To throw in the towel and buy a new build?

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I have a nice home, it’s privately situated and not overlooked. It has a huge drive and space between the houses. But it’s reasonably old and things need doing in next few years like the roof, probably removing a couple of large trees, re doing the drive and maintaining large lawns. I just can’t really be arsed. The layout is irritating too (I know this isn’t a real proper problem in life but it annoys me!)

would I be an idiot to sell and move 0.25 miles up the road to a new build? For a similar price I can have a smaller and easier garden, great layout, no massive trees to deal with, no roof issues (for a while at least). I know new builds have their problems. And it would be a little overlooked and neighbours close. But on balance I really want to do it…

We've just bought an amazing newbuild. Used to live in a 1 bed new build now a 3 bed new built. The bedrooms are smaller yes but we've had no actual problems with either of our new builds that we've rented and they are always stunning inside and ready to move in/easy to maintain. Hence the decision to buy one now. We've got a 4 bed ..3 double rooms and 1 single room so you can find some with bigger bedrooms. We've also got one with a separate kitchen and living room as the past 2 have been joint and we didn't really like that. We have a 10 year guarantee for the roof boiler etc so was a no brainier for us. Got to choose the flooring/carpet the whole kitchen and we did some optional extras like a personnel door on the garage and things which all really wasn't to bad in price. Both of my neighbours are over 50 so not necessarily just younger people who live here..atleast not on my estate. If there are some houses built already where your planning on looking to buy I would recommend popping round there and if anyone's out and about around the estate you could ask how they find the build quality and neighbours ..we did that!

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We bought a new build as after offering on two older homes and them not going through. It has been a weight off our shoulders knowing that if something breaks we can just contact the company and they send someone to sort it out and we have done that 3 times in almost 2 years. A bit of point work, attachment for the fridge door to cupboard thats integrated, and tightening up bath for a little leak.

The home is smaller, but with an electric car our gas and electric is 74 a month for 2 people. And I am a bit a of heating fanatic. We were previously paying about 140 and over a year and a half accrued over 500 credit. As much as I would love a little more space I am grateful for less stress.

I would have a look at the new builds there and see if they have some ready or close to ready as they tend to do some with packages to sell faster, if you go for it. We got our flooring fencing, grass, gate and a kitchen upgrade with all appliances without paying extra. Either someone dropped out or it was a deal. A lot of companies will give deposit contributions or a voucher to spend on upgrades for the home too. Ones that are more or less built, you can see the garden too. We drove around the site in the evening and looked at gardens and managed to pick a plot where the garden was better than another for the same price

If the layout of your house is still bugging you then I'd move. For me when house hunting it was all about the layout and I'd go straight to the floorplan. Never understood the obsession with clearing clutter and getting plants when it's the layout that you have to live with.

My mum has just done this, her house was needing a new roof, boiler and so new fire (it had a back boiler), the windows are also edging to the end of their life despite thorough yearly maintenance (wood double glazed sash, so very expensive to replace). She moved into her newbuild last January, her only snagging issue was a chip on the corner of a tile in the main bathroom. She now has a similar size back garden, slightly bigger front garden, more parking, but most important the layout is so much better, her bills are a lot smaller and all it needs is personalisation, rather than expensive work.

Answering your question, I think you would be an idiot, yes.
You are not taking into consideration how appalling quality of new builds. The list of potential issues is endless: poor insulation, faulty plumbing, uneven flooring, dampness...
Don't be an idiot!