Developer schemes. Private homes. One team.
Site-ready. Programme-led.
Zero VAT. Daily reports. Fixed 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 + 10-year HomePro structural guarantee.
03Mews / heritage infill£2.8k–£3.8k/m²15–24 monthsBoth+
Higher rate reflects bespoke detailing, heritage compliance, and constrained site access. Nick Elias design partnership 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. The number is the number.
Stage payments released only after our independent QA inspector signs each stage.
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. Enforceable even if 2VP ceased trading.
The design partner most builders can’t get on the phone.
Our design partner 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.
Across 59 London areas including new builds, full renovations and museum-grade fit-outs.
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.
11 Cranes Park
Ground-up family home. Foundations to practical completion. JCT contract, fixed-price.
Alexandra Drive
Full residential reset — courtyard rebuild, terrazzo halls, garden-room addition.
Cholmeley Park
New build family home. Brick volumes stepping down a contour, full-height glazing to the rear garden.
Farhult Wood
A cluster of family homes set into existing woodland. Timber frame, larch cladding, shared landscape strategy.
46 Chester Square
Grade II townhouse — heritage exterior restoration, full interior design and bespoke joinery.
Moncrieff Street
Victorian terrace, side-return extension and full ground-floor renovation. Nick Elias design.
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.
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