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Reasons to Buy a New House or Home

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Reasons to Buy a New House or Home:

Many first time and retirement home-buyers are choosing newly built properties because of the ecological quality, environmental sustainability and range of choice a new build home offers. These reasons provide enough of a compunction to opt for a new home rather than an older property.

New Home Quality

New housing developments are built to such high safety standards with modern quality materials that meet increasingly strict regulations. This brings many benefits to owners of new homes.

New Housing Safety Standards

Today developers use fire resistant building materials and fit circuit breakers as well as fire and smoke alarms as standard.

New Build Security

Modern locks and alarms are fitted to many new homes that also means lower house and contents insurance premiums.

Space efficiency

Many new build homes are designed with the needs of modern day living in mind, using space efficiently and effectively.

Built for life-long living

Some new homes are designed to meet the needs of an aging population, the elderly and even consider the disabled, which means you can probably stay in your home however your future pans out!

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Peace of mind

Most new houses have a comprehensive ten-year warranty on the structure, giving you peace of mind about the build quality of your home. Many new homes are protected by the National House-Building Council's (NHBC) 10-year 'Buildmark' warranty and insurance. The NHBC's primary role is as a standard-setter and regulator for the housing construction industry. The NHBC registers house-builders, inspects their homes and promotes best practice, and are continually striving to elevate housing standards. 'Buildmark' provides comprehensive protection for the new home owner, and insurance if any problems arise. Some developers use other warranty providers and will furnish you with full details of the warranty in place.

Sustainable and eco-friendly designs

New homes today are designed to minimise waste and to work in balance with the global environment. This usually means lower running costs for temperature control compared to traditional homes, and just a more eco-friendly way of living.

Energy efficiency

The heating and insulation installed in new homes makes them, on average, four times more energy-efficient than most older buildings. This means lower running costs and reduced pollution from greenhouse gases.

Water efficiency

Water efficient fittings in new homes minimise domestic water consumption.

Flood control

Particular attention is given to more efficient, and often sustainable, drain and sewer systems to greatly reduce the risk of flooding.

Recycling urban land

Many new homes are now being built on brownfield or recycled land. We are sure just about everyone has seen homes being built where old factories or warehouses once stood. The land is carefully cleaned through a process of remediation before building begins. These urban locations are typically close to shops, public transport and other amenities so home owners are less reliant on their own transport. The measures above contribute to a new home that will meet your needs while respecting the local environment. Many developments have achieved the very high environmental standards demanded by the GreenLeaf Housing Awards. Other development projects have even been praised by the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust, the Tree Council and the National Urban Forestry Unit for their positive attitude towards the environment.

Choice

Contemporary designs with high specifications and value for money all come as standard today in the UK's new home developments, offering plenty of variety to suit different personal tastes and needs.

Variety

new properties range from loft-style apartments through to spacious family houses; detached, semi-detached, terraced, townhouses, bungalows, penthouses and retirement properties.

No fuss

Most new homes these days come with fitted kitchens and bathrooms. Buyers are thereby spared the expense and hassle of modernising or redecorating an older property, and you can enjoy your brand new home where you can start living straight away.

Choice

Buyers can choose their own fittings and fixtures for their new homes, and have a choice of finishes too in most cases.

Clean canvas

Remember you don't have to live with a previous owner's decor when buying a new build home. Instead, you can create your ideal home according to your individual tastes.

Your schedule

Another advantage when you buy a new home, is that you can move in as soon as it is finished. There are no selling chains to consider so the whole process should be much less stressful. And you may even be able to negotiate a part exchange deal on your old home, eliminating the expense and hassle of selling through an estate agent.

We believe new build properties give you the opportunity to create your ideal home with the minimum of fuss and expense. Now what do you think?