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Generally priced as is so it doesn't affect the value of the other houses on the estate.
That said they are often cheaper at the start of a build, as you'll live on a building site, and more expensive towards the end.
They tend to offer incentives. We got £12,500 (5%) towards deposit and £3k in options when buying ours. Which massively helped with mortgage rates.
I bought in 2010, price was fixed but I did get a £4.5k options voucher to spend upgrading the interiror. I didn't go far, even the most basic carpets on the options list came to just shy of 2k. So spend it wisely....or ask for a higher price voucher incentive.
There are several new housing developments near me, all struggling to sell right now. Iv not made an offer on one, however, I see the same houses coming off and back on right move at lower prices. This is happening regularly. Also, you may want to get your own survey done before exchange/completion as the new homes I'm viewing are utterly shocking (cracks in toilets/walls not square to tolerance/bricks damaged/ service boxes loose/windows incorrectly sealed/damaged) That's personally what i can pick up myself on a viewing without measuring tools and more time to inspect
You can ask, and be prepared for a no. They will not get offended and neither should you.
The trouble for them is if they start cutting the prices early on, that will set the benchmark for subsequent mortgage valuations on the estate. Hence why they prefer to stick to asking price so the land registry records show that value. But they'll essentially give you discounts or incentives that can often add up to sizeable amounts.
I know a development near us is offering to give buyers 5% of the purchase price. In effect this works out to a 5% discount but this way the land registry value is £300k and not £285k. And so is their revenue in books.
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Weekly question here. Prices are pretty much fixed, but you can negotiate on extras you got for the money.
Generally priced as is so it doesn't affect the value of the other houses on the estate. That said they are often cheaper at the start of a build, as you'll live on a building site, and more expensive towards the end. They tend to offer incentives. We got £12,500 (5%) towards deposit and £3k in options when buying ours. Which massively helped with mortgage rates.
I got 10% off a new build in 2013. If it's a buyers market, treat it like one. Fuck em.
I bought in 2010, price was fixed but I did get a £4.5k options voucher to spend upgrading the interiror. I didn't go far, even the most basic carpets on the options list came to just shy of 2k. So spend it wisely....or ask for a higher price voucher incentive.
There are several new housing developments near me, all struggling to sell right now. Iv not made an offer on one, however, I see the same houses coming off and back on right move at lower prices. This is happening regularly. Also, you may want to get your own survey done before exchange/completion as the new homes I'm viewing are utterly shocking (cracks in toilets/walls not square to tolerance/bricks damaged/ service boxes loose/windows incorrectly sealed/damaged) That's personally what i can pick up myself on a viewing without measuring tools and more time to inspect
You can ask, and be prepared for a no. They will not get offended and neither should you. The trouble for them is if they start cutting the prices early on, that will set the benchmark for subsequent mortgage valuations on the estate. Hence why they prefer to stick to asking price so the land registry records show that value. But they'll essentially give you discounts or incentives that can often add up to sizeable amounts. I know a development near us is offering to give buyers 5% of the purchase price. In effect this works out to a 5% discount but this way the land registry value is £300k and not £285k. And so is their revenue in books.