Is there a Zoopla/Right Move style search for new developments, or even just somewhere that lists all new house developments? They are rarely in Zoopla results as they are sold well in advance of being finished, and at the moment I'm basically having to Google "new build surrey" and open the top 50 results and see what's being build by each developer randomly.
Property Search for New Builds?
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It doesn't show developments currently in process. I've viewed a new build and enquired about about 5 more in Surrey that aren't on any of those sites. The only new builds on Right Move are private builds or the last few at developments, which seem to be show homes or similar.
Edit: it actually looks like its when an estate agent gets involved that it appears on Right Move etc, and most larger developments will sell the houses them self rather than through an agent, hence not being on those sites.
Even something like a council list of approved planning permission for large developments would help.
Edit: it actually looks like its when an estate agent gets involved that it appears on Right Move etc, and most larger developments will sell the houses them self rather than through an agent, hence not being on those sites.
Even something like a council list of approved planning permission for large developments would help.
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There isn't anything, your best bet is The Metro daily and chase through each advert if Surrey.
Do you know what you're looking for? Volume built or quality? Sign up to the developer you most think you want to buy from.
Do you know what you're looking for? Volume built or quality? Sign up to the developer you most think you want to buy from.
Does it have to be a new build, i find new properties totally soulless
Unless I find £70k down the back of the sofa, yes. What we can afford in a New Build + Help to Buy is world's ahead of what we can buy in the existing housing market. Its also the difference between 75% and 95% mortgages.
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lol i like that
Pity it was not up my area i work for a company that has a house building division, could pointed you in the right direction
Case in point, the new build I saw in the week has just turned up on Zoopla. The last 2 properties in a development of 50+ are all that is left, with over half not yet built. So they have sold 95% of the properties before anything appears on a search site.
Persimmon/Charles Church put new builds on Zoopla/Rightmove directly. But these are developments that have been on the go for years rather than one that hasn't started yet.
They have 2 large developments near me and I'm sick of seeing them pop up in my searches with the crappy artist impression of what the house may look like.
They have 2 large developments near me and I'm sick of seeing them pop up in my searches with the crappy artist impression of what the house may look like.
They seem to list every type of house e.g. "the crunchie" with some drawing of what it meant to look like. They then seem to repost the ads every few days so they always appear at the top.
Tbh I'd be happy with that, but there are 2 houses in the whole of Surrey that show up on Right Move in my range, yet I know of loads in developments. Although having checked Charles Church does list them like you said, but the only development near me is lolwtf expensive so doesn't fall in my search.