{"id":19360,"date":"2018-07-25T12:15:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=19360"},"modified":"2018-07-25T12:15:15","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T11:15:15","slug":"good-reason-new-build-homes-family-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/news\/good-reason-new-build-homes-family-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s a good reason why new-build homes are a family choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Builders, developers and investors need to keep their target buyer in mind when marketing property, and new research explains the draw of new-builds for families.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zoopla\u2019s parent company ZPG Plc recently conducted a survey, <em>Insights into new homes buyers 2018<\/em>,\u00a0questioning 600 UK adults who were either looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/07\/19\/these-could-be-the-best-locations-to-buy-property-outside-london\/\">buy a property<\/a> in the next year or had bought in the last 12 months. The survey focused on what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/06\/18\/brits-still-prefer-period-properties-but-can-new-builds-win-us-over\/\">features<\/a> were most important to them in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/07\/19\/could-stamp-duty-levy-be-scrapped-for-landlords-buying-new-builds\/\">new-build<\/a> home.<br \/>\n[crb_image link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/advice\/property-investment-starter-course\/&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/1717782\/Asset_Store\/WebCTA\/cta.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221;]<br \/>\nWhat the findings highlighted was that new-builds were attractive because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/04\/19\/heres-what-buyers-really-want-when-looking-for-a-new-build-home\/\">easy maintenance<\/a> and convenience were a priority. Other important features included government-backed schemes like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/06\/07\/governments-help-to-buy-scheme-available-top-earners-too\/\">Help to Buy<\/a>, a more straightforward sales process with developer incentive packages and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/07\/09\/smart-construction-initiative-new-builds-go-up-50-faster\/\">energy efficiency<\/a> ratings making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/04\/10\/going-green-means-you-could-benefit-from-cheaper-mortgage-rates\/\">mortgages<\/a> easier to obtain.<\/p>\n<p>Those surveyed believed that new-build homes are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/06\/20\/new-build-sales-on-rise-key-locations-uk\/\">easier to sell<\/a> and cost less to run over a year than second-hand properties. They also liked the chance to personalise their new home, choosing fittings, decor and furnishings prior to completion.<\/p>\n<h4>Marketing a lifestyle attracts buyers\u2019 interest<\/h4>\n<p>ZPG\u2019s report also revealed the power of a strong marketing campaign. When those taking part were shown adverts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/07\/24\/new-homes-at-the-centre-of-london-boroughs-five-year-plan\/\">new housing<\/a> schemes, the most positive reaction was generated by lifestyle images, people they could identify with and key amenities, encouraging would-be buyers to imagine living a similar life.<\/p>\n<p>The data collated suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/06\/29\/housing-minister-plans-to-reform-building-rules-making-room-for-the-small-housebuilders\/\">housebuilders<\/a> should be promoting the benefits of buying a new-build, reinforcing the eco credentials and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2017\/11\/21\/invest-in-new-build-cover-cost-daily-starbucks\/\">low running costs<\/a>, while offering period styling features. More than 50% of families stated a keen preference for new-builds, so developers should be aiming to use family-focused marketing material to promote a lifestyle concept to attract families.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/07\/18\/increased-maximum-borrowing-levels-for-newly-qualified-professionals\/\">Young professionals<\/a> with no children and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2018\/05\/08\/downsizers-release-110k-and-reinvest-in-booming-uk-property-markets\/\">empty nesters<\/a> were more open minded, favouring either a second-hand property with more period features or simply stating no specific property preference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Builders, developers and investors need to keep their target buyer in mind when marketing property, and new research explains the draw of new-builds for families. Zoopla\u2019s parent company ZPG Plc recently conducted a survey, Insights into new homes buyers 2018,\u00a0questioning 600 UK adults who were either looking to buy a property in the next year<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/news\/good-reason-new-build-homes-family-choice\/\" title=\"ReadThere&#8217;s a good reason why new-build homes are a family choice\">&#8230; Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":19368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,6],"tags":[101,44,341],"class_list":["post-19360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending-news","category-uk-housing-market","tag-families","tag-new-build","tag-newsletter"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}