OK here we go.
It takes between 16 and 26 weeks to build the "average" four bedroom new home.
The actual time will depend on a number of things such as the weather, type of construction, site ground conditions and the availability of labour and materials and the experience and capability of the site manager.
You are presumably buying a home yet to be started, so at least it is being built in the summer months.
Under the
Consumer Code for HomeBuilders Story are required to keep you informed of progress and any delays.
Story homes are pretty small. That can be bad and it can be good too.
Since Story started to use industry's
HBF star rating in 2014, they have been rated five stars by their own customers in the 8-week Customer Satisfaction survey. This sounds good, but the total number of homebuyers that completed Story Homes surveys was just 357 - 184 of those being last year alone!
In addition the Survey and Star rating can be manipulated by builders as it is run by the NHBC and builders can incentivise new buyers if they see their results are not what they want or need.
The other good news for you is you did not use the builder's choice of solicitor!
A common mistake new homebuyers make, with many choosing to pocket the builder's bribe for doing this.
So providing Story "allow" your snagging inspector access to your home before you legally complete and undertake to rectify any snags or defects you should be in a better position than many!
I would advise you to read the information on the
main website such as this as well as articles in my
blog