With awareness rising over the environmental and cost implications generated by greater levels of energy efficiency within our homes, it’s little wonder that potential buyers are exploring the benefits of purchasing a new build property.In Episode 5 of Barclays award-winning Mortgage Insider podcast, Matt Aston, Head of New Build at Barclays and James Holmear, Group Sales Director at Redrow join host and property expert Phil Spencer to gauge the temperature of the new build sector.

They evaluate how an increased consumer focus on energy efficiency is positively impacting the sector, the cost differentials between running a new home compared to older property types, retrofitting, sustainability, financing and the benefits attached to purchasers working with a broker for new builds. Topics which make for a wide-ranging and highly engaging discussion.