The benefits of buying a Barratt home

There are many benefits to buying a new home from energy-efficiency to the wide range of schemes and offers available that could help you move. That's why we're supporting HBF's New Homes Week (2nd – 8th February 2026).

Ready to take the first step?

Our aim is to make your homebuying journey as smooth and easy as possible, offering you the best service and support every step of the way.

Here’s everything you need to know about buying a brand-new home, from the benefits of buying new, to exchanging contracts and moving in.

 

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Kitchen in the 3 bedroom Maidstone

Out with the old, in with the new

Hallway in the Radleigh 4 bedroom home

If you’re looking to move, but don’t want to renovate, we could help.

Less DIY, higher energy-efficiency and having a blank canvas are just some of the benefits of buying a brand-new home.

 

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Award-winning quality

When you choose a brand-new Barratt home, you’re choosing quality you can trust.

Over 95% of our homeowners would recommend us, which means we’ve been awarded 5 Stars from the Home Builders Federation for 16 years in a row^ – that’s more than any other major national housebuilder. 

 

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Award winning quality

Schemes and offers

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Whether you’re a first time buyer or an existing homeowner we have a wide range of schemes and offers available that could help you move sooner and save you thousands.

 

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Energy-efficiency

All our Barratt homes are designed to be energy-efficient and save you money on your energy bills.

According to HBF data a brand-new home could be cheaper to run than an older home, meaning you could reduce your running costs.†

 

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Make your house a home

Main bedroom with en suite in the 4 bedroom Alderney

Depending on the build stage, buying a brand-new home means that you could personalise your kitchen, flooring, wall tiles and more.

Once you’re in you can add further little touches of personality, whether you want to follow the latest trends or showcase cherished mementos. 

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Building a community

We build our homes and communities in a way that takes into account the many plants, birds and other wildlife in the area.

Walking the dog or having a kickabout with the kids is all part of enjoying where you live, so we make sure that much of the land on our developments is developed into gardens and communal areas.


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New is built to last with firm foundations

*Indicative figures, based on HBF "Get on with living" report published February 2023. 

†Indicative figures, based on Government and Ofgem data in the HBF “Watt a Save” report published January 2025 which provides annual average usage figures for existing homes vs new-build homes in the UK.

^^Indicative figures, based on HBF data published October 2024. Based on the average new build household using 96,000 litres of water per year, compared to 130,000 litres used by occupants of existing properties.

"We", "our", "us" refers to the Barratt Redrow plc Group brands. Our Group brands include Barratt Homes, Barratt London, David Wilson Homes and Redrow.

^We are the only major national housebuilder to be awarded this key industry award every year since 2010. “We” refers to the Barratt Developments PLC group brands including Barratt London, Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes. Based on HBF star rating scheme from 2010 to 2025 derived from the NHBC national new homes survey at eight weeks (https://www.hbf.co.uk/policy/policy-and-wider-work-program/customer-satisfaction-survey/latest-results/), over 95% of Barratt Developments PLC group customer would recommend our brands to a friend.