Article: New Build Buyer's Guide Launched to Save Buyers From New Build 'Snags' Nightmare.

Article: When your house isn't watertight, and neither is the cover ...
The Independent on Sunday;  February 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... potential problems with seemingly watertight warranties. New-build guarantees last 10 years and are issued by three ... standards," says Catriona Bright, a partner at New Build Inspections, a company that examines new developments for defects ...

Article: COMMENT: Don't dismiss all new-build property.
Mortgage Strategy;  March 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Lenders are turning their noses up at new-build deals but in a diverse market they should ... according to its merits, says Mark Harris New-build has become less attractive to lenders ... exposure to the market accordingly. Yet the new-build sector is far more diverse than the stance ...

Article: Should new-build valuations be based on those of ...
Mortgage Strategy;  February 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Lenders want to value new-build properties more realistically but our ... competitors, we have decided to value new-build properties on a second-hand basis ... properties as a benchmark when valuing new-build developments. This is because we are ...

Article: If you were thinking of buying property, would you consider ...
Mortgage Strategy;  February 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ...New-build properties have come under fire in the ... exposed the incentives used to inflate new-build prices, further sullying the reputation ... in a position to buy but there are no new-build apartments I've seen in London that ...

Article: Agents warn there's no quick profit for new-build ...
Evening News - Scotland;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... PROPERTY experts have warned owners of new-build flats in Edinburgh they may make next ... department in Edinburgh, warned the owners of new-build flats they may not share in the soaring prices. He said: "When you get too much new-build then it makes it difficult for the person ...

Article: Home: New build deals are a bargain; home ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Tim Twiddy WITH so many new build projects on the go and activity in the ... are paying the asking price. Buying a new build can be beneficial from a peace of mind ... Although arranging a mortgage for a new build is similar to arranging finance for most ...

Article: The advantages of new-build; The ...
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  September 12, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... IN the current economic climate, the new-build homes market may prove to offer some ... financial incentives which can make a new-build property a very attractive prospect ... from the outset when you are buying a new-build property that all types of incentives ...