What do/did you love about your new build?

Floss

The fact that you don't have to live with someone else's decorating taste until you can get it changed.

stuartm100

Bought one of the show homes so professionally decorated/styled....everything included in the sale so saved a fortune on furniture beds/etc which helped as a first time buyer with no furniture. All I had to buy when I first moved in was a microwave and vacuum cleaner!

Being a show home it's at the front of the development so doesn't feel like you're in an estate

Warm all the time so hardly have the heating on

Had a really great aftercare experience from the developer when a couple of minor issues popped up....plus they're still mowing my front garden while the sales office is still open 😀

Thumbs_Up

I lived in a new build for 14 Years ( now sold) as a single person, I didn't spend to much money to maintain it. Builders use cheap paint for the outside woodwork so I repainted it myself, no problem, and I only had the boiler fixed once. Sold at a 47% profit. I will buy another new build in 2023. I don't want to talk up new builds to much because I will be competing against others buyers who have been brainwashed to believe new builds are rubbish.

LittleMissDetermined

I loved that it was a blank canvas without any wood chip wallpaper!  Also that the edges/corners were more defined than in older houses, and there wasn't a million layers of gloss on the doors/frames!

Getting_greyer

Thumbs_Up said:

I lived in a new build for 14 Years ( now sold) as a single person, I didn't spend to much money to maintain it. Builders use cheap paint for the outside woodwork so I repainted it myself, no problem, and I only had the boiler fixed once. Sold at a 47% profit. I will buy another new build in 2023. I don't want to talk up new builds to much because I will be competing against others buyers who have been brainwashed to believe new builds are rubbish.

Tbf I think a lot of new build cynicism is for estates built from sort of 2013 after the HTB scheme came in.

TheJP

I think i really like the newness and untaintedness of a new build however its the lack of outside space and being overlooked by many houses that put me off.

Sometimes i think its down to the type of developer, i have two sets of friends who bought newbuilds in the same development site that is being built by two different developers. The larger house being built by a known developer doesn't have the quality feel, outside space and homeliness as the smaller independent developer.

Knowing you wont find someone else's DIY nightmares is a plus although seeing some of the finish on certain newbuilds is even more of a nightmare.

Titus_Wadd

Under paw heating!  I love not having radiators dictating where furniture goes, warm feet and a very happy cat! 

Perksy5

I love my new build. We did have a few issues and spent a bomb getting our garden up to where we wanted it. I do dislike being overlooked.
But I love the new feel, the layout and the snags fixed. Buying 2nd hand if you haven't had honest sellers you'll be left with a lot of work and cost.
I am curious though, who did people choose to buy their new build from? Which developer? Some have horror stories but curious as to the rave reviews for some.

Please let me know 🙏 

bramptonbrew

Perksy5 said:

I love my new build. We did have a few issues and spent a bomb getting our garden up to where we wanted it. I do dislike being overlooked.
But I love the new feel, the layout and the snags fixed. Buying 2nd hand if you haven't had honest sellers you'll be left with a lot of work and cost.
I am curious though, who did people choose to buy their new build from? Which developer? Some have horror stories but curious as to the rave reviews for some.

Please let me know 🙏 

I think it can depend on the specific development as well, I reckon that quality for each developer varies depending on the site staff. We bought with Linden in Cambridgeshire and had a good experience, but I know from researching before we bought it that Linden/Bovis don't generally have the best reputation.