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I suspect the majority won't have the durability of our pre-war housing stock.
Yes, interesting point. I was quite shocked at how short design life of some modern buildings can be. (30 years for a new school, for example)
Seems to be viewed as acceptable on the basis that it'll be cheaper to knock it down and build something else, when the time comes.
My wife's family have a 200 year old cottage made out of chalk. It's been badly repaired with cement at some point over the last 40 years. That's a proper headache. Also, it's listed so knocking it down and starting again isn't an option!
ChasnotRobert
No problem.
On my comments regarding modern builds; I suspect the majority won't have the durability of our pre-war housing stock. Modern building regs are great but they can't negate cheap materials, poor workmanship etc.
Although sod living in any pre-war house conversion to flats that was done before modern Part E changes.