Knock Down & Rebuild
Replace a tired house with a bespoke new home — one team to take you from feasibility and planning through demolition to a finished build.
Book a consultationThe approach
Often the value is in the plot, not the house that sits on it. Replacing a dated property with a well-designed home can transform both how you live and what the property is worth — and a new build can qualify for VAT relief a renovation does not.
We specialise in replacement dwellings, handling the whole journey: feasibility, planning, demolition and a bespoke new build, under one accountable team.
How it works
We assess what you can build — size, height and footprint — against local planning policy and the character of the street, and set out the value case before you commit.
We prepare and manage the replacement-dwelling application through the local authority, shaping a scheme that stands the best chance of consent.
We manage demolition and construction end to end with our own trades, to a single standard and a single point of accountability.
What's included
We assess what you can build — size, height and footprint — against local policy and the street, and set out the value case before you commit.
We prepare and manage the replacement-dwelling application, shaping a scheme with the best chance of consent.
We manage demolition and construction end to end with our own trades — one standard, one point of accountability.
Why Elizabeth Homes
Design, build and delivery under a single point of responsibility — no gaps between drawing and building for cost, time or quality to leak away.
Led by a developer with twenty years bringing residential schemes forward across London and the South East — the hard parts of land, planning, funding and delivery already learned.
We choose our sites carefully and specify materials for how they age. Homes that honour the past, and hold the future — not built to a price point alone.
Questions
Often, yes — within limits set by local policy, plot size, height and impact on neighbours. We test this at feasibility so you know what's achievable before spending on detailed design.
It depends on the condition of the existing house. Where a property is dated or structurally poor, a replacement dwelling can offer better value, energy performance and a home designed entirely around you. We help you weigh both honestly.
New builds — including many replacement dwellings — can qualify for VAT relief that renovations do not. It's an important part of the cost case, and we flag how it applies early.
Managed properly, far less than people fear. We handle permits, party-wall matters, utilities and safe demolition as one programme, with a single team responsible throughout.
Where we work
We work across Hertfordshire, North & West London, Buckinghamshire and Essex. Open the list for knock down & rebuild in your town.
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Tell us about your plot, your home or your idea — we'll give you an honest, experienced view of what's possible.
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