That means January is a busy month for buyers, but you can make everything so much easier, and avoid all the rushing around, by harnessing the technology at your fingertips.
By doing a lot of the groundwork from the comfort of your own sofa, like virtual viewings of show homes, you’ll be in a great position to proceed when you visit your chosen development.
Start your research online
Once you’ve decided to move home, one of the first decisions to make is where to. Redrow’s website will help you identify all their developments in or near where you are by simply keying in a postcode or area name; you can even narrow down the choice selecting the type of home you’re looking for, as well as the number of bedrooms.
By clicking on your chosen development you can see an overview of the area, together with a more detailed map of the amenities, information and images for all the styles available there, and an interactive site plan.
You can even establish incentives being offered like Help to Sell or Help to Buy, and there are other helpful features like a mortgage calculator and a school checker so you can work out if it’s right for you before you arrange that all-important visit in person.
Take a virtual tour of a show home
This way please…just click on the different house types available at your chosen development to take a virtual 3D tour of each design.
You can wander from room to room, upstairs and down, to get a unique tour of your chosen design, and even zoom in to take a closer look. You can take as long as you wish and even go back to individual rooms for a second visit if you didn’t take it all in first time.
Virtual viewing enables you look over a house type and get a real feel for the style and layout, and assess whether it’s suitable for your needs. As the cameras turn around you can get an idea how big the rooms are - and whether your furniture would fit in - and decide how you would use them, for example whether a third bedroom could be a study or a home gym.
Sign up for My Redrow
My Redrow – the member’s area of Redrow.co.uk has been designed to help homebuyers’ on their personal journey, and enable them to keep track of everything they do.
All customers need to do is register, then sign in to be the first to hear about new properties available, save your favourite developments and properties, and view all the choices and upgrades for individual plots. Once you’ve made a reservation – which can also be done online via My Redrow - you can select your choice of worktops and tiles, the carpet for the bedrooms, or decide to upgrade the sanitaryware. And, if want to do your bit to save the planet, you can add a rain-saving water butt or have an electric car charging point installed.
You can even manage appointments and find fascinating tips and checklists.
Make an appointment
You can book to arrange an appointment with a member of the sales team online by putting in your details and selecting the available time that’s suitable for you.
It can be in person or, if you prefer, you can arrange an initial virtual appointment via Zoom or telephone call.
Visit a development
Armed with all your online research, when you do make an appointment to visit the site, you’ll know exactly what you’re looking for - from the house type you’re interested in, to the layout of the development, and be in a great position to proceed.
You can walk around the site, view the show homes in person, and have a ready list of any questions and queries you might have for the knowledgeable sales team.
Reserve your new home online
The vast majority of Redrow’s developments now support online reservation and where homebuyers see the ‘online reservation available’ sign, they can contact the sales consultant to discuss the plot they wish to reserve.
From there, there are just a few steps to be completed over the phone. Once Redrow has received confirmation of ability to proceed with the purchase, they will take the home off the market and hold the property under offer for five days.
The simple step-by-step online reservation process has been designed to make life easier, so there’s no need to sit in the sales centre to complete the checklists, documentation, and pay the reservation fee. You can do it from the comfort of your own home at a time that suits you. And key documents are available to review in detail and remain visible in your account, giving you time and space to review things at your leisure.
So don’t delay, beat the New Year rush and go online today! Visit: My Redrow
