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I've had two new builds now (including the current place) and the two biggest positives are modern building techniques; ie knowing where all the wires are, that all the walls are straight and that everything is in warranty for 10 years and the lack of a forward chain.
Of one of those can vary drastically depending on the quality of the builder...
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I've had two new builds now (including the current place) and the two biggest positives are modern building techniques; ie knowing where all the wires are, that all the walls are straight and that everything is in warranty for 10 years
Probably very little is actually covered for 10 years unless you purchased additional cover.
It's mostly 2 years for everything covered and repaired by the developer.
10 years for Structural issues with foundations, walls and roof. -
all the walls are straight
That's well overrated. I love DIY taking 5 times longer because I don't have a right angle or a straight line in my place.
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We have not found a new place yet… We are moving down to Frome, and it’s slim pickings there currently. we’re not gonna rush into buying somewhere we don’t both really like, so it’s looking we’re just gonna rent somewhere for a year…. Which I’m not over the moon about, but meh…. Hopefully it won’t be for more than a year.
We went to look at a show home for a new build development that will be ready next summer, that was actually really nice, but I’m not sure how I feel about living in a brand new house TBH. But finding somewhere with 3 / 4 beds, off street parking, a decent garden and a garage is proving incredibly difficult! (The new build ticks all these boxes)