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AFTER BUILD


NEVER ALLOW COST TO GET IN THE WAY OF GREAT SERVICE!
It has become significantly harder to get a mortgage than it was a decade ago ....
John James
Feb 27, 20253 min read


THE DNA OF A BUILD DEFECT.
One of the biproducts of providing after care is the accumulation of data. Capturing information to assist our management of new homes...
Mark Hicklin
Jun 4, 20246 min read


DO I NEED SNAGGING - THE DEVELOPER'S CONUNDRUM?
This is a desperately simple question to answer (YES of course you need to snag) and an equally difficult one to write about. Why – well...
Mark Hicklin
Jun 4, 20247 min read


KEEPING OVERHEADS UNDER CONTROL IS MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER!
Did you know, if you’re building anything between 5 and 50 plots a year, you’re likely to be paying between 8 to 20 times more than you...
Mark Hicklin
Apr 25, 20232 min read


BUY AFTERCARE OR EMERGENCY COVER ON LINE NOW
Now you can buy aftercare and emergency cover online and be set up in a matter of hours. It couldn't be simpler! Follow this link to...
Mark Hicklin
Mar 31, 20231 min read


WHEN DOES GREAT SERVICE START?
As a new home developer or housebuilder, where would you say great after care starts? We would say it starts before legal completion, at...
Mark Hicklin
Nov 30, 20223 min read


HOW DO YOU HANDLE HANDOVERS?
One of the most common responses to this question is …. ‘We get the site manager to do it’. And our heart sinks at that remark. He may be...
Mark Hicklin
Nov 30, 20222 min read


THE TRUE ECONOMICS OF NEW HOMES AFTER CARE
There is a cost to after care, it isn’t free. Any developer who believes that they can avoid this will be disappointed as the need to...
Mark Hicklin
Mar 18, 20223 min read


A LAUDABLE AND MUCH NEEDED CODE THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE INDUSTRY IN ALL THE RIGHT WAYS
This year, and in all probability the next couple, will be transformative for the new homes sector. Despite all best endeavours from...
Mark Hicklin
Mar 17, 20225 min read


SITE SERVICES BOOM!
Olivia joined After Build in October of this year. She’s a recent graduate of Durham university and has worked on a diverse range of...
Mark Hicklin
Nov 27, 20204 min read


AHEAD OF THE CURVE
We can successfully diagnose a defect in Salford Quays from Burgess Hill or Bangkok … In April 2020, statistics released by the UK’s...
Mark Hicklin
Nov 27, 20204 min read


STUCK IN A HOLE?
From time to time, we meet developers when they are on their knees. They pick up the phone and call us because a couple of properties, a...
Mark Hicklin
Nov 27, 20204 min read


ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS FIRST
As you are well aware, customers these days expect more than ever before. They want to know that you care about them and that they are...
Mark Hicklin
Feb 17, 20203 min read


REAL COST OF AFTER CARE
Just like anything else a business needs to pay for … insurance, IT, recruitment, training, marketing, etc., there is a cost to providing...
Mark Hicklin
May 6, 20193 min read


BENEFITS OF OUTSOURCING AFTER CARE
Providing exceptional customer service is an essential part of your business. However, this can involve the costs of extra resources,...
Mark Hicklin
Apr 3, 20192 min read


OUTSOURCE CUSTOMER CARE - WHY NOT?
As an outsource service provider we’ve heard developers concerns over outsourcing their customer care – and it’s almost always about...
Mark Hicklin
Jan 22, 20181 min read


SITE SERVICES OFFER
And the offers just keep on coming! We’ve had such great feedback on our first January Sale Offering that we’ve decided to extend it, not...
Mark Hicklin
Jan 8, 20181 min read


LAUNCH OF NEW FLAGSHIP SERVICES
It’s quite a time to be a house builder; the pressure of a better and more exclusive product being produced in greater volumes than ever...
Mark Hicklin
Nov 27, 20171 min read


15 YEARS OF NEW BUILD CUSTOMER CARE
It’s been an eventful growth curve, having run a pilot, launched the service, endured an unprecedented downturn and ultimately evolved to...
Mark Hicklin
Nov 27, 20172 min read


AFTER BUILD - CHANGES TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The new-homes sector is under no less pressure than it has ever been to grow output and improve quality. It is this climate that has...
Mark Hicklin
Aug 21, 20172 min read
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