With mortgage rates going through the roof recently, getting onto the housing ladder can seem out of reach for many people.

So discovering you could buy a stylish and sustainable home with a 20% reduction from market value might be cause for celebration.

If you live or work around Exeter, have a joint income of less than £80,000, and are currently struggling to afford a house on the open market, this might be your chance.

Four homes in the award-winning Nexa Fields development in Pinhoe are now being offered at this substantially discounted price.

These aren’t your run-of-the-mill properties either. These are high-tech homes designed for the pleasure and comfort of their owners at no cost to the planet.

Sleek design, quality materials and high-spec kitchens are married to intelligent technology – solar panels, heat pumps and super-insulation.

Their exceptional sustainability credentials also come with another huge benefit. The annual energy bill for the next five years will be exactly zero pounds and zero pence.

What is 'Zero Bills'?

Zero Bills is a new initiative developed by award-winning local housebuilders Verto and Octopus Energy.

Raising the bar for sustainable housebuilding, Zero Bills could have a monumental impact on both personal finances and planetary carbon emissions.

The 20% discount on the purchase price equates to a saving of between £81,000 and £91,000 depending on which property you’re interested in.

Add this to an estimated annual saving of £3,458 on energy bills (based on switching from a typical dual-fuel household) and it won’t be long until you’re over £100,000 better off.

'Winner of Winners'

The homes at Nexa Fields won ‘Winner of Winners’ at the 2023 Exeter Property Awards where judges commented that Verto set 'the gold standard for green homes'.

This cuts straight to the heart of what Verto’s co-founders Tom Carr and Ric Pearce have set out to do.

As Tom explained: “Our goal is to build homes which don’t harm the planet and make them available to everybody.

“So we’re proud to offer our latest homes with a 20% discount for those it benefits the most.”

It’s no surprise then that, despite the reduced price tag, there’s no compromise on the technology put to work behind the scenes.

And it’s this ingenuity in design that means neither the owner nor the planet ends up paying an ongoing price.

Find out more

Just four homes are available in Nexa Fields at 80% market rate. Prices start at £324,000. To find out more, visit vertohomes.com, email sales@vertohomes.com or call 01872 672237.

Terms and conditions apply. Verto Homes guarantees zero energy bills for at least five years and all homes at Nexa Fields are set up with Octopus to benefit from the initiative. If you exceed the "Fair Use Allowance" (10,000kwh), you will be billed at the Flexible Octopus unit rate, with billing done on an annual basis. For further information, see vertohomes.com/zero-bills