Developer schemes. Private homes. One team.
Site-ready. Programme-led.
Zero VAT. Daily reports. One itemised price.
Every build is different. Here’s what each costs.
Cost per m² of gross internal area. Prelims, design, and contingency vary by scheme.
01Multi-unit infill / plot£1.8k–£2.4k/m²14–22 monthsDevelopers+
JCT Design & Build 2016 with CDP. Monthly valuations to employer's agent. Programme fixed at contract. Prelims typically add 12–18% on top of the m² rate.
02One-off family homeMost common£2.4k–£3.2k/m²12–18 monthsHomeowners+
Zero-rated under HMRC Notice 708. JCT Standard Building 2016. Daily 5pm on-site report. 12-month workmanship warranty on second-fix fittings, with an optional 10-year HomePro structural guarantee on request at 2.5% of the contract, paid by you to HomePro.
03Mews / heritage infill£2.8k–£3.8k/m²15–24 monthsBoth+
Higher rate reflects bespoke detailing, heritage compliance, and constrained site access. Nick Elias collaboration included. Party-wall and conservation officer liaison handled.
04Rear new-build addition£2.2k–£4.4k/m²5–9 monthsHomeowners+
A standalone structure in the garden of an existing property. Wide cost band reflects site complexity — from outbuilding conversions to full residential annexes.
05Mixed-use developer schemeQS-priced18–30 monthsDevelopers+
Residential + commercial combinations. Priced against a full QS bill of quantities. Request a pre-contract meeting for preliminary feasibility numbers.
What protects your money
on a 2VP new build.
Every line item agreed in writing before you sign, priced against the scope we surveyed.
Stage payments are tied to build milestones, not to calendar dates.
Photos at 09:00 and 17:00. Who was on site. What was done. What's next. By 5pm.
2VP-backed workmanship warranty on everything we install. Snags resolved in 48 hours.
Insurance-backed structural guarantee, arranged on request and paid by you to HomePro at 2.5% of the contract. Enforceable against the underwriter even if 2VP ceased trading.
The architect most builders can’t get on the phone.
The architect we collaborate with, Nick Elias is a RIBA Silver Medal winner. Before founding Nick Elias Architects he was Associate at Haptic and worked at Foster + Partners, leading design on Apple HQ California, HS2 Euston, the Oslo Government Quarter and Istanbul New Airport. On every 2VP new build Nick handles concept, planning narrative and drawings — the drawing gets built, exactly.
Concept, renders & sketches · Nick Elias Architects. Photography · Rachel Ferriman (Amott Road).
The numbers your IM cares about.
Every site question routed back to Nick — written reply within 48 working hours. No drift.
PI £5m, PL £10m, contract works covered. Certificates issued before contract.
New builds, full renovations and museum-grade fit-outs, across west and south-west London.
Real new builds. Real schemes.
A mix of 2VP-delivered new builds and Nick Elias Architects designs progressed through planning and construction with our team.
New residential dwellings are VAT zero-rated.
Zero-rated under HMRC Notice 708 (section 3) — building services and most building materials on new dwellings carry 0% VAT. We handle the supplier zero-rate certificates and any HMRC queries. That’s 20% saved on a build cost of £600k = £120k back in your pocket.
Across London. Studio in Fulham.
The home you actually want, finished on the date in the contract — and you watch every day of it happen from your phone.
You answer 3 questions. We do the drawings, planning, party wall, trades and snagging.
- 10% to mobilise, then weekly against work already done — with 5% held past handover: 2.5% released at practical completion and 2.5% at the end of the 12-month defects period
- £550 survey fee credited in full against your contract
- Every variation priced and signed before a penny is spent
No email needed to see your range. Quotes hold for 21 days, then materials re-price.
We are not the cheapest. If price is the only factor, we may not be the right fit — and that is fine.
FAQ
Questions every homeowner asks.
Not the question you had? Every question homeowners ask, answered in full — including the ones where the honest answer is that nobody can do what you are hoping for.