Shrewd investors would do well to check out Bellway's Carlton Mews development on Rockingham Road, Corby, where the house builder is selling a range of two and three bedroom apartments starting in price from, £83,495.

The development has excellent investment potential; Carlton Mews is situated close to the town centre where new local shopping and entertainment facilities are offered along with bars, restaurants and a number of other shops catering for day to day needs. Close by there is also a sports complex offering an Olympic sized swimming pool, gym, athletics facilities as well as an indoor and outdoor tennis centre.

In terms of transport there is a fast and frequent train service into St Pancras International with a journey time of 1 hour and 10 minutes.  The A14 which links through to the M1 and A1 is just 6 miles distant and the county town of Northampton is less than 20 miles away.

The apartments are highly specified to match investor needs and include, luxury fitted kitchens with integrated fridge freezer, washing machine, dishwasher and quartz worktops. As part of Bellway's investor incentive, all rooms include fitted carpets, blinds and curtains; in addition to a complete professionally fitted furniture package, so the apartments are ready to rent from day one.

Bellway estimate returns of between 7.2% - 7.9% which based upon an apartment costing £83,495 will result in an income of between £500 - £550 per month, in addition Bellway will contribute £1,000 towards legal fees and £500 towards survey fees.