Considering Buying a New Build?

Opening the door on a new house is a wonderful feeling.   It smells fresh, like a blank canvass.  There’s no one else’s imprint on it and let’s face it a new house is more energy efficient reducing your bills before you’ve moved in.

A newly built home is proving more and more popular in the United Kingdom due to the fact that they are constructed for modern living and as such are well planned allowing for today’s lifestyles, being environmentally friendly and more economical to run.  In most cases when buying a new build the customer gets to choose fittings such as flooring, kitchen cupboards and tiles in the bathrooms which all add to the feeling of ownership.  A new build allows you to add touches that make your house individual right from the start.

Some buyers find it daunting taking on a newly built house as it means developing the garden from scratch and waiting whilst the estate or area is completed before you see the true value of the property but today’s builders are aware of all that and more than happy to work out a plan that suits the buyer (within guidelines) to overcome these worries.  Most builders will turf your garden for you and some even add shrubs and fencing so all that’s left for you to do is enjoy beautifying it!  These days kitchens are integral and have the white goods fitted as part of the overall house price so you don’t have to worry about that either and if you buy early enough ie:  off plan, you could also request changes to layout if necessary.

New builds are generally planned with the local amenities in mind so you know you’ll have good access to schools, shops, bus routes and main arterial roads as well as hospitals and libraries.  All this is good for the resale value of a new build but to maximise the profit on a new build you really need to buy off plan and be prepared to wait for the estate to be fully developed.  Builders usually have offers that reflect the phase of building on an estate eg:  if you’re one of the first to buy the offer should be the most competitive one.

Things to consider when buying a new build include:

- At what phase are you buying in?

- How long will it take for all phases to be completed?

- When will the roads be tarred?

- What size are the neighbouring plots?

- What amenities are close by?

- What choices do you have on interior?

- Do the rooms have built in cupboards?

- Are white good included?

- What deals is the builder offering at which phase?

Some builders  are known to offer all sorts of deals on new builds even taking your old house off you as a part exchange so, if you’re really wanting to move on up and modernise why wait?  Take advantage of the upswing in the market and get the home you’ve always wanted.  What puts the cherry on top is that a new build comes with structural guarantees protecting you from any nasty surprises!