We are home builders with years of experience building houses New Zealand wide. We believe every Kiwi should be able to afford a new home and we work hard to make building your new home a possibility. With 50+ plans we have something to fit every budget and lifestyle.
If you have been searching for a home and never thought that building a house was within your budget, then browse our extensive range of house plans. We offer different build options, from Kitset Homes to a Full Build.
To see our price ranges and build options, pick a house plan and select your region.
Our simple processes make it easy to build new and we’ve something to fit every budget, you’ll be surprised at the quality you get with a Latitude Home.
Whether you prefer to buy a kitset home and take total charge of the construction process or would rather leave everything in our hands with the full build option, our experienced home builders will be there for you from day one. Good advice and support can be invaluable, especially during the first stages of the project.
Once you have had a look around the website, feel free to contact us, we build homes all over New Zealand and we’d love to discuss how we can get you into a brand new home, faster, easier and for less than you’d expect.
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There aren’t many things in life more exciting than building your own home. To get you started, we have put together a First Home Builders guide that will help you alleviate that feeling of uncertainty when it comes to buying a section, choosing a style, planning the move. Download it for free and talk to your local Latitude Homes builder for more info.
Too easy! We’re not too big that you’re treated as a number but big enough to be able to offer you competitive pricing and top quality service. We’re not owned by investment companies or overseas interests. Each of our Licence Holders are owner-operators, and treat each of our customer’s builds as if they were building their own home.
A list of showhomes and opening hours are available on our website.
Yes you can, however, our plans have been priced to ensure the most cost-effective way of building.
This is mainly because all our plans are pre-costed and designed. This allows us to optimise the most cost-effective ways of building and reducing waste. Also, due to the volume of houses we build, we have negotiated extremely favourable rates with suppliers.
We guarantee a build time of 18 weeks from the start of construction on all our standard plans (conditions apply). The building consent process (required before we can start your build) can take up to 4-6 weeks. If you require a resource consent then allow another 6-8 weeks. This is all dependant on the complexity of the consents required. In general you should allow 5-6 months from the time you receive your plans to the completion of your new home.
Absolutely. We supply a 10 Year Master Build Guarantee along with an additional 25 Year Structural Warranty (conditions apply).
Yes. The majority of our plans can be altered to another cladding. For example, one of our brick houses can be changed and be clad with Weatherboard. There are exceptions, it does depend on the design so talk with your local Latitude Homes team about options.
Prices vary throughout New Zealand due to the varying labour costs and distances that contractors may need to travel. You can discuss this with your local team.
Yes. We offer varying options from a kitset -
We supply all the material required to build your new home and you organise the builder and trades to complete the work; or
A shell only option where we would build to a lock up stage and you complete the rest.
Your local team can provide you with a full quotation for your project with all associated costs.
Give your local Latitude Homes team a call and they will be able to tell you whether the desired design will fit on your site. Once this is established, a building cost estimate will be provided. From there a plan deposit is required and a set of preliminary plan drawings will be completed showing you how the house sits on your site and a more accurate costing will be provided. Once you are happy with all this, a building contract will be entered into and a building consent application will be lodged with your local Council.
Weather permitting, 1-2 weeks after the building consent is issued the excavation of your site can start. Once excavation is completed works can start on the foundations.
You can view a glossary of terms. This may help you understand some of the meanings and terms that will be presented to you during the sales and building process.You can always clarify anything with your local Latitude Homes team.
This can vary from site to site and your requirements. Our local representatives can supply you a list of additional costs during the estimating process.
The payment schedule is worked on the stages of the build process and bank lending criteria. Talk to your local Latitude Homes representative for further details.
All it takes is a deposit from as little as $3500 to get your plans underway. Give us a call and we can get things started.
