New build - Can I choose preferred plot?

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After research the market for months, I fall in love with a particular house type. Because there is no supplies in the older development, I have to buy an off plan new build with Taylor Wimpey.

However, on the website of Taylor Wimpey, they only advertise those plots which are less attractive (position, orientation, garden).

I am just wondering can I pick a particular plot on their site map? Can I still negotiate offers if I pick my preferred plot?

davidmcn

Aren't they only advertising the plots which are still available?

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davidmcn said:

Aren't they only advertising the plots which are still available?

There is a Taylor wimpey development which has 104 plots in total. they advertise over 50% sold. But there are only 5 plots on their website page. And only one plot of my preferred house type. 

theoretica

I suspect they have an order they are going to build in and are only advertising ones from the next batch or so.  But worth asking them about timescales and which other plots will have your preferred house type.

secla

no, they have planning permission to build certain houses on certain plots, there not going to move different styles of houses onto different plots or they would have to resubmit planning permission

getmore4less

Just ask if you can reserve that plot.

warby68

On larger developments plots tend to be released in phases. You don't get the pick of the whole site at any one time.
Go and ask when the next phase is due for release. Sometimes you can register your interest.
If you're after a good deal the time when they are trying to finish selling one phase to move on to the next is good but you're right, they'll tend to be the less attractive plots.

tinytiddles

We have just completed on a Taylor Wimpey property, I would advise you speak to their sales office to ask what is available plot-wise. 

Ours wasn’t listed on the website as a sale had just fallen through but we managed to snap it up before it was re-advertised and it was the very last house of this type on the whole development. 

You can definitely negotiate, in fact you’re in a very strong position when it’s the last one because they want to get shot of it. We managed to get an excellent part-exchange deal on our old house plus incentives to the value of 5% of the purchase price (which is usually the max a lender will accept before affecting the LTV on the mortgage). 

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tinytiddles said:

We have just completed on a Taylor Wimpey property, I would advise you speak to their sales office to ask what is available plot-wise. 

Ours wasn’t listed on the website as a sale had just fallen through but we managed to snap it up before it was re-advertised and it was the very last house of this type on the whole development. 

You can definitely negotiate, in fact you’re in a very strong position when it’s the last one because they want to get shot of it. We managed to get an excellent part-exchange deal on our old house plus incentives to the value of 5% of the purchase price (which is usually the max a lender will accept before affecting the LTV on the mortgage). 

Hi tinytiddles

thanks for your advice and that’s great to hear you received a great deal on your new home.

Did you personalize your new home? Or did you add extra fittings? 

tinytiddles

Thanks, we’re getting there - still a few boxes dotted around! 

We weren’t able to customise the house apart from carpets and vinyls throughout because it was already built (although I have a feeling that the previous purchaser might have ordered some added extras because ours is fitted out a bit differently to next door’s). To be honest having seen the price list, it’s significantly cheaper to do the jobs yourself or get someone in afterwards.
Good luck with your purchase if you choose to go ahead!

OldMusicGuy

secla said:

no, they have planning permission to build certain houses on certain plots, there not going to move different styles of houses onto different plots or they would have to resubmit planning permission

Just be aware this can happen. We are buying on a new build development and the developers changed the house style of several of the later builds. They submitted a planning application to do this for just the changes and that was passed pretty quickly. So do not assume things won't change on later phases of the development.

Like tinytiddles said, the best thing to do is to visit the sales office. They will be able to tell you how the phases of the development are being released so you will be able to see what other plots with your house style are likely to come up soon. If they know they can get a reservation for a particular house on a particular plot they probably won't change that. On our development they changed the house style of some of the later houses to a style that was selling better than the original.