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There are a lot of questions that arise when you start the house build journey. 

We've put together some frequently asked questions to help guide you. If you can't see what you are looking for, contact our team and we'll get your questions answered.


Frequently Asked Questions

Why should we choose Latitude Homes?

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 home builds as if they were building their own home.

Where can we view one of your showhomes?

Can I make changes to your standard home build plans?

There are so many building terms that I’m not familiar with, for instance what is a PC Sum, what is a gable?

How long after the building consent is approved and issued can the construction start?

We own a section and we like one of your house designs, what do we do next?

Do you provide a full list of other costs not associated with the actual house build, for example, excavation, drainage, driveways and fencing?

Do the prices for your homes vary in different regions?

Can we change the exterior cladding?

Do you supply a warranty?

How long will it take to build my new home?

Why are Latitude Homes prices so competitive?

What additional costs are there?

What is the payment schedule?

What is the next step to get things moving?

The thing that impressed me most about Latitude Homes was the prompt response we received from Alix when we contacted him via the website - he was even on holiday and responded! Other house builders we contacted never got back to us. My husband and I were also thrilled that we could do shell only as this enabled us to start the build sooner than we had thought and helped us to save money by doing some of the interior work ourselves once the shell was finished. All along Alix has been supportive, always available to talk to and ready to fix anything we were not happy about during the build process. The only thing that was not so good was that the shell build took much longer than we had hoped - 3 1/2 months longer - and cost a bit more than expected. The build however looks awesome and is our dream come true! Brenda

Brenda and Mark Ennever