New Builds in Kent

I build new homes across Kent, taking a plot from groundworks through to the day you get the keys. With 30 years in carpentry and building, and 12 years spent project managing multimillion pound contracts before that, I know what it takes to keep a build of this size organised and moving.

That experience includes a £1.6 million project delivered across three phases of new builds, so the planning, sequencing and coordination side of a job is as familiar to me as the work on site.

Every stage is managed personally, from the frame and the roof structure through first fix and second fix to the final finish, so the standard stays the same all the way through.

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How I work

01
Consultation
We will begin with an initial discussion about your plans and vision for the new build. I will then visit the site to assess the space, discuss layout options, and outline the best approach to achieve your goals.
02
Planning and design
I will help develop your ideas into a clear and practical design, offering straightforward advice on materials, finishes, and timelines to ensure everything fits your budget and expectations.
03
Construction
All work is completed to a high standard with care and attention to detail. Drawing on my 12 years of project management experience, I keep every stage sequenced properly so one trade never holds up the next.
04
Finishing touches
Before handover I check every detail, to a standard I would be happy to have in my own home.

What building a new house involves

A new build runs from the plot to the keys. Groundworks and foundations, the floor structure, the walls and the roof, then first fix, plastering, second fix and the finish, with the services connected and building control inspecting the work at set stages along the way. The new build on our work page shows that sequence, from the floor structure and blockwork through the roof trusses and a dormer to the staircase going in.

See the new build frame and roof What a turnkey building project is

Planning permission and building regulations for a new home

A new house always needs full planning permission, and building regulations approval for both the design and the work, ending in a completion certificate. Most mortgage lenders also want a structural warranty or a professional consultant's certificate before they will lend on a newly built home, so that needs arranging before work starts rather than after it.

When you need planning permission

VAT and self build

A new home is zero rated for VAT. If you are building it for yourself, the DIY housebuilders scheme lets you claim back the VAT on many of the materials you buy, and where the council charges the Community Infrastructure Levy, a self builder can apply for an exemption, which has to be claimed before any work starts.

VAT on building work, explained