the houses and that the staff have all been very friendly and helpful.”

“There is some immediate kerb appeal.”
The houses are well presented. We were happy with the general condition of our home when we moved in, having only minimal snagging. The inside and outside had been cleaned to a high standard; the gardens were all turfed and fences erected. Small areas of grassland have been incorporated in the site for children’s play areas, including a walkway around the outside, thus providing some immediate facilities. There’s a good mix of houses designs which maintains the overall kerb appeal of Parish Meadows. We really did our homework before buying here. It was good to know that many things were included in the purchase price.

It’s a friendly community that’s in the middle of everything.
Symington is very central for Troon, Prestwick and Ayr which are all about ten minutes by car. We have supermarkets, retails parks and car Dealerships nearby, and a convenient Co-op on the development itself. For families with young children, the school in Symington has a good reputation, and good schools for older children aren’t far away. We also have the added bonus of only being a few minutes away from several the beaches.

I’d definitely recommend Stewart Milne Homes...
...because of the good value for money.

“We moved from our old house into a shiny, new one.”

“The outlook of our house is over old, established trees and a brook.”
We already lived in Sandbach, but on a main road in a cottage. Moving here, we’ve already noticed how much quieter it is. It’s such a small development and it feels like part of the village. Rather than building houses everywhere, they’ve left quite a lot of open space and a good amount of green, like a big field at the front of the estate. They’re making an effort to add features like a bridge over the brook and footpaths actually linking us to the village and they’re also putting in a small park for the kids.

“Whilst show homes are beautiful, you don’t know what to expect until you buy; we were pleasantly surprised with the quality.”
Our home has an excellent finish in terms of the paintwork and the quality of the tiling, certainly better than other developers. The layout also creates a good amount of space. Downstairs we have a big kitchen and dining room, and it’s nice and open with the double doors going out into the garden. Our garden is bigger than we expected, a really decent size. We worried about parking because you hear such awful things about new estates and the lack of space creating congestion on the pavements, but here it's been a nice surprise that that they have provided enough parking for everyone.

I’d definitely recommend Stewart Milne Homes...
...because compared to other estates we have looked around, the quality is better and the standard of fittings and fixtures is better.

“We’ve made Den View home very quickly.”

Den View is a great place to live.
We have found that Den View is a great place to live. We are still classified as being in Aberdeen, but we are also close to the countryside. We have great access to the city thanks to the new western bypass road. The area is receiving lots of investment, including new schools, communal parks, walkways as well as new restaurants to complement the state-of-the-art business park, Prime Four. Not to mention Aberdeen FC’s new football stadium will also be within a short walking distance.

Den View itself is very sympathetic to the topography of where it is built, and Stewart Milne Homes hasn’t just tried to put as many houses on the land as possible, like some other developers have.

I have space for everything now and options for the future.
My property is split over three storeys, even though it looks like a two-storey home, because of how well Stewart Milne Homes has used the topography of the area. On my ground floor, I have a massive kitchen/living area where we have space for our big dining table with 6 chairs, large sofa, jukebox and everything else. We have two small dogs and they love running around down there. From here we have triple bi-fold doors that open out onto the south facing decking and garden area. We also have Velux Cabrio windows from our master bedroom which are so stylish and such a great feature.

Stewart Milne Homes has built our home with a flexible design in mind. There is an additional, separate lounge on the middle floor which we could change into a fourth bedroom if needed. In fact, they offer the option of changing the huge top floor master bedroom into two smaller rooms which we could use in the future.

We have had excellent customer service.
Stewart Milne Homes has been great to deal with. If we have had any concerns, someone has immediately got back to us. On one occasion, we raised an issue with the slope on the driveway and within a week it had been dug up and rectified.

I’d definitely recommend Stewart Milne Homes...
...because we love our new home. Stewart Milne Homes has been open to negotiation and we love the friendly nature of their staff and managers. You're not just a number; you're looked after personally.

“I’m a new build kind of guy. It was just walk in and unpack, and that really suited us.”

“We went to a lot of new build places in the area, but this home had a better flow to it.”
I love the layout of my house with the whole open plan kitchen and family area. It’s modern and convenient living. All the appliances are SMEG, so high specification, and there are extra touches like curtains, and lights and plants in the garden.

“Even though it’s a new build development it’s in a pretty, rural area, so that’s quite a benefit.”
We’re on the outskirts of town and close to the M6, which is great for work. It’s still developing, and they’ll be including a park for everyone, so that will be nice. There really is a family feel here too. Halloween was a real community event, and now that it’s Christmas everyone has their lights up.

“If I was to talk about one thing that stood out in the whole process, it would be the support and guidance I had throughout the purchase.”
The team on site was really hands on by chasing the solicitors for us. They were reassuring, super supportive and incredibly flexible. It was nothing short of exceptional.

I’d definitely recommend Stewart Milne Homes...
...because they have been very professional, and I’m pleased with the standard of finish. The homes are value for money too.

“A lot of families have moved onto Upton Pines and we’ve met a lot of people; it’s very friendly and we feel safe.”

“We’re close to everything here.”
It’s easy for us with the local shops around the corner and takeaways and cafes just up the road. The school isn’t too far away, and we have a hospital close by too. There are a lot of things for kids, like a little park. They are also building another, bigger park with a lake area and a path around it. Our daughter is fifteen months old and it will be nice to walk around the lake with her and feed the ducks.

“We’re very happy.”
When we came up to have a look around we dealt with Kate in Sales, and she explained everything. We were impressed with the quality of the homes, for example, the fixtures and fittings. The kitchen appliances are SMEG, so that’s a particularly good make. Now that we’re in we have had continuing support. The builders on site are friendly and talk to us, always asking if we need any help. We’ve really enjoyed living here so far.

I’d definitely recommend Stewart Milne Homes...
...because my friends in the area are already looking for houses and the properties they've got would suit their needs.

“Stewart Milne Homes has been a breath of fresh air.”

“Our development is just down a private road, so it’s really peaceful and secluded.”
They’ve done well with the houses, designing them with great space that you can do anything with, so they are ideal for families. Also, a lot of new houses are featureless, but these have charm and character in addition to being modern. On our plot, we have a nice, double garage with bedrooms above it and we really enjoy the double doors opening to our Juliet balcony. We can just relax round the table up in our bedroom with it open fully, having coffee and looking out onto the meadow.

“They’ve taken green belt land and thought about how they could enhance the non-green belt land right next to it.”
As we’re right next to the green belt we have easy access to a lot of good walking, and it’s convenient to have a pub close by as well. When the building work is done, they’ve also designed it so there will be two ponds attached. Of the two, one will be filled permanently and the other one will catch rainwater naturally. It’s very well planned.

“People we bought from in the past were pretty ropey and not interested, but even up to now the support from Stewart Milne Homes has been really good.”
I had no reservations before we moved in and that was all down to the girls I dealt with. It was specifically Kate in Sales, and the support has been continuous. They introduced me to everyone first, so I knew who they were and had that clarity, so I haven’t been afraid to ask questions at all. Their customer service has been brilliant in keeping me informed and being more than willing to go out of their way to assist us with anything we needed.

“The builders are still very attentive with anything we pick up on.”
The Assistant Site Manager, Jamie, has been a fantastic help. He’s got my personal email address and work email address, and he’s made sure that irrespective of where I am I’m in the loop with even the smallest thing. He’s been there for our every need and we’ve not been left wanting. On the wider development, work is also ongoing. They do a great job of keeping it up and keeping the roads clean.

I’d definitely recommend Stewart Milne Homes...
...because we bought our first house seven years ago, so we have that to compare it with and compared to moving into that house this is ten-fold better.

“I like clean, crisp, new houses so the fact that it’s a new build definitely plays a part in it.”

“For me, it’s the overall design and the workmanship of the build.”
The appearance of our home is pleasing to the eye and we’re impressed with the quality. Rather than investing in an old property to get things right and to our standard, everything here is new. We also had the chance to choose the house type we wanted, the type of kitchen and flooring, and we had the chance to upgrade the appliances or make changes to the house. We chose to have a through door from the dining room to the garage. This has definitely been tailored to what we wanted, and they even went above and beyond with the fencing and turf in our garden. With other builders you don’t get that.

“I like that it’s a small, quiet development.”
I moved from a village, so I was looking for something similar to the area I lived in. This is more of a town, but I like the idea that it’s a cul-de-sac so there are no through roads. It reduces traffic, so the only people who come down our road are the ones that are going there. As you drive in, you can see that they’ve done well with the communal landscaped area. We live directly opposite from it, so we’re quite lucky looking onto such a nice feature.

“I was happy with the Sales team and Site Management team.”
Our Sales Representative, Angela, and Site Manager had a proactive and helpful approach.
If there were any issues they were more than willing to help, and they couldn’t do enough for us. The sales process was very straight forward. Angela talked us through every step of the way and she was always quite clear of what was happening and what would be next.

I’d definitely recommend Stewart Milne Homes...
...because I think if you review it from an overall global point of view I'm generally satisfied with the workmanship, the help of sales team and how easy it was to buy the house. The Site Management on site were very helpful and really nice with us. It's been a fairly easy, straightforward process for us.

“Every house is unique and really well built, and the location is perfect.”

“We’ve lived all across Scotland, in the West coast and in the North East, but here is really accessible for everything.”
We moved close by here almost two years ago and we knew friends from the area that said it was a really nice place because of the community. It has a good reputation. We don’t have kids, but it’s kid friendly here. I work with the schools in the area, so I know they are really good. We’re close to the town, Perth, Glasgow and the countryside. There are farms around us and we’re only about a forty-five minute drive from the Highlands, so we’re able to walk there every weekend, taking our dogs out into the hills. It’s great.

I’d definitely recommend Stewart Milne Homes...
...because I like the house. It seems good quality and the service has been really good.

“It’s a nice, quiet area on the edge of town, so you get the combination of being close enough to the town to be in it, but far enough away to have a wonderful, peaceful life.”

“We had a general concern about new build properties, versus existing properties.”
We’d never purchased a brand-new house and we saw articles in the press about poor workmanship. The homes on Monarchs Rise don’t even come close to that. We were happy to see that the quality of the buildings is very good. When we first moved in they gave us a tour around the house where we were shown how everything worked and in the first couple of months we had regular visits from the Site Manager. They made sure there were no issues with the house. Any small issues were resolved very, very quickly. If it wasn’t done in the same day, it was done in a couple of days.

“The general landscape gives a spacious feel to the area.”
We were looking to down-size and this is the perfect location for us. Driving into the main estate on our road there are grassy areas separating the road and pavement before the main gardens of the houses, so it doesn’t feel closed in. Even though they are building houses directly across the road, we hear very little noise because of the excellent insulation, and there isn’t much noise about anyway so it’s a very enjoyable and calm place to stay.

I’d recommend Stewart Milne Homes...
...because I have had no problems with them.

“Winterley Gardens feels like a quiet and peaceful, rural village, not like a new development with millions of houses everywhere you look.”

“It has the nice finishing touches that you don’t usually expect.”
It certainly doesn’t feel like all the houses are on top of each other, and they’ve taken the time to add green space to the development. There’s a park going through the back, a small playground, plenty of flower beds and all the trees have been left at the front of the development. The communal space is quite nice, and we feel like we’re part of the village as they’ve connected us to the bridge here. It’s nice and quiet and everybody is friendly.

“Initially, we were worried because we’d heard horror stories about new build houses, but we didn’t have any problems at all.”
A quick inspection was done and what was important was that we felt like we were listened to. Although there were a few small issues that popped up, they were dealt with effectively. Everything was sorted out really quickly.

I’d definitely recommend Stewart Milne Homes...
...because I think the whole process was hassle free and the house quality against other developers is better than what we have seen.