Potential purchasers interested in a new two-bedroom home at The Laureates in Cockermouth are being urged to move quickly after a flurry of sales of two-beds at the development mean there are just two left to buy.

Perfect for first-time buyers, these final two-beds are available with Help to Buy: Equity Loan support, which requires just a 5% deposit to buy a new home.

The homes available are the Betjeman and the Colley. The Betjeman is a semi-detached featuring a long welcoming hallway, living/dining room with French windows on to a rear garden with paved patio and a master bedroom to the rear. It is priced at £174,950.

The Colley is also a semi-detached property which has its kitchen conveniently located off the living area, a master bedroom to the front of the house and a lobby from the kitchen to the large downstairs toilet and rear garden. It is for sale at £176,950.

Both properties offer the potential to use the second bedroom as a home office with double sockets and a phone point, alongside high-quality finishes including a Bosch fan-assisted oven with gas hob, double-glazed windows and French doors, integrated fridge-freezer and washing machine and spotlights to the kitchen, bathroom and cloakroom.

With a Help to Buy: Equity Loan covering 20% of the initial purchase price, the Betjeman can be purchased with a deposit of just of £8,747 and the Colley £8,847, with a 75% mortgage for the balance.

Those who take advantage of Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme at The Laureates in the next few weeks will be able to settle into their new home before the new year.

Clare Noakes, regional sales director at Lovell, said: “The Laureates has been a massive hit with first-time buyers who, with the support of Help to Buy, have been able to get on the property ladder in a location which they may have previously thought was out of their price range.

“Phase two at The Laureates is now under way but these are the last two two-bedroom homes which will ever be available on this site, as our future phases feature three, four and five-bedroom homes, so this really is the last chance to buy a two-bed starter home at this fantastic development.”