To think you wouldn’t openly slate someone’s home to them

[KiaCar]

I am a bit sensitive about my house we brought on a newbuild estate and parking has become an issue as well as neighbours noisy kids.
Therefore don’t think I made a great choice in hindsight, however it cost a lot of money and it’s our house for now.
In the last week I’ve had 4 separate people past negative invited comments such as ‘they’re so packed in’
Couldn’t live here no privacy’
‘Gardens small isn’t it’
I wouldn’t dream of being so rude about someone’s home- yet people including my friends are happy to slate mine.
Can’t believe people are so bloody rude.

There are 2 versions of help to buy one for new builds only but the other version is for new and old.

Your friends sound like my mother in law. She bought a big house in a nice end of town as her first purchase 40 years ago and can't understand why we would want to live in a flat. It hasn't crossed her mind that we have done the best we can afford and we will never have the big house in an affluent area, never mind have it as a first purchase.

It sounds like you are friends with a lot of rude cocks then!

The thing about new builds is that they're warm and draught-free, cheap to heat, easy to decorate, have windows that aren't falling out - and as a pp mentioned, have enough plug sockets. People are just shits if they criticise someone's house - or car

Thanks got that 'Betty Boo'! Didn't realise the scheme applies to old builds too! Shows how much I know, lol!

Oh god we live in a new build and have had lots of this from different people. My personal ‘favourite’ was the wife of a good friend who sat on our sofa and looked around the room with her nose screwed up and said ‘it’s just like living in a box isn’t it? So soulless’.

So rude. When they got their first house we went round with flowers and wine and gushed about how lovely it was. I would never dream of being so rude.

I’m no expert either scent! I think it’s more a shared ownership type scheme for non new builds.

garden is small is hardly slating your house, if in fact it is small!

bought, btw.

I’ve had people pass comment on my house and it’s unpleasant. If they are being factually correct (‘garden’s really small’ or ‘I’d hate to be overlooked like that’ ) - do they think the owner doesn’t know that? It’s unnecessary and unkind to comment negatively on people’s homes.Think twice people