"It's a shame you can't get a new build"

New build are made of spit and tissues.
Do not buy a new build!!!!!!!!!! Ever. So many stories about endlees snags, water issues, etc. And they are as ugly as fuck, particularly the 'top end' one that are beloved of Omaze, WaGs and the nouveau riche
Do not buy a new build!!!!
Getvthe home you want. Tell you family to mind their own sodding business

If you "do mortgages for a living" then you'll understand that what I said was "lend against 100% of the purchase price". As in, they haircut it, then decide on the LTV, not give you a 100% mortgage. Maybe you'd like to re-read my post.

I also have spent many years "doing mortgages for a living", except I worked in the teams who decided on the pricing and criteria, doing a lot of analysis of values and competitor criteria.

It may be a "MMC", Modern Method of Construction, but no surveyor would refer to it as a new build.

These comments are funny. I've just sold my slightly older than ten year new build. It was a spacious detached house with a garage and large driveway. Tiny bills for the size and no mould, in fact when people talk about needing dehumidifiers I've been baffled.

hmm, at least with a new build you get 10 years warranty as standard. tighter building regs too. no asbestos etc

Wouldn’t touch a new build with a barge pole!!

Yes, my previous home, a Victorian terrace had damp in the walls and all sorts. Also high energy bills due to the very high ceilings and it was impossible to keep warm really

I loathe new builds.

I live in a new build but its not a huge estate. I'm not overlooked at the back which I know a lot of people in new build estates are. There doesn't seem to have much privacy in some.

My old home was a Victorian terrace, riddled in damp and various other issues. Sky high bills. My bills here are so much cheaper. Also have a decent sized garden, not all new builds have small gardens. older houses may need renovating or rewiring but not always. There is pros and cons to both

Your name is very apt. There are a lot of Hyacinth Buckets on this thread looking down their noses at new builds/people's homes.

You would think that everyone on Mumsnet lives in a 17th century country manor house 🙄

And it’s these very rows of period terrace houses, two up, two down style, that are an affordable option to FTBs. They come with lots of character but also problems that need £ applied to keep the house in good shape.

Absolutely and often on very narrow roads that are really difficult to drive down because they are full of cars on both sides as they don’t have any off street parking, very depressing.

New builds often shoddy. New owners discover all the mistakes, better buy one that have the problems already sorted. F her and her new build mentality.

I agree. There are lots of spectacular period properties but the endless roads of identical old terraces and semi-detached houses seen in so many UK towns and cities are awful.

Houses aren’t cars.

we haver never had a new build and have owned houses for 35 years.

Horrible houses

This. Damp and stinky old carpets don’t mean character. It actually costs thousands to fully renovate a period property- particularly any that were previously renovated in the 1980s, 90s. You need alot of spare cash or access to funds to change the windows, repair or fully replace a roof, before you can start any decorating, plastering of old ‘character’ walls. If all the big jobs have been done, you often find the original character has been stripped in favour of an easy to maintain, modern interior, particularly with the kitchen and open plan dining, if there’s room for that..or an expensive new modern extension has been added on to a period property.

Who on earth wants a new build? Good lord. Is David Wilson your uncle or something?

No need to apologise you like what you like, but not all old houses look like they should be on a postcard either.

A lot of new builds are cramped and over-priced. I wouldn't go for one.

I disagree. Sorry 😔

They are online if you want to view them, and not all old houses have wonderful features you can “drink in” many are you know, just old! with no fabulous features, many ‘old’ houses can be very bland indeed, old does not automatically mean character.

Me too my house was built in 1820 high ceilings bigger than it looks.

Sell like hotcakes around me too, even the permisson ones.

I would say though that as 10% of new builds have to be affordable housing aka social housing you do need to be careful where your house is, it’s quite sad but you can easily spot the social housing (for litter and fly tipping) where we are, feel sorry for those who bought a 350k 3 bed opposite. Doesn’t seem to impact the re sale value of the houses though

Why on earth would you want a new build?! Cardboard walls, loads of issues, social housing on your doorstep, no garden, packed in so overlooked.

Such an ignorant and snobby comment about social housing.

Although still standing, the much desired by FTB period properties were once occupied by working classes, rented not owned by large families occupying such a small space. The same terrace houses are very packed in and overlooked, with tiny back yards, you can hear a neighbour stirring a cuppa, loads of issues such as damp, a roof that needs repair and windows that cost thousands to replace.