Why Buy a New Home?

Many home-buyers are choosing newly built properties because of the quality, sustainability and choice they offer. These provide compelling reasons to opt for a new home rather than an older property:

• Quality New developments - are built to high safety standards with quality materials to meet increasingly strict regulations. This brings many benefits to owners of new homes.
• Safety - developers use fire resistant materials and fit circuit breakers, and fire and smoke alarms as standard
• Security - the modern locks and alarms fitted new homes also means lower house and contents insurance premiums.
• Peace of mind - the comprehensive ten-year warranty on most new houses gives you peace of mind about the quality of your home.
• Space efficient - new homes are designed to meet the needs of modern day living, so use space efficiently and effectively.
• Life-long living - new homes are designed to meet the needs of the elderly and disabled, which means you can stay in your home whatever your future needs.

To find out more about new developments in your area, register your details or contact your local branch

Most new homes are protected by the National House-Building Council's (NHBC) 10-year Buildmark warranty and insurance. NHBC's primary role is as a standard-setter and regulator to the home-construction industry.

It registers house-builders, inspects homes and promotes best practice, and continually strives to raise standards. Buildmark provides comprehensive protection for new home owners, and insurance if problems arise. Some developers use other warranty providers and can give you full details of the warranty in place.