The buying public wants homebuilders to provide more information about how new homes have been constructed - and it doesn't want to have to ask housebuilders to provide it.
Housebuilders are failing to provide visitors to the sales centre with the most fundamental piece of information about a new home - how it is built. This was a key finding of a survey commissioned by the Traditional Housing Bureau into attitudes to house construction. The survey found that 63% of homebuyers would like information on the method of construction of a new home without having to ask for it.

The Traditional Housing Bureau's survey on attitudes to house construction basically updates research MORI carried out in 1994 and 1999, re-confirming the public's perception of brick and block as robust and permanent. The survey also addresses sound insulation and the provision of basements and rooms in the roof.

With debate continuing over the stringency of the proposed amendments to Part E of the Building Regulations, the research highlights public concern about noise and the need for good sound insulation. "Sound insulation emerges as important not only between homes but also within homes," said Dr Rachel Williams, senior research executive with MORI. Sound insulation between homes is rated as very important by 81% of people surveyed, while sound insulation within a home is rated very important by 64%. Overall, good sound insulation emerges as the most important build factor in deciding whether to buy, scoring 94%.

Just over three quarters of people surveyed considered a basement or an attic to be an important addition to a new home, but respondents were sharply divided on whether they would prefer their developer to build up or down. While 44% came out in favour of room in the roof, 43% would prefer a basement.

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