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Two-storey brick and render home by Michaelangelo Designer Homes, with the question custom home or project home
Planning Your Build

September 24, 2026

Custom home or project home: which one actually suits you?

Most people arrive at this decision believing it is a choice between two things: a standard home from a catalogue,

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Two similar blocks, very different build costs: what you can establish about a block before you commit to it
Building Costs

September 18, 2026

What a block will actually cost you to build on

Two blocks on the same street. Same size, same price. One is straightforward to build on. The other needs piered

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Comparing building quotes — why one builder is cheaper, and what a lower site-cost figure is usually based on
Building Costs

September 13, 2026

Why one builder’s quote is cheaper — and how to tell if it really is

You have two quotes for the same house. One is substantially cheaper than the other. The plans are the same,

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Fixed-price building contracts and allowances — what a fixed price actually fixes, and which items remain provisional sums
Building Costs

September 7, 2026

Fixed-Price Building Contracts: Understanding Allowances Before You Sign

You signed a fixed-price contract. Months later, invoices arrive carrying lines you do not recognise, and the number you agreed

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