LOCAL estate agency Connells is delighted to announce that Tracey Ball, based in its Sutton Coldfield branch, has been promoted to New Homes Partner for the agent’s Midlands region.

The promotion comes on the back of a very successful year for new homes sales in 2013 which saw soaring confidence from buyers on the back of Help to Buy and greater mortgage availability.

Tracey, who has worked for Connells’ new homes team for over a decade, is thrilled to receive her promotion, especially following such a busy and successful year. She is looking forward to even greater interest from buyers in the months ahead, as well as working with developers and house builders to deliver the new homes needed to meet demand.

“It’s great to be recognised for my hard work last year at Connells New Homes in Birmingham and across the Midlands,” says Tracey. “Having dedicated land and new homes teams in addition to our estate agency branches is a key priority for Connells, both locally and nationwide. We have long standing relationships with most of the UK’s leading house builders and work with these organisations to deliver some fantastic properties to the market.”

As well as being promoted, Tracey recently celebrated a decade working for Connells. During her time with the company she has focused exclusively on the new homes market so has a lot of experience and expertise to offer when it comes to selling brand new properties.

“The new homes market is very buoyant in and around Birmingham and for good reason,” Tracey explains. “The launch of the Help to Buy scheme last year opened doors for many home buyers, some of whom would not have been able to purchase a property without it. In 2014, we expect the benefit of this scheme to continue and hope to introduce a number of new and exciting developments to buyers in the months ahead.”