New builds

Phaelok

Hi all,

If you were in a position to buy a new build, would you go with the optional extras that the developers suggest (upgrades to kitchen/carpets etc) or would you do this yourself?

Thanks

marksoton

Personally i'd never buy a new build.

But hypothetically i'd source my own deals and tradesmen.

bigfreddiel

marksoton wrote: »

Personally i'd never buy a new build.

But hypothetically i'd source my own deals and tradesmen.

I agree, you also find new builds are often bought by buy to let people, they rent easily. Do you want to live amongst renters or homeowners?

Cheers fj

Thrugelmir

Sometimes easier to have the work done while the property is being built.

Tygermoth

Research your builder (i am buying, not BTL). Mine has a bit of scrappy rep. When i went round to speak to the residents of the first phase they advised the builders didn't take enough care and attention sorting upgrades and took a dogs age (and a tonne of nagging) to put it right.

Nearly everyone said it wasn't worth it. If you get and pay your own workmen you have more chance of them taking care as its not a conveyor belt of houses where you are a bit work contractor on site for a few days.

Jon_B_2

If you negotiate it all to the purchase price - no brainer. Yes the carpets they lay aren't the greatest, but you can upgrade as and when required.

baxt3r

You'll find the cost for most extras will be very high.

We're buying a new build at the moment and I popped in to see how much adding some sliding doors on a recess for a wardrobe would be and it was very high.

I can buy the doors for a fraction of the price and even if I didn't fit them myself then a local tradesman would still be a significant saving.

DragonQ

We briefly entertained the idea of a new build before deciding that it was out of our price range. We did see that the prices of all the optional extras were crazy high though. I suppose the counter-argument is that anything fitted as part of the build would be covered under the 10 year warranty.

Jon_B_2

DragonQ wrote: »

We briefly entertained the idea of a new build before deciding that it was out of our price range. We did see that the prices of all the optional extras were crazy high though. I suppose the counter-argument is that anything fitted as part of the build would be covered under the 10 year warranty.

Wrong - only the building itself is covered by the NHBC guarantee.

PalacePurple

new build s have tiny rooms and are timber framed mostly . best houses are 70s or 80s build,solid
me thinks

PalacePurple

and parkings a nightmare