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ADVERTISING FEATURE<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
build buy &renovate<br />
<strong>27</strong><br />
SPRING<br />
<strong>2020</strong><br />
Bigger desire to create aperfect home<br />
Despite Covid19 economic<br />
uncertaintyinthe building<br />
industry, arecent survey<br />
commissioned by Stonewood<br />
Homes, showsNew Zealanders<br />
are stillfocusedonproperty.<br />
Many people(36 per cent)<br />
wereconsidering buildinga<br />
new homeinthe next 12<br />
months because they could not<br />
find whattheywanted in the<br />
existing real estatemarket.<br />
Stonewood Homesexecutive<br />
director Steven Zhusaid over<br />
24 per cent of peoplecould not<br />
find whattheywanted in<br />
existing homes and 22 percent<br />
believed buildingahome<br />
provided morevaluefor<br />
money.<br />
Mr Zhusaid results showed<br />
peoplewererealistic about<br />
whattheywillneedtospend in<br />
ordertoget their‘perfect’<br />
home.<br />
“Some52per centofpeople<br />
areprepared to spend between<br />
$300,000 $500,000whichwill<br />
enablemostpeople to build a<br />
34 bedroom,two bathroom,<br />
openplan living andkitchen<br />
homedesign.<br />
‘‘Theyviewanewbuild as<br />
the best waytoget what they<br />
wantfor the pricetheywantto<br />
pay,and across most ofthe<br />
country thisbudgetwill afford<br />
yousomething nice.”<br />
Despite concernsofa<br />
dramatic drop in house prices,<br />
realestate.co.nzdata showsthe<br />
national average askingprice<br />
for houseswas up by 10.3per<br />
centyearonyearinMay to<br />
$724,058 and seven regions<br />
recorded alltimeaverage<br />
askingprice highs.<br />
Property prices remained<br />
stable in June,withanational<br />
average askingprice of<br />
$7<strong>27</strong>,749 –amarginalincrease<br />
of 0.5 per centcompared to<br />
May <strong>2020</strong> and10.4 percent<br />
higherthaninJune 2019.<br />
Mr Zhu saidpeople across a<br />
varietyoflifestyle stages were<br />
lookingfor value in anew<br />
homebuild, with respondents<br />
includingrenterswanting to<br />
buy their firsthome and21per<br />
centofexistinghomeowners<br />
looking to upsize or downsize<br />
respectively.<br />
“Overall, the surveyreveals<br />
NewZealanders remain<br />
optimistic about thenew home<br />
market and those results fit<br />
with the levelofinquiries<br />
we’re seeing, which are up 300<br />
percentfrom the same time<br />
lastyear,”MrZhu said.<br />
Therewas alsorenewed<br />
interestinnew construction<br />
which wasreflected in recent<br />
data from Stats NZ with the<br />
number of new homes<br />
consented nationwide in May<br />
<strong>2020</strong>increasing 64 per cent<br />
from April, thelargestmonthly<br />
change sinceFebruary1972.<br />
In May<strong>2020</strong>, thenumber of<br />
new homes consented was<br />
3,554, thehighest number since<br />
May 2019 when 3,724 were<br />
consented.<br />
Mr Zhu said researchalso<br />
highlighted what‘homebodies’<br />
Kiwis were and thatCovid19<br />
had cemented ourdesire to<br />
create theperfect home.<br />
“Interestingly,lockdownmay<br />
only have reinforced people’s<br />
nesting attitudestowards their<br />
homes, with 43 percent<br />
describing their lifestyleas<br />
one wheretheyloved peace<br />
andquiet andstaying at home.<br />
“Only13per cent of people<br />
liked to entertainfriends and<br />
family regularly, with another<br />
13 per cent happytohave<br />
peopleover to their homes<br />
sometimes.<br />
‘‘Obviously, ourtime athome<br />
hasonlyincreased the focus on<br />
whatpeoplewantfromtheir<br />
homeand how importantitis<br />
to themtoactually achieve it.”<br />
Time at home during Covid19 lockdown has shown people what<br />
they want in their home.<br />
Perfect house but wrong location, relocate it<br />
When youare moving ahouse,<br />
whetheritisanew or olderone,<br />
thereare many considerations.<br />
If you’re thinking of<br />
relocating ahouse, here’s what<br />
you need to know about the<br />
process.<br />
Moving an old house<br />
Thecostofbuying an old<br />
house for removalcan range<br />
from afew thousand dollars for<br />
atwo room bach to morethan<br />
$100,000 for alarge home.<br />
Thehousemoving company<br />
will generally be responsible<br />
forthe moving permits, thatis,<br />
the costs of movingthe house<br />
overpublic roads. However, the<br />
homeowner is often<br />
responsiblefor buildingand<br />
resourceconsents. Talk it over<br />
with yourmover.<br />
Thecost of placing the house<br />
on the new site, the<br />
foundations,connections to<br />
services, repairs,alterations<br />
and renovations will be alarge<br />
part of your total budget.<br />
Getting readyfor removal<br />
Talkwith the removal<br />
companyand consider the<br />
following:<br />
What is needed to get the<br />
houseoff theexisting section—<br />
trees and other structures may<br />
have to be removed.<br />
If you haven’t already done<br />
so,have the building<br />
structurally assessed beforeit<br />
is moved to ensure it can be<br />
safely transported.<br />
Anoverdimensionpermit<br />
will be needed to move the<br />
housebyroad. Theseare issued<br />
by the New ZealandTransport<br />
Agency.The permit will<br />
normally be takencare of by the<br />
building removal company, but<br />
makesure this has been done.<br />
For more information, contact<br />
the NewZealandTransport<br />
Agency or visitits website.<br />
Some of the issues associated<br />
with olderhousesthat will<br />
come up when they aretobe<br />
transported include:<br />
The bearers areoften<br />
undersized andinconsistentfor<br />
floor layout, usually because<br />
olderhomes havehad many<br />
alterations doneover the years<br />
without any attentiongivento<br />
the bearers.<br />
Brick claddingswill have to<br />
be removedfor relocationand<br />
new claddingsinstalled;this is<br />
an opportunity to install<br />
insulation.<br />
Foundations don’talways<br />
match up with what’s on the<br />
plan.<br />
Plumbing andwiringwill<br />
oftenrequirereplacement.<br />
Consents required<br />
Whenyou relocate ahouse,<br />
thereare building consents to<br />
apply for includinguplifting<br />
and reestablishing it<br />
elsewhere.<br />
It’s important to talktoyour<br />
buildingconsentauthority<br />
beforeyou start, and ask for<br />
detailsofits application<br />
requirements. It is besttoapply<br />
forthe building and resource<br />
consents at the sametimeso<br />
that building and<br />
environmentalfactors can be<br />
considered together.<br />
If the place of origin and the<br />
newsite areindifferent local<br />
councilareas, youmay need to<br />
apply to more thanone building<br />
consentauthority.Acode<br />
compliance certificate mustbe<br />
issued for each building<br />
consentafterthe building<br />
consentauthority doesthe final<br />
inspectionand is satisfiedwith<br />
thework.<br />
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Call Richard308 9039 l 0<strong>27</strong> <strong>27</strong>9 8952<br />
richard@bradfords.co.nz<br />
www.bradfords.co.nz
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