Palliser Downs - Where Rural Meets Refined Living

A House and Land package combines purchasing a section of land with a pre-designed home, creating a straightforward route to owning a new property. Instead of buying land and then organising building separately, these packages offer a bundled solution, often with a fixed price and timeline.

A construction loan is paid out in stages as your home is built – these are called progress payments. You’ll usually only pay the interest during the build, which helps with cash flow.

Some lenders offer special construction rates, so choosing the right one can save you money.

Signature Homes partners with Squirrel Mortgages to help our clients get pre-approval for their build. Book in your free finance chat with a Squirrel Mortgages expert here. 

Yes – all our plans can be tailored to suit your section, lifestyle, and budget. Work with our in-house team to design a home that works for you. 

You’ll also have access to a Signature Homes interior designer to personalise your finishes.

We always start with a meet-and-greet.

This can happen wherever suits you - on your site, at your office, or at ours. We're flexible, and it's all part of our Signature Service.

It's a chance for us to get to know you and what you're after in a home. From there, we use the latest design technology to develop your plans, making sure we fully understand your brief before we move into pricing.

Building your new home is easier with a Signature Homes Building Guide.

Choose the build service that suits you and download your guide for a clear, step-by-step overview of the design, consenting and construction process.

• House & Land building process 
• Design & Build building process 
• Knock Down & Rebuild process 
• Subdivide & Build process 

Already have land? We'll meet you on-site — free of charge — to walk the property and understand what you're trying to achieve, so we can design a home that works with your section rather than against it.

Still looking for land? We have access to plenty of sections that aren't actively marketed, or are coming to market soon. Get in touch with your local Signature team and tell them what you're after.

Yes. If you've already got plans - whether they're concept sketches or fully drawn - we can work with them or help you refine them to suit your site and budget.

We also offer an in-house design service. Because we're designing specifically to your site and to current build costs in New Zealand, this often saves our clients time and money down the track.

At Signature Homes, you don’t need to choose between great design and practical build expertise. Our in-house designers work closely with our quantity surveyors and estimators from the outset, helping ensure your home is designed to suit your site, your lifestyle and your budget.

This integrated approach can also help avoid costly redesigns later. We often meet clients who have invested in architectural plans, only to discover the design is significantly over budget once it is priced for construction.

All of our designers are qualified, and we use industry-leading design and pricing technology to provide our clients with further confidence and certainty. 

Download your guide to designing & building your home with Signature Homes. 

We offer market leading guarantees designed to protect you at every stage of your build, including a fixed price and a guaranteed completion date, so you know what you're paying and when you'll move in.

Our guarantees are independently bonded through Residential Indemnity Ltd, which means they're backed by a third party rather than by us alone - and they're available only to clients building with Signature Homes.

Download your Signature Homes guarantees guide here and compare the differences. 

Signature Homes Guarantees include: 

• Fixed price guarantee 
• Home Completion guarantee 
• Guaranteed Completion date 
• Two year service guarantee 
• Ten year weather tightness guarantee 
• Ten year structural guarantee