Are Persimmon really as bad as the web reviews???

Dicko198282

Currently looking at a Persimmon home, 4 bed in North East, after searching for reviews they have a terrible name.
Does anyone have any good feedback about Persimmon as I've only read bad so I'm starting to have 2nd thoughts now.

Malmo

Check the HBF star ratings. I think they were 3 / 5 stars in the most recent survey, so not great and lagging behind many of the key players in the industry.

Derboy

I met with a guy recently who works for a big national kitchen manufacturer that supplies kitchens to developers and he told me that Persimmon was second only to Barret in having the lowest budget for kitchen-per-plot out of all the national housebuilders. I.e. Their kitchens are cheap crap.

I've no personal experience and have nothing against new builds but that and other negative feedback would put me off those two builders in particular.

Davesnave

You buy a pig in a poke when purchasing any new build, and you usually pay a premium price to do it.

Regardless of the national house builder's name, I wonder why anyone does it. Special monetary deals? Part-exchange? I'm sure I can't see the attraction.

skyview

Hi, I am not sure where you looking to buy. up to some extent it's depend on site manager( I guess). I recently bought a persimmon home in east tilbury, the build is good very few snags which they sorted out quickly. I am not sure about their standard kitchen as i upgraded it a little.
overall if you ask me rate it I would give 4.8 as I am very much pleased with them.

This is my personal opinion only

lilyp

I have a few friends who live in a new Persimmon estate near me and their advice would be avoid at all costs unless it is your only way of getting in the housing ladder. They all bought because they needed the help of the help to buy scheme but have had nothing but problems with the quality of their homes. Persimmon promise to fix problems within a certain time period (a few weeks I think) but they all have a list of over 20 problems that they have waited 18 months for. The design of the estate is awful - speed humps cause localised flooding in heavy rain, the promised play park was 2 years late and unsafe and there are already parking wars between neighbours and there is just nowhere to put an extra car if needed - even if just a visitor for a few hours.

Derboy

Davesnave wrote: »

You buy a pig in a poke when purchasing any new build, and you usually pay a premium price to do it.

Regardless of the national house builder's name, I wonder why anyone does it. Special monetary deals? Part-exchange? I'm sure I can't see the attraction.

Here we go again. Every house in the country was a new build at one point...

Davesnave

Derboy wrote: »

Here we go again. Every house in the country was a new build at one point...

Yes, but times change.

I accept that all houses come with problems. It's just that new build environments don't shake-down for a few years. The houses in them are also often better once others have done the snagging and upgrading.

Even established areas can, and do, change, but there's more chance of seeing what you're buying into.

All house buying is fraught with potential pitfalls.

marliepanda

I lived in two new build flats when i was a student. The Persimmon looked flashier in its finish, but was much lower quality than the less flashy Bellway flat I moved into afterwards.

csgohan4

Derboy wrote: »

Here we go again. Every house in the country was a new build at one point...

Not every new build are equal.

I lived in a George wimpey house before they became Taylor Wimpey. 11 years old but quality is good.

Friend down the street in permisson flat had a lot of snagging issues and took so long to fix.

Kell4life

If often tends to vary from development to development. If you are seriously considering purchasing, I'd do as much research as possible, look at the full plans on the council's website, also speak to owners who have already moved in to see if they are happy, if parking is good, any anti social behaviour.

I too have read some bad things about Persimmon, our first house purchased 8 years ago was Persimmon and we had no problems with it, but I think their quality has got worse. You literally get nothing included as standard anymore, and they are selling a lot of their houses as a leasehold rather than freehold. We lost interest in Persimmon after finding that out, too much hassle paying ground rent etc.

I'd look at all options including other builders and buying an older property.