PROPERTY developer Hilcreed Homes has launched a new house type, the Hunton, at its latest housing site in Kings Hill, Kent.

Hilcreed's sales and marketing director Dean Markall believes it is important for the company to be forward thinking in their architecture and says the company is excited by the new design.

He said: "New designs are an important part of the company's growth. We always look carefully at every site on which we build to ensure we are creating homes which suit the changing lifestyle of the buyers in the 21st Century.

"It is important to reasses the market place and appreciate formal dining rooms are not necessarily the main criteria when house-hunting, whereas spacious bedrooms, contemporary en-suite facilities and spectacular kitchens are more to people's needs."

The Hunton house type is a three-storey home with a hall, a cloakroom, a kitchen and an open-plan style living/dining room on the ground floor.

The first floor has two bedrooms each with fitted wardrobes and a family bathroom.

On the second floor there is a master bedroom extending to more than 17ft, with en-suite bathroom facilities. There is also a garage.

The Hunton is just one of several new house types scheduled for construction at McArthur Park, Kings Hill.

The development will comprise 84 homes of varying design, size and price. A crescent of homes is planned to include two Appledore-style homes, which include an office for those wishing to work from home and an Egerton property, which is a three-storey townhouse with Georgian-style windows.

Site and house type plans are available for inspection at the development. Call 01732 847788 for more information.