Expert guides, market updates, and everything you need to know about buying a new-build home in the UK
Buying GuidesA comprehensive guide to your new build home demonstration. Learn what the site manager shows you, what to check room-by-room, essential questions to ask, and how to document everything. Includes a printable checklist and tips for a successful pre-completion walkthrough.
Buying GuidesEverything you need to know about leasehold and freehold new build homes in the UK. Covers the ground rent scandal, Leasehold Reform Act protections, cost comparisons, what to check in contracts, estate charges vs service charges, and how to verify tenure before buying.
Buying GuidesThe complete guide to buying a new build family home in the UK. Covers bedroom requirements by family size, garden sizes, school catchments, safety features, storage solutions, and child-friendly estate design to help families find their perfect new build home.
Buying GuidesDiscover why chain-free buying is one of the biggest advantages of new build homes. Compare timelines, understand fall-through risks, explore part-exchange options, and learn how to maximise the chain-free benefit for a stress-free property purchase in the UK.
Buying GuidesA comprehensive guide to reading new build site plans, understanding development phases, interpreting CGIs, and using planning documents. Learn key symbols, plot orientation, phase buying strategies, and how to verify what developers promise against reality.
Buying GuidesUnderstand the Nationally Described Space Standard (NDSS), minimum room sizes for UK new build homes, and how to compare developer floor plans effectively. Learn what to look for when assessing space in a new build property.
Buying GuidesFind out what customisations you can make to your new build home before completion, from kitchen and bathroom upgrades to flooring and electrics. Learn about timing windows, costs, and how to negotiate the best upgrade package.
Buying GuidesLearn how part exchange schemes work for new build homes in the UK. Understand the step-by-step process, eligibility criteria, valuation methods, and how part exchange compares to selling on the open market.
Buying GuidesDiscover what comes as standard in UK new build homes, from kitchens and bathrooms to heating and electrics. Compare standard vs upgraded specifications and learn what to expect from different developer tiers.
Buying GuidesLearn how to choose the best plot on a new build development by evaluating garden orientation, noise levels, privacy, site plan positioning, development phases, and using our weighted scoring framework to compare options.
Buying GuidesA comprehensive guide to every UK new build property type including detached, semi-detached, terraced houses, townhouses, apartments, bungalows, and maisonettes with comparison tables, prices, and advice on choosing the right type.
Buying GuidesLearn how to evaluate UK new build developers using NHBC star ratings, HBF customer satisfaction surveys, build quality assessments, and financial health checks to make a confident and informed buying decision.