Quality, safety a priority as building standards keep rising

NEW HOMES special report: The bar has been raised much higher over recent years in terms of the acceptable level of amenities and recreational space around new developments, as Conor Power reports.

One of the principal reasons that building costs have risen in the last decade or so is because standards of quality of New Homes have risen exponentially.

For many potential first-time buyers looking for their new home, it’s also the first time they get to have a good look a newly-built home. And for many, it’s an opportunity to see just what the level of quality is of a new home in 2020.

Of the various elements that go into the make-up of the complexities of the New Homes market, the issue of rising buildings costs is one that comes up again and again when questions over increasing supply of housing are raised. However, one of the principal reasons that building costs have risen in the last decade or so is because standards of quality of New Homes have risen exponentially.