It does mean that we often sell at below the market price for an area." As a further incentive, Annington has offers such as funding the 5 per cent deposit and giving money back on surveys and legal fees.This inevitably fuels demand and some buyers cash in early on their investment. At Lee-on-the-Solent in Hampshire, Annington sold 33 properties near the seafront by mid-afternoon on the launch day in March at a starting price of around £80,000. These are beginning to appear for sale in the £90,000s.Near Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre, Anglohouse Scotland is redeveloping 127 ex-RAF homes. On a site close to the Machrihanish golf course, a challenging alternative to Scotland's more famous courses and voted Best First Hole in the world by top golfers, the houses are being snapped up by Southerners and Scots alike. The prices range from £29,950 for a two-bedroom to £52,000 for a four-bedroom house.All the houses have been redecorated, many with new kitchens and bathrooms and some with conservatories and decks There is generous storage, a rarity in new houses.

Timber cladding, new porches and fresh paint have turned the grey institutional feel of service quarters into a bright development, the Sound of Kintyre. Newly-planted palm trees give an idea of the temperate climate in this area, where rainfall is low. A leisure centre is planned for all-year round use and there is a regular local bus service.A flight onto the peninsula brings you in over the sea, long white beaches and unspoilt Campbeltown. The airport ­ where it was once proposed to land a space shuttle ­ has the second longest runway in Europe. Local flights put Glasgow within half an hour.Among the buyers, a strong contingent will be drawn there by the sailing, walking and golf. As a holiday spot, Peter Blacker, managing director of Anglohouse Scotland, recognises its potential for letting and proposes setting up a management and rental service. The prices have already attracted more than 500 inquiries and eight sales, and a further 11 houses are being released this weekend as part of the first phase of 40.

Regular caravanners along the coast are among those who want to buy since the costs are comparable to their own mobile living quarters.The transition from service community to mixed village-style community takes time, but at Mannamead in Plymouth, three weeks of bonding under canvas has speeded up the process."We have already planned our first barbeque," says Jaki Sidwill. "I have now got to know some of my neighbours, and it's lovely to move into a new area with a group of people that you like."That will be some consolation for the queues building up at Camberley, Surrey, this weekend.Sound of Kintyre: sales office (01586 820478) www.soundofkintyre or Aylesford (020-7727 6663); Annington sales information: (0800 0273009) or www.annington.co.uk. Use it or lose it" often applies to life, love and property ­ listed buildings excepted. The Twin Towers that have been the pride of Wembley may soon become a white elephant. Quick and easy online searches for all yourproperty needs Use it or lose it" often applies to life, love and property ­ listed buildings excepted. The Twin Towers that have been the pride of Wembley may soon become a white elephant. "The stadium itself isn't listed but the towers are," says Nick Barron, the Football Association's press officer.