Hello all,
I'm in the process of buying a new build. It's very early stages, and I expect I'll be popping back here quite frequently for advice (and to share what I've found out for others).
In the meantime, I thought the readers here might be interested in
http://www.newhomeblogs.co.uk/weblog1 where I'm documenting the process as I go. Hopefully that'll also prove useful to others in the future.