David Wilson New Built houses

babyblade41

My problem with new builds is they are very similar , so on one estate you could have numerous houses all looking the same ..

I have bought a new build but it was just one house  built on one building plot  & on the face of it he was very fine looking but it just had no soul in it. It lasted 10 months before it had to go 

spnego

RelievedSheff said:

We bought a David Wilson Homes house new 3 years ago. We love it.

We had some minor snagging in the first 12 months that you get with pretty much any new build but on the whole it is a nice, well built solid house. 

The layout suits us very well.

It has proven to be a very efficient house to run and heat. Our bills are very small compared to our previous smaller house. 

The estate we are on is very quiet and very well laid out with plenty of open green spaces and open countryside on the doorstep.

Unless something drastic changes we can't see ourselves moving from this house.

Looking to move at the moment and noticed most of the new builds involve paying a kind of management free / ground rent to a management company manage the public areas of the development where the council doesn't want to adopt it.
I read a few negative experiences as this is kind of an unregulated area and wondered if you have this setup and if you have had a negative or positive experience with it?

newsgroupmonkey_

If you want to go look at how new-builds can be done properly, go have a look around Muir Drive / Greenacre Drive in Hingham Norfolk

First off, they were built by Hopkins Homes in the early 2000s.

No two are the same. So yes, there is more than 1 that has blue render, but it won't be of the same design as any other one. See also brick etc.

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.5823312,0.9754627,3a,75y,22.12h,78.45t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYldLIjwYvpgOApeMzQ4nAQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

A friend who has 50 years in the trade said it was the first modern house he'd seen in years that he'd consider buying.

RelievedSheff

spnego said:

RelievedSheff said:

We bought a David Wilson Homes house new 3 years ago. We love it.

We had some minor snagging in the first 12 months that you get with pretty much any new build but on the whole it is a nice, well built solid house. 

The layout suits us very well.

It has proven to be a very efficient house to run and heat. Our bills are very small compared to our previous smaller house. 

The estate we are on is very quiet and very well laid out with plenty of open green spaces and open countryside on the doorstep.

Unless something drastic changes we can't see ourselves moving from this house.

Looking to move at the moment and noticed most of the new builds involve paying a kind of management free / ground rent to a management company manage the public areas of the development where the council doesn't want to adopt it.
I read a few negative experiences as this is kind of an unregulated area and wondered if you have this setup and if you have had a negative or positive experience with it?

There are no management fees on our estate or ground rent. All of the homes are freehold and the council has adopted all of the green spaces.

RelievedSheff

babyblade41 said:

My problem with new builds is they are very similar , so on one estate you could have numerous houses all looking the same ..

I have bought a new build but it was just one house  built on one building plot  & on the face of it he was very fine looking but it just had no soul in it. It lasted 10 months before it had to go 

That's the bit we have enjoyed. Turning a bland out of the box new build house and turning it into our home. 

babyblade41

RelievedSheff said:

babyblade41 said:

My problem with new builds is they are very similar , so on one estate you could have numerous houses all looking the same ..

I have bought a new build but it was just one house  built on one building plot  & on the face of it he was very fine looking but it just had no soul in it. It lasted 10 months before it had to go 

That's the bit we have enjoyed. Turning a bland out of the box new build house and turning it into our home. 

I can see the appeal for inside , having a blank canvas but it's the outside that I particularly dislike ..but everyones different thankfully.

I hear lots of stories about management fees etc so for me they could never be an option 

RelievedSheff

babyblade41 said:

RelievedSheff said:

babyblade41 said:

My problem with new builds is they are very similar , so on one estate you could have numerous houses all looking the same ..

I have bought a new build but it was just one house  built on one building plot  & on the face of it he was very fine looking but it just had no soul in it. It lasted 10 months before it had to go 

That's the bit we have enjoyed. Turning a bland out of the box new build house and turning it into our home. 

I can see the appeal for inside , having a blank canvas but it's the outside that I particularly dislike ..but everyones different thankfully.

I hear lots of stories about management fees etc so for me they could never be an option 

Not all new estates have them. Ours has no fees.

It was the outside of our house that drew us too it. It is more traditionally styled than a lot of other new builds I suppose. 

TripleH

Our estate is very different.

There were 2 distinct phases to the development. We are on the newer one. Yes we have 6 houses all in a row identical, followed by 6 more all identical but different to the first 6.

It's the property onthe end that is completely unique I don't get.

The older part have other different houses on it to ours.

peter3hg

babyblade41 said:

My problem with new builds is they are very similar , so on one estate you could have numerous houses all looking the same ..

I have bought a new build but it was just one house  built on one building plot  & on the face of it he was very fine looking but it just had no soul in it. It lasted 10 months before it had to go 

I live on a new build estate and from my window I can see at least 10 different styles of houses. Within those there are different bricks, roofing materials, some are rendered etc.
There is much more external variety on this estate than any of the local 30's to 60's era estates.

babyblade41

I think I always go for very old houses on the whole , apart from a new build individual one which I hated 

Good job we don't all like the same thing, not many people like the appeal of very ancient houses & how they can become a money pit especially grade 2's.

I love their history  & the general uniqueness of them.

My next one will be a mix of both as it will be a barn conversion, using the fabric of the barn as the main feature & working round that including all the original door openings  but all open plan inside with a mezzanine floor .

But for now I'll have to put up with a mobile home for the next 18 months !!