Christmas could come early for househunters as developers lay on a raft of special offers to tempt them to part with their cash.

Taylor Wimpey is offering a discount on the five-bedroom show house at Orwell Grange, Sutton Courtenay.

Reserve by December 4 and they will take £15,000 off, bringing the price down to £565,000.

The company is also offering to pay removal costs and give £10,000 to spend on optional extras. For more information, contact agents Carter Jonas on 01865 511444 or visit carterjonas.co.uk Beres Homes is offering to pay the five per cent deposit for buyers at its new development in Wallingford.

The first five of nine two-bedroom properties are on the market, with prices from £189,950-£215,000.

Free drinks and mince pies are also on offer on Saturday, December 3, from 11am-2pm at an open day at the development in Charter Way.

For more information, contact agents Allen & Harris on 01491 835135 or visit sequence homes.co.uk Meanwhile, David Wilson Homes says it is still possible to buy a home at Windmill Place in Thame and move in time for Christmas.

The company is offering part-exchange deals on its three and four-bedroom houses, with prices starting from £299,995.

For more information, visit dwh.co.uk or call 01844 260606.

Finally, Pegasus retirement homes will pay four years’ worth of electricity bills for anyone who buys an apartment at Pegasus Court, in Wantage, before the end of March 2012.

Prices start from £184,950. Call 01235 767929 for more information.