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SXI - Matt |
posted on 21st Nov 12 at 18:28 |
quote: Same as mine quite as any think and really good build quality but as you say depends on builders we looked at some and i could hear the sales team next door talking in the other house, this one nothing personally wouldn't change it for any think | |
M2RTY |
posted on 19th Nov 12 at 19:11 |
We have block interior walls on our new build, garage links us so no noises at all, next door have a dog and cant hear it etc. my mates taylor wimpy house is shocking though | |
RichR |
posted on 19th Nov 12 at 15:17 |
Anything pre '60s for me purely down to build materials and adaptability as well as plot sizes. | |
Robin |
posted on 19th Nov 12 at 15:13 |
With 70s and 80s houses it depends on te builder. The house I grew up in was 70s but was built by a builder who was renowned for building right, do everything was brick and everything was a decent size | |
Whittie |
posted on 19th Nov 12 at 15:12 |
I'm clueless as to what to go for, i'd rather something older and less desirable that I could do up rather than something new. quote: :lol::lol::lol: | |
mattk |
posted on 19th Nov 12 at 15:07 |
Pre 1850s I find can be a bit flimsy and subside a bit. Then the industrial revolution came and brought the terraced house. I absolutly love victorian terraced houses, the more original features the better for me, I am obsessed with them. the 20s and 30`s houses are much the same but with a bit more space, 40s & 50s are really the ones to go for, they normaly have a drive, big rooms, upstairs bathroom and that. 60s still arnt too bad but the £1000 shacks started to be built then. 70s & 80s are fucking shocking, built at a cost when no real building regulations where in force, 90s - the present are better due to the building regs but still nowhere near the standard they should be. they are very well insulated, but thats about it | |
Robin |
posted on 19th Nov 12 at 15:01 |
We live in a 6 year old house and its shocking. I can hear the girl next door telling him exactly how hard to fuck her... | |
mattk |
posted on 18th Nov 12 at 21:40 |
Id never even consider a new build. they are utter utter shite. better with summat around the 50s imo. the older the better for me though | |
SXI - Matt |
posted on 18th Nov 12 at 21:15 |
I've just moved in to our new build, for me it was the right choice as didnt need any money spending on it obviously as was all new, we have a 5 year gaurentee and any little problem they are straight round to fix sort ect. | |
antscorsa |
posted on 18th Nov 12 at 16:39 |
not a huge fan of new builds as there is no character to them. | |
M2RTY |
posted on 18th Nov 12 at 07:54 |
Bought a newbuild 8 months ago, culdesac, plenty of parking, decent garden, 11 acer park to the rear, shopping part with restaurants, pub, coop etc, real community spirit, have a ranger we pay for who looks after the park and land etc, built by a local company and all streets are named after the railway engineers of Darlington, good sense of history, park has a load of statues and peices of trains etc | |
VegasPhil |
posted on 17th Nov 12 at 09:29 |
Also personally i'd steer clear of new builds. You only have to drive round the estates they build nowadays to see. No parking, cars everywhere, houses squashed in everywhere, small gardens, higher deposits and negative equity. | |
VegasPhil |
posted on 17th Nov 12 at 09:27 |
My first flat was a 1960's ex council maisonette. Did it up and sold it on after 2 years. Certainly isn't where I pictured myself living but had to get on with it to get the equity for deposit to move to a nicer area. | |
Lee_fr200 |
posted on 17th Nov 12 at 07:53 |
I'm buying a house that was built in 1988 (considered newish) and the amount of work it needs is unbelievable! I would personally prefer an older house like a cottage beamed ceilings real fires them sort of houses have character tbh | |
Gaz |
posted on 16th Nov 12 at 18:51 |
new builds (imo) are shit, you get no money or land for the value of the house. | |
Ian |
posted on 16th Nov 12 at 16:45 |
I'd still consider early 90s onwards as new build, don't think much has changed in terms of their construction and they all suffer from the same things. | |
AndyKent |
posted on 16th Nov 12 at 13:49 |
1950s round here are usually middle-ground tat. No design, but poorly insulated. Lose-lose. | |
John |
posted on 16th Nov 12 at 13:15 |
There is no answer to that. | |
James |
posted on 16th Nov 12 at 12:57 |
Agree with Whitter. You could have a 1900s house that has just been refurbished to a very high standard. Or a 10 year old property that still has the original generic kitchen and bathroom that every property was built with back then. | |
whitter45 |
posted on 16th Nov 12 at 12:21 |
yes parking is a key one | |
Mase |
posted on 16th Nov 12 at 12:02 |
I'd agree with Whitter, you don't want to narrow your options too much to early on. I ended up going for a place built in 1997 I think, mainly down to price and a lack of new builds in my price range around the time, but also because the place I ended up buying is not too overlooked, the houses are not on top of one another and the roads are wide. It sounds a bit picky, but it really helps when folk are dumping their cars all over the place! | |
whitter45 |
posted on 16th Nov 12 at 11:06 |
Persoanlly there is no right answer | |
Haimsey |
posted on 16th Nov 12 at 10:51 |
What would you go for and why? |