Finding new build sites

AdrianC

notafan wrote: »

To find new build developer sites(by the national developers) before any building has begun.

Now I'm really confused. Why?

It's to buy not build.

The developers will advertise the sites in plenty of time for you to buy when they're ready. How do you know in advance that they'll build the type of house you want at a price you want to pay?

elverson

Most developers will advertise in the local paper and on their own websites as soon as they release the properties for sale - which can be before construction has begun.

However, just because a site has planning permission for housing doesn't mean that the housing will be built as developers sometimes sit on the site for years.

Hou

A lot of the big builders have listed sites they are building or are plannng to build on. I know TW and Persimmon have "Coming soon" pins on their maps when you go on their site

buglawton

Drive around looking out for building site signs! A local site near me has never advertised its new builds online or through an EA. But it did have a hoarding up at an early stage. At some point a sales office in a showhome was open. Every built unit is already owned and occupied without apparently having been advertised online or via an EA.

Derboy

Most council planning portals have a search function. I used to search for various developer names and that would show you the planning application along with all relevant documents such as the street plan and examples of house models etc.

Haylescom

If you have a specific area in mind you can look up planning permission. The site I've just bought on was in the pipeline for years due to a number of ojections from local residents.

buglawton

From a moneysavingexpert perspective, new builds are not the best value - smaller garden, rooms and storage, real risk of 10% depreciation in year one before starting to appreciate again. Look at 5 year old houses to avoid depreciation risk, look at earlier than 1970s build for better basic building and location.