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Nov 30, 2022
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HAVE WE HAD BETTER ENDS TO A YEAR?

Well yes, for sure, but let’s not get down about it. It appears that 2023 could be a difficult year for house sales and that just focuses...

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Nov 30, 2022
3 min

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...

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Nov 30, 2022
2 min

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...

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Oct 24, 2022
3 min

THE REAL COST OF AFTER CARE

The typical developer who manages their own after care is likely or not, spending a great deal more money in this pursuit, than they are...

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Oct 21, 2022
3 min

THE DEVELOPER'S DILEMMA

There are easier ways to make a living than as a property developer, particularly in today’s climate. The rewards can be significant, but...

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APP BASED SOLUTION TO COST EFFECTIVE AFTER CARE

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Oct 4, 2022
1 min

APP BASED SOLUTION TO COST EFFECTIVE AFTER CARE

Our approach to providing professional, reliable after care is based on the unique homeowner app: "Managing Your New Home". Free to...

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Jul 18, 2022
3 min

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL

You must be of a certain age to remember Pink Floyd’s epic rock opera ‘Wall’ (1979), either way, there aren’t enough bricks in this...

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Apr 1, 2022
1 min

NEW APPOINTMENTS AT THE NHQB

Five senior appointments have been announced today, a significant step as the organisation gears up to register developers throughout the...

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Mar 30, 2022
2 min

COMMUNICATION IS SO IMPORTANT

As a world we are more connected today than at any time in the history of mankind, and yet in some instances we’re still very poor at...

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Mar 30, 2022
2 min

HOW WE MANAGE A DEVELOPER'S CONTRACTORS

If you read our previous article on the Occupant Portal, you’ll recall that we make clear, no matter how smart technology is, it needs...

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TECHNOLOGY ALONE IS NOT THE ANSWER–BUT WITHOUT IT NO RESOURCE CAN PERFORM EFFECTIVELY

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Mar 30, 2022
2 min

TECHNOLOGY ALONE IS NOT THE ANSWER–BUT WITHOUT IT NO RESOURCE CAN PERFORM EFFECTIVELY

After Build has invested a great deal in technology over more recent years – but for the record, nowhere near as much as we invest in our...

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SO, YOU'VE LEGALLY COMPLETED - NOW WHAT?

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Mar 30, 2022
3 min

SO, YOU'VE LEGALLY COMPLETED - NOW WHAT?

Customer service (generally) in the UK does not have a great reputation. This is highlighted in research which estimates UK businesses...

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Mar 28, 2022
2 min

SNAG MANAGEMENT

Best laid plans and all that! Sometimes problems arise that throw an enormous great spanner in the works. We have witnessed quite a bit...

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Mar 28, 2022
3 min

WHAT IS A QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTION

Without question the single greatest difference between the new homes sector and just about any other industry you can think of is, the...

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WHY DO I NEED TO OFFER A HOME DEMONSTRATION?

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Mar 22, 2022
2 min

WHY DO I NEED TO OFFER A HOME DEMONSTRATION?

Aside from the obvious answer, which is because the New Homes Quality Code requires you to, the analogy I would use for offering every...

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EMERGENCY IS A TRICKY ONE TO HANDLE INTERNALLY

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Mar 21, 2022
3 min

EMERGENCY IS A TRICKY ONE TO HANDLE INTERNALLY

Defined specifically in the new Quality Code as a level of cover to be provided to all customers, Emergency is a tricky one to manage on...

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THE TRUE ECONOMICS OF NEW HOMES AFTER CARE

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Mar 18, 2022
3 min

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...

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A LAUDABLE AND MUCH NEEDED CODE THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE INDUSTRY IN ALL THE RIGHT WAYS

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Mar 17, 2022
5 min

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...

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13% HOUSEBUILDERS FEEL NEW CODE TOO STRICT

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Jan 5, 2022
1 min

13% HOUSEBUILDERS FEEL NEW CODE TOO STRICT

Following the immense amount of work carried out by the New Homes Quality Board, we were interested in seeing the summary of responses to...

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Dec 20, 2021
1 min

NEW HOMES QUALITY CODE PUBLISHED

The New Homes Quality Board has today published the much awaited New Homes Quality Code. Revealing little difference to the DRAFT code...

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