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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Which do you prefer?

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Older.

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By *lackXealMan
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

New build.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

New. Less maintenance

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

I live in a 17c grade II listed barn conversion. Love the character including a beam over the bath!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older homes are built much better definitely older

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

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Older - I like the general aesthetic, the space, the high ceilings, the Minton tiling, the little features that have stood the test of time.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull


"Which do you prefer?"

Location location location rather than new or old imo

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Older but the rooms don’t have straight walls.

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By *08428Man
over a year ago

Shaftesbury

New build are lacking in the quality workman ship of older, most are now timber framed and thrown up in a matter of weeks, give me older every time.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Older.

The very newest of builds where I live have gone up on old farm land..... I've watched that land form ponds in wet years..... It's a bog right now.

Can't see the new builds standing straight for many years...

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich


"Older but the rooms don’t have straight walls. "

This. I just had a new kitchen fitted and the poor guy spent a lot of time scratching his head

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By *rder66Man
over a year ago

Tatooine

Old, I would love to buy an old house in the countryside and renovate it to my own taste. Making it enviromtaly friendly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Which do you prefer?

Location location location rather than new or old imo "

Definitely- where I live is really important to me.

But given a choice I prefer older with character.

Most new builds are generic and boxy.

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Older

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Old, i went from a new build to a old renovation project.

I hated 'estate living' everywhere you looked there was other houses and walls,narrow roads it was suffocating.

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Don't buy a new build in the expectation that they will be low maintenance. Lots of the bugs haven't been worked out by the stress test of someone actually living in them!

Plus, loads of hidden charges if leasehold.

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By *cloversCouple
over a year ago

Hull

Def older - ours is 121yrs old- not one straight wall or flat floor, every room is a different shape - it has amazing character & history

Downside is that things fall off or apart on a regular basis. And also period houses don't always take kindly to new build solutions

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By *urls and DressesWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere near here

Older, 100% Lived in a 20 year old has for 20 months and it was falling apart, had no character.

Now live in a 150+ year old house on a farm, lots of character and so beautiful

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By *dsindyTV/TS
over a year ago

East Lancashire

Both have their ups and downs (even bungalows) but as was said earlier in the thread, location is just as important.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

I think there's positives and negatives to both. I currently live in a flat in a beautiful, old grade 2 listed building and it's gorgeous but we're constantly fighting against condensation as these buildings weren't designed to be double glazed (even if those double glazed windows are beautiful sash windows made to look just like the original ones ).

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Older if it's in good condition. It's stopped moving and also everyone on the street will have personalised their houses and gardens in a nice way. New build estates are just so characterless at first.

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

Older home, I like quirks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

New build for sure but I plan it's architecture and engineering Built to spec

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

I will NEVER buy a new build. My mum’s house was a new build (now 20 years old) it’s bloody falling to pieces!

Door frames coming away from wall. Massive gap between the skirting board and wall (I’ve had to Google how to sort that out!), the bannister on the stairs is wobbly, the stairs feel like they will collapse at any moment under foot.

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

Older, with character, stone built ideally, and with large rooms.

Love our old house. Our other property is a new-ish build. It's plain and has smaller rooms. It's very popular for rental purposes though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like my houses like my women. Older.

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By *peak and SpellCouple
over a year ago

Greenwich, SE LONDON

Older. More attractive, and often better build quality.

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By *moothshaftMan
over a year ago

Coventry

Definitely older. Massive admiration for ornate chimneys, something you don't get with new build.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

We have a house over 100years old and frankly it's hard work the amount of stuff I've done since being here almost 20years is unbelievable,yet it hardly look's any different.

Honestly I could have three months off work and do 8 hrs a day every day and still not finish the list of job's.

Personally I think the best house's for age are 1950's

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

I used to work with new builds.

You have to be a super snagger to get the best out of them before the developers bugger off. I find on the whole they’re a lot smaller than say a 30

yr old house.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Moved into a new build last year. Love it. Its so well built

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By *uenevereWoman
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Older generally.

The vast majority of new builds are built as cheaply as possible. My grandad was a builder and would turn in his grave at the poor quality of your average new build.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older, as have been in a new build that put me right off. Had damp problems, living room floor was at a slant.

Obviously not all new builds are poorly done, but was enough to put me off.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably new, easier to maintain xx

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.


"Older, as have been in a new build that put me right off. Had damp problems, living room floor was at a slant.

Obviously not all new builds are poorly done, but was enough to put me off. "

I've built new house's and whilst the modern house's are far more energy efficient the construction of them are for speed rather than longevity.

Zero loft space.

Poor storage.

Quite noisy.

But the worst is the obsession with having draft free house's creating lot's of issues with condensation damp and negative air pressure causing door closer issues.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

My mum’s house has an air brick that is basically a serving hatch to the garden. I take my dog for a walk around the estate and I go past a house on the corner with an air brick on the side and you can hear the people inside talking or hear their telly. Terrible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Older, as have been in a new build that put me right off. Had damp problems, living room floor was at a slant.

Obviously not all new builds are poorly done, but was enough to put me off.

I've built new house's and whilst the modern house's are far more energy efficient the construction of them are for speed rather than longevity.

Zero loft space.

Poor storage.

Quite noisy.

But the worst is the obsession with having draft free house's creating lot's of issues with condensation damp and negative air pressure causing door closer issues.

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It's like you have just read my mind

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Older.

The very newest of builds where I live have gone up on old farm land..... I've watched that land form ponds in wet years..... It's a bog right now.

Can't see the new builds standing straight for many years... "

Same Granny. All the Victorian and Georgian houses here are standing strong, I see the new builds being habitable in 150-200yrs time

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By *tephenBunChowMan
over a year ago

Haywards heath/Waterlooville

Older as more character, space, solid walls.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older

As frustrating as the seemingly constant maintenance is, I love the feel of an older house

They have a warmth that new builds don't give me

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By *r_PinkMan
over a year ago

london stratford

old homes where built to last. New ones seem to start falling apart within 2 years of development.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older, absolutely.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I will NEVER buy a new build. My mum’s house was a new build (now 20 years old) it’s bloody falling to pieces!

Door frames coming away from wall. Massive gap between the skirting board and wall (I’ve had to Google how to sort that out!), the bannister on the stairs is wobbly, the stairs feel like they will collapse at any moment under foot.

"

Hi, could you please tell me what caused the massive gap between skirting boards and walls. I've googled but keep getting different caused TIA

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

*Different Causes

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By *arker secrets 321Man
over a year ago

West Bromwich

New builds av come on since early days. Quality is better higher standards but still old 4 me all day long

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm renovating 2 houses I have ready for sale, one is early 70's and the other 2016, although the newer one is a quality build both houses don't posses the brick or build quality of older houses.

Older houses have more character I think.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

I like the idea of living in a new build ~ clean, less maintenance etc but around here there's so many of them. They all look the same, have small rooms,terrible parking and the gardens ~ our bbq would fill it up almost. I looked at one with a bigger garden, corner plot then the lady selling them told me another house was going on that bit!

I'll stick with older thanks

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By *kyblue1878Couple
over a year ago

Southport

Unless a new build is bespoke they are awful. Room proportions and garden sizes are usually pathetic as the builders just try and cram as many together as possible for maximum profit.

1920/1930's properties all day long with a modern twist.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like an older home with a bit of character

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Older. New builds seem cold and clinical on the inside.

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By * AND R 777Couple
over a year ago

Teesside

Definitely old for us

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older. New builds have no sound deadening or soul to them

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By *sinbathwilt1Couple
over a year ago

Bath

We have a listed large house c 1750. Whilst we love the charecter and the space, the maintenance bills are depressing. We allow c20K pa for maintenance. Having lived in older houses for the past 30 years we will def be moving to a bespoke new build for our next home. We can't wait for double glazing and under floor heating and energy bills under 2k per quarter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do not have a lot of choice but I am happy with my 100 year old wonky house

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

Like a big garden so older

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older the new builds are not built to last

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love the character of older but the mod cons of a new build are such luxury, especially in winter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older. Most mass new build are made of plasterboard and aluminium studding internally. Absolute shite. Some properties I visit are completely timber framed and clad. Not suitable for our climate and won't last, hard to maintain, awful.

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By *urtyGentMan
over a year ago

eastleigh

I live in a new build and there are some people being VERY MEAN about my home

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Older home, they are built with bricks and plaster, instead of wooden frames and plasterboard.

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

I’ve had both and both have advantages and disadvantages....

My current house is in a conservation area and was previously a huge of farm building for which the bricks were reused to build this one. It has an old feel cottage exterior with a semi modern interior

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Older

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older, better proportions.

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

Older has appeal for obvious reasons but newer is usually more practical, depends on your lifestyle I guess, I had the option of both but went for a lockup and leave but well located, I guess I'm still waiting for the benefit of that given its been less than a year

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

New builds are on postage stanp plots !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Older the new builds are not built to last "
older have better proportions, you can always update them

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Launceston

Older for me - more character, more interesting, more space (inside & out)

New builds - box rooms & you can hear your neighbour having a sh1t - no thanks!

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By *ightkitty4uWoman
over a year ago

Epsom

Whichever I can afford!

Living in south east doesn’t give me the luxury of choice...

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By *j69funCouple
over a year ago

kildare

Old cottage

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By *rad670Man
over a year ago

South Lakes

Old build, tradesmen have no or little pride in what they build now, just throw it up as quick as possible, the finish quality is crap, plastered walls are decorated before properly dry, lot's of mistakes are covered up instead of replaced from scratch due to time and profit restraints and many new builds are on flood planes and recleamed land. I have seen it all with my own eyes on site.

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham


"Which do you prefer?"

House k.live in was. Built in the 1930s.

I would prefer to have my own house eco home built

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Thanks for sharing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Something in the middle

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Newer modern home for now but will be on the hunt for a nice barn conversion when it comes time to retire.

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By *iss LovelyWoman
over a year ago

Here and There

Old.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older. Bigger rooms..3 double bedrooms. Large family bathroom.solid walls.

Lucky it comes with rural living open fire 200ft garden.parking for 5-6cars at the front.

Looked at new build near me...similar 3 bed. Small garden thinner walls and wouldn't fit my furniture in it. Parking for 1 car

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How new is new build. Are we talking brand new or upto a certain age?

I would rather move into a new home because I hate DIY but if I had the money and time then older.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's not that houses are 'new build', a new house could still be built well, but that's only usually one off properties or very small developments.

Larger developments use cheap materials and time saving construction techniques which are not as durable as bricks and blocks. You are lucky to get proper cavity walls. The upside is that interior layouts are easy to reconfigure and systems and insulation is generally far better than older practices.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Established and sizeable, especially the garden

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Given the choice, Older EVERYDAY of the week.

New builds are literally crammed in, and yet usually more expensive?! Tiny rooms, miniscule floorplan and the gardens are all boxed in, with zero privacy. Usually nearly always have zero space for parking. Which simply isn't acceptable in these modern times

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By *ilverjagMan
over a year ago

swansea

As a director of a national property development company, carrying out new builds, and renovating old property, I've read every comment in great detail, and there are advantages, and disadvantages in both. Every new build, has to be inspected at various stages of construction by the local authority building inspector to ensure that the stringent standards laid down are met, in both design, build quality. An LABC certificate of completion is then issued, which then has to be supplied by the developer to their warranty provider, and without a warranty in place, no lender will give a mortgage. Any poor quality of finishes is down to the builders, and the site management, and can be easily rectified. Running costs are generally lower with new, but what nobody has mentioned so far is that every house built before 1982 has asbestos somewhere in its construction, this is being increasingly be flagged up by building society surveyors, and in home buyer's reports. I'll speak to anyone who wants advice on that subject in more detail. Older properties which are often more spacious, and set in larger grounds, with mature gardens, offer what most see as a better quality of life, but they can also be a minefield for the untrained, with developing problems frequently camouflaged by previous sellers before moving them on. Feel free to ask me anything privately, I've no filters set.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

I like older houses as they have more character. Also i find them bigger in general and more spaced out with more land attatched.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We had a new build, lots of problems for the first year, but everything got sorted.

Now renting. What a fucking nightmare. Treated like a second class citizen by the landlord and letting company.

Just getting ready to move again into an older property we have bought. I’m sure it will have a few problems and we want to extend it straight away. But I wouldn’t bother with a new build ever again!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Are some new builds built well or generally the same BS?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"... we're constantly fighting against condensation as these buildings weren't designed to be double glazed "

Lacey,

You should look into humidity controlled fans - drop me a PM and I will send the details. They sorted the condensation issues in my old house.

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By *hesweetcheeksMan
over a year ago

hertfordshire

Older for sure

New builds in England are so awful I wouldn’t waste my money

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older definitely, I use to work in the building supplies trade and seen some of the stuff that goes into new builds.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older.

Stood the test of time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine’s a 1930’s and I love the real fireplace, huge garden, and walls that are not paper thin xx

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester


"Are some new builds built well or generally the same BS?"

Its all down to which developer you choose.

If you want cheap then Persimmon and Barratt will throw any old tat up.

If you want quality, look for a smaller developer who installs higher spec fittings and materials.

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

Old house as the new builds arnt worth what your paying for them.

You can build your own with a piece of land with planning permission.

Could have all materials paid for 35 grand and its sold for double that or even quad price of it in certain areas.

Its dearer nowadays

would it last the test of time not a chance wet rot/ dry rot and it can spread within your walls a full rip out and rebuild.

insulation degrades with the new type, 30 years life limit for insulation

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

I wouldn’t recommend the builder who built my mums house. They need a kick in the soffit!

Although I understand they went defunct in 2005 but succeeded by another Company who have an equally, if not as bad, rep.

I quite like those houses they bring over on a low loader and erect in a day from Germany or somewhere, although not sure how sturdy they would be.

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

Have lived in both. Older everytime unless you need the incentives that come with a new build. Older houses are more solid, tend to have bigger plots & you can’t hear your neighbours conversations. We’ve looked at moving but can’t get anything near what we have for our budget.

J x

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By *ickJMan
over a year ago

Hemel Hempstead

Older. I've seen some right horror stories with new builds (a friend of mine lives in a house that needs a new roof after less than 20 years!).

Too old and they can have problems.

I think the sweet spot is probably around the 1930s - 1950s. "New" enough that they have reasonable insulation and damp proofing, but built before it was all cheap as chips and shoddy cheap "workmanship".

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By *adbury girlWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

Middle aged ex local housing authority (wimpey build)

I have 4 double bedrooms so kids don’t need to share and I could no way afford that on a new build estate. Great area, lots of greenery nearby fields, trees, burns and most importantly great neighbours.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Older

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I work in new build home regularly, and they are thrown up, don't get me wrong, some builders are better than others, Cala seem to be the best of a bad bunch, from, Persimmons, Bellway, Barratt etc etc

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford


"I wouldn’t recommend the builder who built my mums house. They need a kick in the soffit!

Although I understand they went defunct in 2005 but succeeded by another Company who have an equally, if not as bad, rep.

I quite like those houses they bring over on a low loader and erect in a day from Germany or somewhere, although not sure how sturdy they would be."

There known as a wimpy build insulated frames prebuilt to design for internals only with a brick outer surface and thats it.

The framing is your house structure loose that and your house comes down.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"I wouldn’t recommend the builder who built my mums house. They need a kick in the soffit!

Although I understand they went defunct in 2005 but succeeded by another Company who have an equally, if not as bad, rep.

I quite like those houses they bring over on a low loader and erect in a day from Germany or somewhere, although not sure how sturdy they would be."

Do you mean Huf Haus kit houses from Germany?

We have a late 1910s/early 20s "homes for heroes" ex-LA house. Yes, it has its problems - damp issues mainly but the rooms conform to the very stringent size standards set out in the Tudor-Walters report. Big rooms with high ceilings, including all three bedrooms being large doubles.

It now needs a new roof but its the original slate up there now which has been repaired but never replaced. We just replaced the bathroom but mainly because I need disabled friendly access. The previous bathroom was fine, functional etc. It definitely needs a new kitchen and some damp remediation but so will so-called new builds in future......

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By *lay 4 uMan
over a year ago

bolton

Both bought a old house gutted it back to brick and then total return.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales


"Do you mean Huf Haus kit houses from Germany? "

I think that could be it, saw it on Grand Designs a few years back but the name is a bit hazy now.

Just looked so efficient how they put it together.

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By *ornyhappyCouple
over a year ago

perth

Love older properties and the character that comes with them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think there's positives and negatives to both. I currently live in a flat in a beautiful, old grade 2 listed building and it's gorgeous but we're constantly fighting against condensation as these buildings weren't designed to be double glazed (even if those double glazed windows are beautiful sash windows made to look just like the original ones ). "

I agree with this, I like new builds as everything is new and ready to move in, but some are very small considering the price tag. Old houses have a touch more space and more sturdy, but pending on the condition...need work.

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By *ust John nowCouple
over a year ago

South West

New build in older style. Best of both worlds.

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