Hi
We spent a good 6 months in finalizing our builder. Looked at almost all major builders and then zeroed on Carlisle and Boutique. And decided to go with Boutique,building barcelona.
Luckily i decided to check henley and never went back to anyone else. This in no way means that other builders are not good but in my opinion henley offer best value for money with maximum number of inclusions built into base price.
We were surprised when we had a walkthru of display because almost everything displayed was standard. And this was a surprise because we were so used to hearing that almost everything in display homes was an upgrade.
MY build starts in 10 days so cannot tell how it will be from now on but till date my experience with henley has been excellent. All the cost have been given upfront so no surprises.
I am not sure about double storey homes because all my research has been into single storey homes but if you get full quotes from all builders im sure you will see the difference in final costings.
Goodluck with your build
cheers